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Travelers mooch rides to airport

DEAR ABBY: We have some friends who take a couple of expensive extended vacations each year. They go to Europe and take cruises. For the last four years, they have never once booked grou...

DATE: Feb 11, 2018 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

Protecting the sacred: Navajo Nation buys land at revered peak in Colorado

For decades, Navajos have sought protection for their sacred places, and now the Navajo Nation has bought Colorado ranch land at the base of one of their sacred peaks. With a recent $8 milli...

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

Coram: Letters and calls make a difference

I want to start by thanking you for all of your support. Since my last column, I have received letters and calls all in support of Senate Bill 2 and rural broadband. ...

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

Michalakes: A contract is sometimes more than what’s on paper

One of the most frequent issues potential clients come to my firm with is a problem with a contract, asking, “How is this contract enforceable, I never signed anything, right?” W...

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

McQuade - Point of view: Depicting the president

In a thoughtful “Editorial Update” published on the Opinion page last month ( “Bravo!” I thought to myself. “Good for them; it’s about time!” That is, until I looked across the p...

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

O’Toole: Justice in the age of the Bundy family

What do we make of the latest twist in the saga of Cliven Bundy’s family? As a public-lands rancher, I am both appalled and cheered by the dismissal of charges – with prejudice a...

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

Follow the money to find priorities of organization

These famous (or infamous) words by Deep Throat of Watergate fame have become a common sense way to determine the priorities and thought process of any organization. That is, fi...

DATE: Feb 10, 2018 | CATEGORY: The Tourism Effect

Search for the winter hexagon in the stars

Greetings, Stargazers. Even rarer than a twice-in-a-month full moon, is a month with no full moon. This can happen only in February. It turns out there are many way...

DATE: Feb 10, 2018 | CATEGORY: What's up in Durango Skies

Dating stumps young college girl

DEAR ABBY: I’m a 16-year-old girl who has started college early. I love my classes, and I’m glad to be here. The problem is, the dating culture here is huge. People go on dates all the t...

DATE: Feb 10, 2018 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

Understanding our environment is an important step to loving it

It’s February already – that time of year when pink and red hearts invade our world and implore us to declare our love to our partners, children, peers and anyone else who happens to cross o...

DATE: Feb 9, 2018 | CATEGORY: Durango Nature Studies

It’s almost Valentine’s Day: Let’s talk about intimacy

Love it or loathe it, it’s coming: Valentine’s Day. Valentine’s Day is a whirlwind of romance, fancy dates, chocolates, flowers. Or it’s a sad reminder of the lack of intimacy in our lives. ...

DATE: Feb 9, 2018 | CATEGORY: Creating Community

Winter trails abound

It is being called “The Winter that Wasn’t,” with this combination of warmer than normal temperatures and lack of snow. I know it has been especially difficult for skiers and backcountry ent...

DATE: Feb 9, 2018 | CATEGORY: On the Run

Photos: Navajo Trail OpenFriday was the first day of the Navajo Trail Open at Hillcrest Golf Club

Friday was the first day of the Navajo Trail Open at Hillcrest Golf Club

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.