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Legislation ensures lasting conservation

Last week, the Bureau of Land Management finalized plans to open millions of acres of southern Utah to energy development, oil and gas drilling, coal mining and a variety of other extraction...

DATE: Feb 12, 2020 | CATEGORY: Thinking Green

Mom fears drama will lead to trouble

Dear Abby: I’ve got a new one for you. My beautiful 16-year-old daughter was interested in a boy her age from school. He was interested in her, too. He told her he wanted to date her, bu...

DATE: Feb 12, 2020 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

David Brooks: How Donald Trump will win again in November

As several people have noticed, this was the most politically successful week of the Trump presidency. First, President Donald Trump’s job approval numbers are rising. When the im...

DATE: Feb 12, 2020 | CATEGORY: David Brooks

How many carbs should we be eating?

There is so much talk about them, so much controversy over these little things most of us love so much – the ever-popular carbohydrate. Some diets suggest eliminating them all, wh...

DATE: Feb 12, 2020 | CATEGORY: Strength in Well-being

Credit card benefits for travelers are vanishing – what can you do?

Don’t look now, but banks and their airline partners are slowly and quietly removing credit card benefits that travelers rely on. If you’re planning a trip soon, you might want to read your ...

DATE: Feb 10, 2020 | CATEGORY: The Travel Troubleshooter

It’s up to the locals to create Follies humor

It was yet another snowless year for Snowdown, but that unfortunate situation paled in comparison to this year’s Snowdown Follies. What? No local humor? In a year of budget scandals, a city ...

DATE: Feb 10, 2020 | CATEGORY: Action Line

Despite increased knowledge, myths about autism continue

Pop quiz: What causes autism? Is it: A) a cold, unfeeling mother; B) childhood immunizations; C) genes; or D) an overexposure to the TV show “Spongebob Squarepants” during develop...

DATE: Feb 8, 2020 | CATEGORY: Creating Community

Kara Chadwick: Land exchange would acquire critical elk and deer habitat

In November, the San Juan National Forest looked to the public for feedback regarding a proposed land exchange on the Pagosa Ranger District. Land exchanges are a way to acquire l...

DATE: Feb 8, 2020 | CATEGORY: Guest Columns

Coopetition is a movement, not a buzz word

The days of siloed community organizations and calloused competition are over. The 2020s are the decade of coopetition. According to Oxford, coopetition is defined as “collaborat...

DATE: Feb 8, 2020 | CATEGORY: The Tourism Effect

A failed attempt to remove the Southern Utes to San Juan County, Utah

Whenever I hike in Bears Ears National Monument, I think about how it almost became an Native American reservation. Over a century ago, Durango businessmen actively campaigned to...

DATE: Feb 8, 2020 | CATEGORY: Gulliford's Travels

Deep-sky astrophotography requires accurate focus, tracking

Greetings, Stargazers. Last month, I began describing a typical night of remote astrophotography, covering opening the dome, cooling the camera and pointing the telescope in the ...

DATE: Feb 8, 2020 | CATEGORY: What's up in Durango Skies

This new symbiotic relationship between nonprofits will enhance our world

I’ve always loved the concept of symbiosis as a beneficial relationship between two organisms. That is the example we use in our fourth grade winter adaptation program with the C...

DATE: Feb 8, 2020 | CATEGORY: Durango Nature Studies