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Before you head out into the wild: Some tips for backpacking

Ah, the thrill of the wilderness! The mountain vistas! The serene lakes! The smell of the spruce trees! The aching back and feet! The soggy sleeping bag! Wait ... hang on ... these things do...

DATE: Aug 27, 2016 | CATEGORY: Stewards of the Land

Honor those people who have chosen to be child-free

I stopped in a store on Main Avenue to buy a Christmas present. When I returned the proprietor’s greeting and asked how he was, he replied honestly. “Not too good.” He had just broken up wit...

DATE: Aug 27, 2016 | CATEGORY: Population Matters

Spring Creek Horse Rescue celebrates 40 years providing a second chance for equines

Horse rescue is not for the faint of heart. There are upwards of 1,000 horse rescues currently in operation in the United States alone. Providing a second chance for abused, neglected, outgr...

DATE: Aug 27, 2016 | CATEGORY: From our Congressman

The voters should say ‘yes’ to new terminal

As elected representatives to Durango City Council, we unanimously support the property tax needed to fund construction of a new airport terminal. Durango-La Plata County Airport,...

DATE: Aug 27, 2016 | CATEGORY: From our Congressman

Hungry grasshoppers can wreak havoc on your plants

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: Aug 24, 2016 | CATEGORY: Get Growing

These 5 factors combine to influence your health

As a primary care physician for almost 20 years, I have been humbled by the privilege of being part of the lives of so many. This experience has given me an opportunity to observ...

DATE: Aug 24, 2016 | CATEGORY: La Plata Health Watch

When mom, dad rediscover themselves, it’s good for the whole family

We’re backpacking through stunted trees and out into the green alpine where late season wildflowers flare in a last stand of fertility. The sky is forever blue, making the threat...

DATE: Aug 24, 2016 | CATEGORY: Adventures in Motherhood

Club championships usher in the chill of fall golf season

Before we close the books on the 2016 Summer Olympics, one local golf enthusiast said I should also recap the women’s golf results from Rio de Janeiro, and I concur. The women ha...

DATE: Aug 24, 2016 | CATEGORY: Clubhouse Porch

Despite lack of funds for maintenance, national parks remain a reason to celebrate

Despite lack of funds for maintenance, parks remain a reason to celebrate

DATE: Aug 23, 2016 | CATEGORY: From our Congressman

Summer ‘break’ is filled with legislative business

My summer was filled with lots of travel for legislative interim committee tours, attending a senior executive program at Harvard’s Kennedy School of Government in July and participating in ...

DATE: Aug 23, 2016 | CATEGORY: From our Congressman

Craft beer is big business in Durango

The Durango Business Improvement District represents commercial property owners in the Central Business District and along North Main Avenue, as well as the businesses in those properties. F...

DATE: Aug 23, 2016 | CATEGORY: What's Up Downtown

Rigby takes bowl of green chili to nationals

Durangoans can get blasé about being exceptional – national, world and Olympic contenders in sports; chefs competing on TV; one of the best small, Western, arts, outdoors towns in America .....

DATE: Aug 23, 2016 | CATEGORY: Neighbors

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.