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Cory Gardner: It was a great year for Colorado

As we look back on the past year and look forward to the year ahead, I want to share some of the victories we were able to accomplish. Good news doesn’t always make the evening broadcasts or...

DATE: Jan 11, 2020 | CATEGORY: Guest Columns

On the trail of tiny tubers: Four Corners potato a staple of Native American diets

For years, we’ve learned that ancestral Puebloans depended upon corn, beans and squash, nicknamed The Three Sisters, for sustenance. Well, move over sisters. Little brother spud ...

DATE: Jan 11, 2020 | CATEGORY: Gulliford's Travels

Durango joins the destination management revolution

The tourism stakeholder community in Durango gets it! They understand the role of the typical destination marketing organization, like Visit Durango’s, is evolving to fulfill a ne...

DATE: Jan 11, 2020 | CATEGORY: The Tourism Effect

How deep-sky astrophotography works at the Old Fort Lewis Observatory

Greetings, Stargazers. I must admit that I spend more time looking at the stars and other celestial objects with the aid of a camera than I do with my naked eye. I ha...

DATE: Jan 11, 2020 | CATEGORY: What's up in Durango Skies

Do you need medical evacuation coverage for your next trip?

Igor Natanzon had long dreamed of visiting Antarctica. But his photographic expedition to the South Pole turned into a nightmare after a rogue wave slammed into his ship and he required a me...

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

Absence from guest list hurts friend

Dear Abby: I have had a friend, “Kimberly,” for 52 years, ever since first grade. We went all through school together. Teachers described her as a “social butterfly.” My dad described he...

DATE: Jan 10, 2020 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

The fastest path to change is through understanding

In a few days, the U.S. will celebrate the life of one of our country’s greatest leaders, Martin Luther King Jr. Most Americans are familiar with King, even if their only point of...

DATE: Jan 10, 2020 | CATEGORY: Creating Community

Ashes waited decades to be scattered

Dear Abby: Thirty years ago, a friend of my husband’s roommate passed away of AIDS and was cremated. His family had ostracized him. I have no idea who they are or where they are. The roo...

DATE: Jan 9, 2020 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

The New Deal ‘very positive, very upbeat’

People bag on DJ and electronic music culture. Some harsher music fans and armchair critics can’t accept the fact that it does take some talent to make music from pre-existing melodies using...

DATE: Jan 9, 2020 | CATEGORY: Downtown Lowdown

How five simple words can change your day

Earlier this week, I had the pleasure of meeting Vincent. Aside from his name, I know nothing more than the fact that with five simple words he made my day and inspired this column. ...

DATE: Jan 9, 2020 | CATEGORY: From the Extension Office

Resolve to try forest bathing in 2020

I’ve been looking forward to 2020. My daughter graduates from high school this year, and references and jokes about clear vision have coursed through our family for a long time. ...

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

Michael Fields: Forcing school districts to raise taxes is wrong

“Raise your taxes or we’ll cut your state funding.” That’s the message politicians would be sending school districts under a new proposal that is being worked on for the 2020 legislative ses...

DATE: Jan 8, 2020 | CATEGORY: Guest Columns