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Social realism in public art might be unbearable

Bears are featured prominently on the proposed sculptures for the busy U.S. Highway 550/160 median. So if bears are some kind of Durango symbol, why not be ultra-realistic? Why not include s...

DATE: Feb 12, 2018 | CATEGORY: Action Line

Parker: At the White House - Governing with the enemy

When White House staff secretary Rob Porter resigned Wednesday amid allegations that he abused his two ex-wives and a former girlfriend, he parted the curtains on a personnel and security di...

DATE: Feb 12, 2018 | CATEGORY: From our Congressman

Family shuns cannabis user

DEAR ABBY: My brother-in-law found out I smoke marijuana. I have a medical card and some mental disabilities. Marijuana helps with my anxiety. Although we live near each othe...

DATE: Feb 12, 2018 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

How to avoid losing it over lost luggage

After Delta Air Lines lost Dan Collins’ luggage on a recent flight to Lihue, Hawaii, he didn’t know what to expect. Few people do, actually. Two of his checked bags vanished durin...

DATE: Feb 11, 2018 | CATEGORY: The Travel Troubleshooter

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

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