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Lawyers courted briefly with county bounty

Here’s a phone screen shot from a recent official La Plata County job posting. It looks like I may have chosen the wrong career path. No wonder our county budget is looking kinda slim. Sign ...

DATE: Jul 29, 2019 | CATEGORY: Action Line

Sisters puzzle parents’ secret bankruptcy

Dear Abby: My sister and I recently found out (through the internet) that my mother and stepfather have filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy. A few months ago, Mom approached my sister (who’s ...

DATE: Jul 29, 2019 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

I’m rooting for Boris Johnson to salvage Britain

Boris Johnson has been Britain’s prime minister for little more than a day, and the reviews are in. He’s a disaster! A fraud! A Trumpy toff and shameless showman who won’t just be bad for th...

DATE: Jul 28, 2019 | CATEGORY: Guest Columns

Complications of diabetes can be widespread, but they can be prevented

One of the most common chronic health conditions affecting adults in the United States is Type 2 diabetes mellitus. Risk factors for diabetes include family history of the condition, increas...

DATE: Jul 28, 2019 | CATEGORY: La Plata Health Watch

A primer on the perils: Warning! Travel insurance doesn’t cover this

If you think your travel insurance policy will protect your upcoming summer vacation, you might want to take another look. Travel insurance doesn’t cover everything. Truth be told, it might ...

DATE: Jul 27, 2019 | CATEGORY: The Travel Troubleshooter

With political art, who will teach us how to feel?

My colleagues at T Magazine had a very good idea. They gathered some artists and museum curators and asked them to name the artworks that define the contemporary age – pieces created anywher...

DATE: Jul 27, 2019 | CATEGORY: David Brooks

On streets, Durango is already ahead of the game

Can summer really be this far along already? I hope you are enjoying each and every day! In my column last month, I wrote about the Animas River Trail and how it connects our comm...

DATE: Jul 27, 2019 | CATEGORY: From the Mayor

You can help save the planet in an electric car

Last month, I wrote about the car accident that changed my wife Gail’s and my lives. I want to thank the engineers who designed the Prius; it gave up its life to save ours. We wer...

DATE: Jul 27, 2019 | CATEGORY: Population Matters

Increasing business now and in the future

Visit Durango’s mission is to inspire, create demand and attract visitors through a multi-layered marketing and sales campaign. In 2019, Visit Durango implemented several new strategies and ...

DATE: Jul 27, 2019 | CATEGORY: The Tourism Effect

Friend may not be able to support herself

Dear Abby: I’ve been best friends with “Mary” since we were 13. We’re 23 now. We tell each other everything and are as close as sisters. We went to high school together, but I graduated ...

DATE: Jul 26, 2019 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

Kids need to know about caring for national treasures

This monthly column, “Stewards of the Land,” has been around for more than 10 years. That’s 10 years of information about where to go on your public lands, what to look for and how to do it ...

DATE: Jul 26, 2019 | CATEGORY: Stewards of the Land

Amy Helm to play at Henry Strater Theatre

Call her a soul singer. While Amy Helm is a musician rooted in blues, gospel, old-school R&B and the country and folk that make up the catch-all of modern Americana, her love is soul music. ...

DATE: Jul 25, 2019 | CATEGORY: Downtown Lowdown

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