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Don Coram and Ellen Roberts: Yes on DD, for the water

We have represented the Western Slope in the legislature for more than 20 years between us. When you’re from rural Colorado, fighting for our water is the first thing you learn how to do. ...

DATE: Oct 26, 2019 | CATEGORY: Guest Columns

For water safety abroad, don’t rely on your eyes

Water standards vary around the world. About 71% of the global population uses a safely managed drinking water service, according to the World Health Organization. But 785 millio...

DATE: Oct 26, 2019 | CATEGORY: The Travel Troubleshooter

Celebrate Halloween and Christmas downtown

Halloween and Christmas are about as different as you can get, but they do have one thing in common in Durango: Both are celebrated downtown! The Durango Business Improvement Dist...

DATE: Oct 26, 2019 | CATEGORY: What's Up Downtown

November is Adopt a Senior Pet Month

By Al Winzerling La Plata County Humane Society November is Adopt a Senior Pet Month. From a satisfaction standpoint, many who have adopted a senior pet say they would ...

DATE: Oct 25, 2019 | CATEGORY: From the Humane Society

Woman feels gap in relationship

Dear Abby: I’m in a relationship with a man who lives eight hours away. We met last year through a dating site while he was in my area on a business trip but lost contact shortly after h...

DATE: Oct 25, 2019 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

Rep. Scott Tipton: State leads on insurance – don’t let Feds take over

Health insurance open enrollment is around the corner. For many families, the one thought on their minds is: What plan offers the best coverage for the best price? For others, especially tho...

DATE: Oct 25, 2019 | CATEGORY: Guest Columns

Farmington Hill gets new rhythm

Local band Farmington Hill has picked up one of Durango’s more tenured rhythm sections. The country, punk, rock ’n’ roll band that has placed a solid stamp on the town’s music sc...

DATE: Oct 24, 2019 | CATEGORY: Downtown Lowdown

From 10-minute plays to a four-hour opera

Tossing her hands in the air, fortune teller Samantha proclaims: “Fate is fate.” And so it was at Durango Art Center’s ninth annual 10-Minute Play Festival last weekend. “Ring of...

DATE: Oct 24, 2019 | CATEGORY: Culture Gulch

David Brooks: Elizabeth Warren is a bad choice ... that we’d have to make

If the general election campaign turns out to be Trump vs. Warren, what the heck are we supposed to do? The first thing we could do, of course, is pray for a miracle. Maybe the De...

DATE: Oct 23, 2019 | CATEGORY: David Brooks

The skinny on intermittent fasting

It seems these days that everyone I chat with has questions about intermittent fasting. As simple as “just not eating” sounds, there is an art and science behind it. Abstaining fr...

DATE: Oct 23, 2019 | CATEGORY: Strength in Well-being

Kathleen Parker: With Syria and Turkey, Trump has blood on his hands

WASHINGTON – So let me get this straight: President Trump ordered the removal of American troops from northern Syria, knowing that Turkey would invade, seize and occupy Kurd-occupied land. ...

DATE: Oct 21, 2019 | CATEGORY: Guest Columns

Gov. Jared Polis: We’re saving Coloradans money on health insurance

When I’m in Southwest Colorado, the No. 1 thing I hear from folks is that they’re tired of getting ripped off on the cost of health care. From skyrocketing premiums to out-of-cont...

DATE: Oct 21, 2019 | CATEGORY: Guest Columns