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McClellan: Verlena’s last summer, and hopes of seeing first snowfall

By Martha McClellan This is a gift we are receiving from Verlena Collentine, sharing her last months of life with us. Her journey through ovarian cancer (the “silent killer”) has ...

DATE: Jul 8, 2017 | CATEGORY: From our Congressman

McClellan: Choice should be difficult, but not because of unnecessary hospital hurdles

Sixty-six percent of Colorado voters approved the End of Life Options Act last November. This is the law that allows physicians to prescribe life-ending medication to terminally ...

DATE: Jul 8, 2017 | CATEGORY: From our Congressman

Duthie: Honesty and disclosure at the heart of effective justice

I have always believed that the criminal justice system is based on a pursuit of the truth. The facts, circumstances, background and evidence are unique to each client’s case that a criminal...

DATE: Jul 8, 2017 | CATEGORY: On the Law

Butcher: Small towns the place to challenge immigration policy

This month, Rosa Sabido, a 53-year old woman of “impeccable character,” became the 11th person nationwide currently in sanctuary in a church. The other churches providing sanctuary sit in me...

DATE: Jul 8, 2017 | CATEGORY: From our Congressman

Gangloff: Shrink Bears Ears? Teddy’s rolling over in his grave

There isn’t a lot of “there” there in Interior Secretary Zinke’s recent report to President Trump of the Bears Ears National Monument - he recommends that it be shrunk, be broken into smalle...

DATE: Jul 8, 2017 | CATEGORY: From our Congressman

Twins disagree to go separate ways

DEAR ABBY: My twin sister and I are juniors in high school and starting to plan to apply to colleges. It has always been assumed that we would go to the same college and be roommates. My...

DATE: Jul 8, 2017 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

Sheep wagons: From Old West function to New West fashion

Across the Old West, what was once function is now fashion. Well-worn cowboy boots, spurs, saddles and Stetsons all have a new cachet as collectibles. One man’s junk is another man’s buffed ...

DATE: Jul 7, 2017 | CATEGORY: Gulliford's Travels

An update on panhandling downtown

I have been told multiple times over the past month that the panhandling situation is better. Here is what the Durango Business Improvement District is seeing: Panhandling has def...

DATE: Jul 7, 2017 | CATEGORY: What's Up Downtown

The length of a solar day varies slightly

Greetings, stargazers. Saturday night is a full moon. We are also less than a month after the summer solstice. The combination of a full moon and fewer hours without the sun mea...

DATE: Jul 7, 2017 | CATEGORY: What's up in Durango Skies

Two alternative grass options that can thrive in our dry climate

Editor’s note: Get Growing, written by the La Plata County Extension Office’s Master Gardener Program, appears during the growing season. It features timely tips and suggestions for your...

DATE: Jul 7, 2017 | CATEGORY: Get Growing

Senate health care bill hurts people with disabilities

There has been a lot of talk (mostly negative) about the American Health Care Act, now called the Better Care Reconciliation Act in the Senate version. Apparently, it hasnâ€™t been enough to...

DATE: Jul 7, 2017 | CATEGORY: Creating Community

Summer’s in full swing, and so are the festivals and fun

Although it’s been hot enough for August, we’re just getting into July, packed with Independence Day celebrations, music festivals and fun. Music in the Mountains is just about r...

DATE: Jul 7, 2017 | CATEGORY: View from the Fort

Photos: Durango High School basketball teams lose to Montrose High School

Photos: Local girls high school wrestling at La Plata TriDurango girls wrestling went 2-0 to win Tri on Thursday night at Bayfield

Durango girls wrestling went 2-0 to win Tri on Thursday night at Bayfield

Photos: Fort Lewis College women’s and men’s basketball take on Westminster UniversityBoth Skyhawks teams were victorious on Saturday afternoon

Both Skyhawks teams were victorious on Saturday afternoon

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