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La Plata County budget crisis calls for shared responsibility and leadership

To begin, we welcome Elizabeth Philbrick to the La Plata County Board of County Commissioners, replacing Clyde Church who resigned his seat so that he could take care of his family. We thank...

DATE: Jul 21, 2025 | CATEGORY: Opinion

Durango Vineyard Church purchases old Nissan dealership

Dear Action Line, I heard that the Vineyard Church will take over the Nissan building as their new place of worship. Vineyard is a nondenominational Christian group. Like so many ne...

DATE: Jul 21, 2025 | CATEGORY: Action Line

ICE, or how to waste billions to sabotage the economy

Someone should sic DOGE on that pork barrel with a fuse, ICE. POTUS’s “big, beautiful bill” wastes billions of taxpayers’ money funding the largest, most expensive police force in the world,...

DATE: Jul 20, 2025 | CATEGORY: Opinion

Go ahead be yourself, it looks good on you and you’ll flourish here

I had an epiphany the other day. It was low key as epiphanies go, easily overlooked, but it illuminated an aspect of how life is lived in Durango. I’ll explain. The day began with two of us ...

DATE: Jul 20, 2025 | CATEGORY: Opinion

Wife blames mother for infidelity

DEAR ABBY: When my daughter, “Trish,” and her husband separated, I reached out to each of them for occasional check-ins. Trish left him after confessing to infidelity via email. He messaged ...

DATE: Jul 20, 2025 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

If history is any guide, this moment signals a new beginning about to commence

Not proud, wanting to be, but just not feeling it. That sums up the mood of young adults in America these days. The numbers don’t lie, the youngest two generations are significantly less lik...

DATE: Jul 18, 2025 | CATEGORY: Opinion

Mother-in-law playing for keeps

DEAR ABBY: I am married to a man who is incarcerated. As you can imagine, it’s been hard on our family. I have two kids with him. I was pregnant with our youngest when he was arrested. Accor...

DATE: Jul 18, 2025 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

Celebrating 35 years of compassionate commerce at the LPCHS Thrift Store

For 35 years, the La Plata County Humane Society Thrift Store has done more than sell gently used treasures – it has funded a mission that has rehomed thousands of shelter pets. As we celebr...

DATE: Jul 17, 2025 | CATEGORY: From the Humane Society

Boulder district attorney visits Durango on campaign trail for Colorado’s top prosecutor job

Candidate urges residents to ‘hold him accountable’ on legislative promises

DATE: Jul 17, 2025 | CATEGORY: Local News

Music in the Mountains goes to the movies

It’s “take your daughter to work day” for Music in the Mountains’ Conductor Richard Kaufman. Kaufman has been a regular on the musical podium at Durango’s annual classical and then some musi...

DATE: Jul 16, 2025 | CATEGORY: Downtown Lowdown

Cruelty is the point, fear the purpose of Trump’s approach to immigration

Immigration is what built the United States, but it has always been problematic. Almost every group of people who immigrated after the first English/Protestant settlers faced legal and extra...

DATE: Jul 16, 2025 | CATEGORY: Opinion

Pregnant wife questions husband’s honesty

DEAR ABBY: My husband and I have been married for three years. Most of that time, it has been perfect. Six months ago, we received some amazing news: We are expecting a child! This was a mir...

DATE: Jul 16, 2025 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby