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Try these helpful tips with your fearful dog

Often, the most obvious sign of fear in dogs is avoidance of things that worry the dog. Avoidance is powerfully reinforcing since it offers distance and safety from objects that the dog fear...

DATE: Oct 30, 2016 | CATEGORY: Durango Dog Tales

Deck the halls with pumpkins, boughs of holly

I know you’ve answered this question before, but it’s worth asking again. Last week, Home Depot put up a small forest of artificial Christmas trees and decorations across from the barbecue g...

DATE: Oct 30, 2016 | CATEGORY: Action Line

Fatty liver disease can wage a silent war on your liver

One of the secrets to great health is a healthy liver. Modern living and lifestyle habits are very hard on this multitasking organ, and we are seeing the effects of this in the increasing pr...

DATE: Oct 30, 2016 | CATEGORY: Green Medicine

Timing critical when it comes to cutting your hay

It’s nice to be headed into fall and know the barn is full of bright green hay for the ewes to enjoy over the winter. Come March and the arrival of our new lambs, we will be able...

DATE: Oct 30, 2016 | CATEGORY: Out Standing in the Fields

Jumping from early childhood to aging adulthood

I write to learn. I feel that if I can write about something, I really know it. My Patient Parenting columns have always been about a topic I’ve been interested in or a suggestion or request...

DATE: Oct 30, 2016 | CATEGORY: Patient Parenting

More Hands on Deck

Worthy of the seas Six months of boat repairs turns mistake into triumph

DATE: Oct 30, 2016 | CATEGORY: More Hands on Deck

Promotions can boost local coffers

Tourism is a lucrative economic driver in Durango and La Plata County, and at the Durango Area Tourism Office, we are thankful we have so much to promote. Wise strategic investmen...

DATE: Oct 29, 2016 | CATEGORY: Destination Durango

Killing the president: Closure, legacy

Remembering the assassination of President John F. Kennedy, and, after 50 years and hundreds of theories, witnesses are still trying to find closure and come to terms with the nation's traum...

DATE: Oct 29, 2016 | CATEGORY: Mountain Daylight Time

There’s nothing hallowed about the 31st of Oct.

On Saturday night, KDUR held its 21st annual Transvestite Ball while The Hank was completing another successful seasonal run of “The Rocky Horror Show.” Both events are local Hall...

DATE: Oct 29, 2016 | CATEGORY: You call that art

A final bid for gold among the many wonders of Yellowstone

In the beginning of “Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade,” the young Jones encounters a motley crew of thieves stealing the golden crucifix of Cortez. He decides to steal it back ...

DATE: Oct 29, 2016 | CATEGORY: Treasure Hunter

When cooking with flowers, a little bit goes a long way

While I was cleaning out my cupboards recently, I found a few exotic ingredients I didn’t even know I had – a bottle of orange blossom flower water, pomegranate molasses and another bottle o...

DATE: Oct 29, 2016 | CATEGORY: Mouths to Feed

Task force busts airlines for failing to follow rules

Is your airline telling you everything? After a government operation that netted four airlines, the unsurprising answer is: No. Last year, the U.S. Department of Transportation di...

DATE: Oct 29, 2016 | CATEGORY: The Travel Troubleshooter

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.