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Gender opinions split family

DEAR ABBY: Our daughter, “Joan,” and her husband, “Frank,” have been married 19 years. Their only child will be 4 next month. A year and a half ago, Frank came out as a transgender femal...

DATE: Feb 5, 2018 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

Trying to get a refund can leave you spent

Sometimes, despite your best efforts, you can’t get from here to there. That’s what happened to James Quinn, who planned to vacation on the Caribbean island of St. Maarten in Oct...

DATE: Feb 4, 2018 | CATEGORY: The Travel Troubleshooter

Woman gets used to not cooking

DEAR ABBY: I’m a 64-year-old woman, divorced for 27 years. A nice guy I’ll call “Ronnie” has taken me out to lunch and dinner several times. He really likes me and I really like him, but...

DATE: Feb 4, 2018 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

Exact culprit hard to identify in deaths involving multiple drugs

Perhaps partially in response to the “opioid epidemic,” some prosecutors are eager to throw the book at drug dealers. Because of a 2014 Supreme Court opinion, medical examiner testimony can ...

DATE: Feb 3, 2018 | CATEGORY: Coroner's Report

Downtown thriving with new businesses

Several new businesses have opened in downtown and on north Main Avenue over the past couple of months. The Durango Business Improvement District has been tracking available spac...

DATE: Feb 3, 2018 | CATEGORY: What's Up Downtown

Lachelt, Blake, Westendorff: Code draws community interest, county response

We are so pleased that the draft first module of La Plata County’s revised Land Use Code has generated so much interest and engagement among our community since we released it for comment in...

DATE: Feb 3, 2018 | CATEGORY: From the Chair

McLachlan: Championing the next economic engine for Colorado’s communities

Gunnison and other mountain towns consistently run into a mutual problem: Guests leave early because they can’t acclimate to breathing in the high altitude. When resident Roanne ...

DATE: Feb 3, 2018 | CATEGORY: From the State House

Energy efficiency: Towards a more equitable, economical and environmental future

Energy and where we get our power are hot topics locally and nationally. Renewable sources like hydro-power, wind and solar that reduce harmful CO² emissions have been on the rise and at the...

DATE: Feb 3, 2018 | CATEGORY: From our Congressman

Jones: Despite differences, rural and urban Coloradans face similar challenges in getting ahead

The rural versus urban divide has become a common frame through which we examine the issues facing Colorado. While there’s no question there are important differences between the...

DATE: Feb 3, 2018 | CATEGORY: From our Congressman

Second wedding confuses plans

DEAR ABBY: My younger sister is planning a destination wedding this summer. Recently she had a courthouse wedding for health insurance purposes because she’s going back to school full-ti...

DATE: Feb 3, 2018 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

Uneducated fish on the San Juan River

I had another column outlined and ready to write when I received “The Email.” A friend emailed me and told me a friend of his had emailed him to say, “17,000 uneducated trout had been relea...

DATE: Feb 2, 2018 | CATEGORY: Flies & Lies

Libraries help build community, connect people

When you stop in at your library, do you ever take a moment to consider the full value of the library, its services and materials? The Massachusetts Library Association created a...

DATE: Feb 2, 2018 | CATEGORY: Shelf Life

Photos: An afternoon in 2004 with the late Sen. Ben Nighthorse Campbell as he works on Capitol HillDurango Herald Photo Editor Jerry McBride had the chance to spend an afternoon with the late Sen. Ben Nighthorse Campbell in 2004, photographing him during meetings and around the Capitol.

Durango Herald Photo Editor Jerry McBride had the chance to spend an afternoon with the late Sen. Ben Nighthorse Campbell in 2004, photographing him during meetings and around the Capitol.

Photos and video: ICE protests return to DurangoAbout a dozen protesters tried to block federal agents from leaving with a detainee on Thursday

About a dozen protesters tried to block federal agents from leaving with a detainee on Thursday

The Durango Herald’s year in photos 2025

Photos: Chapman Hill fires up the snow guns

Photos: Wreaths Across America at Greenmount Cemetery in Durango

Photos: Durango High School girls basketball plays Piedra Vista High SchoolPanthers left Durango with 37-29 win on Tuesday night

Panthers left Durango with 37-29 win on Tuesday night

Photos: Noel Night in downtown Durango

Photos and video: Singing with Santa

Photos: Durango Turkey Trot

Photos: Durango High School football takes on Heritage High School in state playoffsDemons lost to Eagles, 45-36, in 4A quarterfinals at home on Saturday

Demons lost to Eagles, 45-36, in 4A quarterfinals at home on Saturday

Gender opinions split family

Trying to get a refund can leave you spent

Woman gets used to not cooking

Exact culprit hard to identify in deaths involving multiple drugs

Downtown thriving with new businesses

Lachelt, Blake, Westendorff: Code draws community interest, county response

McLachlan: Championing the next economic engine for Colorado’s communities

Energy efficiency: Towards a more equitable, economical and environmental future

Jones: Despite differences, rural and urban Coloradans face similar challenges in getting ahead

Second wedding confuses plans

Uneducated fish on the San Juan River

Libraries help build community, connect people

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