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We’re part of your community, Durango, and you’re part of ours

The nation watched last summer as the devastating 416 Fire burned 54,000 acres north of Durango, forcing thousands to evacuate, costing millions to extinguish and resulting in economic loss ...

DATE: May 13, 2019 | CATEGORY: Guest Columns

Launch raft at fish hatchery? Don’t give it a whirl

At the Durango Fish Hatchery, two new signs were recently put up. The first one forbids overnight parking. Fair enough. But then there’s this curious one prohibiting “vessel launching and ta...

DATE: May 13, 2019 | CATEGORY: Action Line

Historic driving tour offers some planning lessons

It’s officially springtime in La Plata County, when the rivers run high, calves and foals wobble their way through pastures and the Historic Preservation Review Commission’s annual driving t...

DATE: May 12, 2019 | CATEGORY: From the Chair

This is a heap of bills that got passed

Legislators passed many great bills this session, and I am proud to add several from my own list of accomplishments to that lineup, all of which passed with bipartisan support. So...

DATE: May 11, 2019 | CATEGORY: From the State House

There’s quite a lot to do at Durango’s May events

As the locals know, there is never a lack of things to do in Durango. May always starts off events season in town, and there are several things coming up in the next month that you want to g...

DATE: May 11, 2019 | CATEGORY: What's Up Downtown

Hunters and artists: Glen Canyon rock art created by an ancient culture on the move

As I walk the trail between cliff and river, I search again for the face. It’s 10 inches tall. The eyes and mouth are distinctly pecked, two antenna rise above the head. I almost walk past i...

DATE: May 11, 2019 | CATEGORY: Gulliford's Travels

Gauge the temperature of a star by its color

Greetings, Stargazers. Last month, I began a discussion of how stars are classified by their brightness and color, or more technically, by their luminosity and spectroscopic clas...

DATE: May 11, 2019 | CATEGORY: What's up in Durango Skies

It can be a bird-eat-bird world out there – but only if you let it

The world can be relentless. I was reminded of this the other night as we were listening to an array of bird songs only to have the melody interrupted by a sharp-shinned hawk sna...

DATE: May 11, 2019 | CATEGORY: Durango Nature Studies

Graduation-rate disparity continues to be staggering

Congratulations to all our region’s recent and upcoming graduates – high school, college or otherwise! It’s one of the major transitions that happens in our lives, though why we’ve chosen to...

DATE: May 10, 2019 | CATEGORY: Creating Community

Friend worried about depressed woman

Dear Abby: I have known “Charlotte” for 17 years. She was a bridesmaid at my wedding, and we talk and text regularly. I consider her one of my best friends. Charlotte has had...

DATE: May 10, 2019 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

Get a jump on renewing your Global Entry membership

If you have a Global Entry membership, which allows you to skip some of the airport lines, lucky you. But you might want to check your expiration date. A majority of Global Entry ...

DATE: May 10, 2019 | CATEGORY: The Travel Troubleshooter

Iris DeMent raised on music

Follow your muse. We all should have that inner-voice, that thing inside us that hopefully guides us down our life path and pushes us into whatever direction we think we need to go. ...

DATE: May 9, 2019 | CATEGORY: Downtown Lowdown