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Helen Katich: Donate stimulus checks to neighbors

Our patience has been tested as we creep closer to a year enduring the effects of COVID-19, and certainly, we have all been impacted. Many of us lost our jobs; missed spending the...

DATE: Jan 21, 2021 | CATEGORY: Guest Columns

David Brooks: Trump ignites war within the church

“Over the last 72 hours, I have received multiple death threats and thousands upon thousands of emails from Christians saying the nastiest and most vulgar things I have ever heard toward my ...

DATE: Jan 20, 2021 | CATEGORY: Guest Columns

Writers on the Range: Walton foundation influencing Colorado water politics

If there’s a dominant force in the Colorado River Basin these days, it’s the Walton Family Foundation, flush with close to $5 billion to give away. Run by the heirs of Walmart fou...

DATE: Jan 19, 2021 | CATEGORY: Guest Columns

Huffing about puffing: An idle pastime?

Dear Action Line: My neighbor in Bayfield leaves his diesel truck idling – morning and evening – for over an hour almost every day. Yesterday, he left it idling from 5:15 to 6:47 p.m. Is...

DATE: Jan 18, 2021 | CATEGORY: Action Line

Land protection on deck for new Congress

Congress reconvenes this month with major unfinished business around land conservation legislation of great significance to Southwest Colorado. After decades of analysis and cons...

DATE: Jan 16, 2021 | CATEGORY: Thinking Green

Looking back at what BID has done

The uncertainty of 2020, along with the shutdowns and reduced travel, hurt many businesses in our area. I am proud to say the Durango Business Improvement District stepped up in a...

DATE: Jan 16, 2021 | CATEGORY: What's Up Downtown

Communication a one-way street

Dear Abby: A friend of mine from college (I graduated four years ago) is incredibly kind but terrible at keeping in touch. She has never been good at responding to texts, but now that we...

DATE: Jan 15, 2021 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

Barbara Noseworthy: Why I support condemning Boebert’s actions

Lauren Boebert was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives in a free and fair election that was certified by the state of Colorado. While some may not like the results of th...

DATE: Jan 15, 2021 | CATEGORY: Guest Columns

Krishna Sudhir: Celebrating Indian-American Kamala Harris

As we approach inauguration day for President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris, it’s the perfect time to consider what this means for the Indian diaspora across the Uni...

DATE: Jan 15, 2021 | CATEGORY: Guest Columns

Couple endures marriage without intimacy

Dear Abby: My husband and I are both enlisted Army (he – 20 years, two Iraq deployments; me – 15 years, one Iraq deployment). We met in the service and have been married 10 years. ...

DATE: Jan 14, 2021 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

Becky Buller next up on online concert series

Many musicians may be students of the genre of the music they play, but few have the paperwork to back it up. Genre-specific musicians learn on the fly, learning rockabilly, jazz...

DATE: Jan 14, 2021 | CATEGORY: Downtown Lowdown

4-H members reach out to elderly residents, others in need

Coretta Scott King said, “The greatness of a community is most accurately measured by the compassionate actions of its members.” One of the integral parts of the 4-H program is g...

DATE: Jan 14, 2021 | CATEGORY: From the Extension Office