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2017 statistics reveal in-town price decline? Not really

The year-end statistics for La Plata County were released recently, and many people, including real estate brokers, were surprised that the price of Durango in-town homes declined by 3.3 per...

DATE: Mar 10, 2018 | CATEGORY: On Real Estate

It’s time to take some bold steps

Eliminate your debt. Are you ready? It’s time for massive debt-elimination action. I remember getting started. I was sick and tired of the stress and worry. With a budget in place...

DATE: Mar 10, 2018 | CATEGORY: Money Savvy

Coram: A Colorado all citizens deserve

It is not often that newspapers in Denver cover stories unraveling on the Western Slope. It is also not often the FBI has to investigate crime in Montrose. This caught my attenti...

DATE: Mar 10, 2018 | CATEGORY: From the State Senate

Thorn: Politics worthy of the landscape we inhabit

As a proud life-long Westerner, I hold that the common denominator among my fellow regionalists is a love for the land and a gentle respect for each other. I have come to believe...

DATE: Mar 10, 2018 | CATEGORY: From our Congressman

Albrechta: Federal courts split on sexual orientation discrimination

On Feb. 26, a federal appeals court in New York ruled that protections for workers under Title VII of the 1964 Civil Rights Act extend to those discriminated against based on their sexual or...

DATE: Mar 10, 2018 | CATEGORY: On the Law

Pearson: Society and the role of government

One’s worldview of government greatly influences perspectives about La Plata County’s attempted update to its land-use code. Do you consider government as a beneficial contributo...

DATE: Mar 10, 2018 | CATEGORY: From our Congressman

Fossel; Getting it right! La Plata Liberty Coalition takes on the land-use code

The Herald has published several columns recently regarding the proposed land-use code and property rights. One, by the executive director of the San Juan Citizens Alliance (Hera...

DATE: Mar 10, 2018 | CATEGORY: From our Congressman

Students, Buffleheads remind us to savor our time in nature

At Durango Nature Studies, we’ve already wrapped up our winter education program, “Surviving and Thriving in Winter,” and educators are preparing for our spring programs at the Nature Center...

DATE: Mar 10, 2018 | CATEGORY: Durango Nature Studies

Durango’s master saddlemakers combine the finest craftsmanship, artistry

Growing up on the eastern Colorado plains, we always had horses. I chopped ice in frozen stock tanks and busted hay bales in winter. We hung saddles in the tack shed with ropes t...

DATE: Mar 10, 2018 | CATEGORY: Gulliford's Travels

Married dad is texting women

DEAR ABBY: My 14-year-old daughter caught her father, my husband, emailing and texting other women. He has been doing it for months. He says he went on dating sites because h...

DATE: Mar 10, 2018 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

Fly fishing in cities

When I was growing up in the 1950s and 60s, there were an inordinate number of westerns on TV. One of my favorites was one starring Richard Boone as Paladin in “Have Gun, Will Travel.” ...

DATE: Mar 9, 2018 | CATEGORY: Flies & Lies

All of us must contribute to the safety of our students

We’ve all been shocked at the repeated occurrence of school violence across our nation and want to find solutions to protect our children while at school. Twenty years ago, no on...

DATE: Mar 9, 2018 | CATEGORY: Durango School News

Photos: Durango Fire Protection District opens Station 2

Photos: Hundreds gather to honor fallen Bloomfield Police officer Timothy OntiverosA solemn procession stretched for blocks Monday morning along West Apache Street in Farmington – a display of unity, grief and honor for Bloomfield Police Officer Timothy Ontiveros, 32.About 7 a.m., a large contingent of law enforcement, motorcyclists, friends and grieving family prepared to embark on the motorcade to the 9 a.m. service at the Bloomfield High School football stadium to celebrate the life of the officer.