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Sheep stories in the West run from the high country into canyons

Why study sheep, sheepherders and carved aspen trees in Colorado? Because everywhere I go, sheep have been there first. From high alpine meadows in federally protected wilderness areas to si...

DATE: Jun 8, 2019 | CATEGORY: Gulliford's Travels

It’s a challenge to stay healthy while traveling

A virus with a “terrible” hacking cough eclipsed Deirdre Girard’s recent South American cruise on the Viking Sun. But for the playwright and her husband, the real disappointment set in after...

DATE: Jun 8, 2019 | CATEGORY: The Travel Troubleshooter

Hidden gems in downtown Durango

Downtown Durango has a wide variety of shops, restaurants and service-based businesses. The Durango Business Improvement District’s online business directory has 300 businesses listed in it!...

DATE: Jun 8, 2019 | CATEGORY: What's Up Downtown

And a blind dog shall lead the humans – to love

CAMDEN, S.C. – Eulogies, it has always seemed to me, are best delivered while the subject is living and can enjoy hearing the best version of him- or herself. Thus, today’s column...

DATE: Jun 8, 2019 | CATEGORY: Kathleen Parker

9-R board, administrators, could learn from you

I want to thank community members for the generous outpouring you showed in support of our school children. Together, we raised $860 to support Miller Middle School kids with negative lunch ...

DATE: Jun 8, 2019 | CATEGORY: Guest Columns

Cicadas enthrall visitors to the Durango Nature Center

Durango Nature Studies’ educators Mike Bienkowski and Kiley Smith, along with an amazing team of volunteer naturalists, wrapped up the final school field trips at the Durango Nature Center a...

DATE: Jun 7, 2019 | CATEGORY: Durango Nature Studies

Romance with ex’s sister causes rift

Dear Abby: I am a 57-year-old man who has been divorced for eight years. (My ex-wife was the one who filed.) I recently reconnected with my ex-wife’s sister, “Edith,” whom I hadn’t seen ...

DATE: Jun 7, 2019 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

Community plans for emergency response with diverse populations

Passing the one year anniversary of the 416 Fire last week was a stark reminder of how overwhelming a community disaster can be. The distressing loss of life during Hurricane Kat...

DATE: Jun 7, 2019 | CATEGORY: Creating Community

Preventive health care you can apply year-round

I’ll be the first to admit, religious sunscreen use is not one of my well-established habits. As is often the case with health, we know we should – but we don’t. This act of self-...

DATE: Jun 7, 2019 | CATEGORY: From the Extension Office

Keep your family (including pets) safe this summer

Despite the long, chilly spring, warmer days will eventually make their way to our region. Outdoorsy locals will head out to partake in their favorite summer activities including biking, hik...

DATE: Jun 6, 2019 | CATEGORY: Creating Community

iAM MUSIC to kick off concert series

The phrase, “Those who can, do; those who can’t, teach,” doesn’t apply for faculty at iAM MUSIC. It’s a stupid phrase anyway, likely created by a one-hit wonder in the clever-phrase departme...

DATE: Jun 6, 2019 | CATEGORY: Downtown Lowdown

Setting goals

I have heard it said, and I agree, when someone starts to fly fish they go through a series of self-imposed goals. First, they want to be able to master a cast. Little do they kn...

DATE: Jun 6, 2019 | CATEGORY: Flies & Lies