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Mom fears history will repeat itself

Dear Abby: I have been divorced for 18 years. The main reason for my divorce was that I married too young and wasn’t ready to be a wife and mother. My daughter has just announced her eng...

DATE: Jun 5, 2020 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

S.W. Colorado resilient during pandemic through residents’ hard work

When crises present themselves, whether through a fire, flood or as in the current COVID-19 pandemic, the resilience of communities is tested. Just like communities worldwide, So...

DATE: Jun 5, 2020 | CATEGORY: Creating Community

KSUT offers up a virtual concert

It’s a tough time to be a festival promoter. The worldwide buzzkill that is COVID-19 has put a hard stop to summer festivals, wrecking music lovers’ vacation plans while also lightening the ...

DATE: Jun 4, 2020 | CATEGORY: Downtown Lowdown

There are some bright spots at Durango Public Library

Wow, I cannot believe it is almost summer. These last few months have been weird, to say the least. As a person who truly enjoys working with people and who enjoys sharing library materials ...

DATE: Jun 3, 2020 | CATEGORY: Shelf Life

Nicholas Kristof: Let’s remember this virus is still a big mystery

The odd thing about reporting on the coronavirus is that the nonexperts are supremely confident in their predictions, while epidemiologists keep telling me that they don’t really know much a...

DATE: Jun 3, 2020 | CATEGORY: Guest Columns

What to eat to avoid painful gallstones

Most people are aware that diet plays a major role in gallstone production. And, man, if we can avoid gallbladder issues, we definitely want to because these stones hurt! The gall...

DATE: Jun 3, 2020 | CATEGORY: Strength in Well-being

Changing identities bring up questions

Dear Abby: My 13-year-old son and I recently had a discussion that maybe you can help clarify. We are seeing more about trans people these days, and I’m not sure how to address them. ...

DATE: Jun 2, 2020 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

When dealing with miller moths, go batty

Dear Action Line: How can we eradicate those fuzzy gray moths that are everywhere these days? We are infested with them. – Swarmed Dear Swarmed: Those are most likely the miller m...

DATE: Jun 1, 2020 | CATEGORY: Action Line

Clyde Church: We’re excited about the new county land use code

Now that we have celebrated Memorial Day, summer has unofficially arrived here in La Plata County and with it comes the official kickoff for public review and input on the draft Land Use Cod...

DATE: May 31, 2020 | CATEGORY: Guest Columns

Scott Tipton: I’m marshaling support for farmers and ranchers

Over the past several weeks, many of us have noticed some of our favorite foods missing or in short supply at grocery stores and have even seen signs posted limiting the number of certain it...

DATE: May 30, 2020 | CATEGORY: Guest Columns

How Visit Durango plans to safely welcome back visitors

Every destination management and marketing organization across the globe, like Visit Durango, is in a pickle right now. The business community is urging DMMOs to invite visitors b...

DATE: May 30, 2020 | CATEGORY: The Tourism Effect

Mike Kopp: Polis’ executive order opens way to electoral fraud

Like most Coloradans, I’m proud of the way our state is handling the COVID-19 crisis, and for this Gov. Jared Polis deserves real credit. He rallied the people of our state to flatten the cu...

DATE: May 29, 2020 | CATEGORY: Guest Columns