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Green chile season is here, but they aren’t the hottest peppers

There are times during the year when your senses get the best of you: the sight of the first snow, the sound of coyotes while camping or the taste of fruit picked right from the tree. ...

DATE: Sep 2, 2017 | CATEGORY: From the Extension Office

Sullivan: Muzzling hate speech is not the way to fight it

“One of the problems with defending free speech,” the celebrated author Salman Rushdie said, “is you often have to defend people that you find to be outrageous and unpleasant and disgusting....

DATE: Sep 2, 2017 | CATEGORY: From our Congressman

Smith; Durango, and nation, hoped war’s end near

With the shock of the second atomic bomb being dropped, Americans wondered how much longer Japan could hold out. Surrounded by naval ships, relentlessly bombed, and defeated thro...

DATE: Sep 2, 2017 | CATEGORY: Duane Smith

Pray: Bi-partisan health plan deserves consideration

On Thursday, Govs. John Hickenlooper, John Kasich and six other governors released a plan to stabilize the private insurance market, to reinforce requirements under the Affordable Care Act ...

DATE: Sep 2, 2017 | CATEGORY: From our Congressman

Westendorff: Mesa will carry our county fair legacy forward

It has been a couple of weeks now, but I’m still feeling nostalgic for the La Plata County Fair, which is a highlight for me as a resident and a county commissioner. This year’s ...

DATE: Sep 2, 2017 | CATEGORY: From the Chair

Williams: Sportsmen can thank themselves for the attack on public lands

“I’m a Teddy Roosevelt conservationist,” declares Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke. Really? Roosevelt pushed and ultimately signed the Antiquities Act of 1906 that gave presidents the authority...

DATE: Sep 2, 2017 | CATEGORY: From our Congressman

Everything you wanted to know about money

I’ve been doing a lot of driving lately. Since I returned to Durango in June, I’ve driven to Minnesota, Denver and Wyoming, where we watched the eclipse. Driving also means liste...

DATE: Sep 2, 2017 | CATEGORY: Money Savvy

Woman still getting over breakup after two years

DEAR ABBY: Two years ago, my boyfriend broke up with me by sending me a note. We had been together for 14 years. His boss had introduced him to a twice-divorced woman with three kids. Wh...

DATE: Sep 2, 2017 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

Man comes back from dead after botched identification

In May, Frank J. Kerrigan, 82, got the phone call every grieving family longs for. “Your son is alive,” said Bill Shinker, a family friend who had been a pall bearer for Kerrigan’...

DATE: Sep 1, 2017 | CATEGORY: Coroner's Report

The autumn of Verlena’s life

Editor’s note: This column was written before Verlena Collentine’s death Aug. 16 from ovarian cancer. It is the third of a four-part series on her life and death. The first two articles ...

DATE: Sep 1, 2017 | CATEGORY: Authentic Aging

Harrop: Michael Moore and the Democrats’ burden

Michael Moore’s one-man show on Broadway is at times hilarious, at times tedious. While theater critics found “The Terms of My Surrender” greatly wanting, the liberal audiences seemed gratef...

DATE: Sep 1, 2017 | CATEGORY: Froma Harrop

Parkinson’s patient uneasy about diagnosis

SHARING NEWS OF DIAGNOSIS IS DIFFICULT FOR PARKINSON’S PATIENT DEAR ABBY: I’m an active, 60-something wife, mother and grandmother who was recently diagnosed with early stage Parkin...

DATE: Sep 1, 2017 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

Photos: Thousands take to the streets for ‘No Kings’ march and rally in Durango

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.