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Spring Rewards and more

The Durango Business Improvement District reminds you that the Spring Rewards promotion is underway. BID has nearly $11,000 to give away as a reward for shopping local! BID’s Spring Rewards ...

DATE: Apr 17, 2024 | CATEGORY: What's Up Downtown

Seth Mulder & Midnight Run taking stage at Bluegrass Meltdown

North Dakota isn’t really a state known for its bluegrass music. While there are pockets of the genre just about everywhere throughout the country, bluegrass remains tied with the southern s...

DATE: Apr 17, 2024 | CATEGORY: Downtown Lowdown

Romance between relatives upsets friends

DEAR ABBY: My husband's best friend, “Kevin,” lost his wife three years ago. He’s currently in a relationship with his niece (his deceased brother’s daughter). Kevin is in his 60s; she’s in ...

DATE: Apr 17, 2024 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

The key to long-term weight maintenance: Reverse dieting

After reaching your desired weight, the journey to maintaining a healthy lifestyle continues beyond the scale. One strategy often overlooked but crucial for long-term success is “reverse die...

DATE: Apr 17, 2024 | CATEGORY: Strength in Well-being

Sunspots and Prominences

Greetings, stargazers. The total eclipse happened. I was lucky enough to be able to get to it and avoid the clouds, but stupid enough to spend much of the time during totality snapping photo...

DATE: Apr 15, 2024 | CATEGORY: What's up in Durango Skies

Morley Nelson, birds of prey, and Snake River Canyon

I can think of no better legacy than to protect a landscape in perpetuity for wild species, but the politics of preservation are never easy. Near Boise, Idaho, Morlan “Morley” Nelson sought ...

DATE: Apr 15, 2024 | CATEGORY: Gulliford's Travels

Deer beloved? Not always around Durango

Dear Action Line: Looking out my window into the backyard last week, I counted 20 deer, including four beautiful bucks and two sets of twins. A mountain lion has been visiting our in-tow...

DATE: Apr 15, 2024 | CATEGORY: Action Line

‘Disappointed’ Adventure Inn deal for bridge housing fell through

I was disappointed that the proposed purchase of the Adventure Inn in Durango had fallen through, as reported in The Durango Herald on March 30. Bridge housing, as the name implies, is a cri...

DATE: Apr 14, 2024 | CATEGORY: Opinion

Patriotism: ‘Working to live up to ideals country founded on’

I see many people proclaiming themselves to be patriots. They wear the American Flag lapel pin. They may have flag bumper stickers. Possibly they have actual American flags or Gadsden flags ...

DATE: Apr 14, 2024 | CATEGORY: Opinion

Creating More “Stewards of the Lands” through SJMA’s Visitor Centers

As a conversation starter, often visitors or folks who have recently moved here ask “Where are you from?” or “How long have you been here?” I respond with a confident “I grew up here.” So wh...

DATE: Apr 14, 2024 | CATEGORY: Stewards of the Land

Relationship hits two years without meetup

DEAR ABBY: I am a gay man who matched with another guy on a dating site two years ago this month. At first, we texted constantly. No one has ever made me feel the way he made me feel through...

DATE: Apr 13, 2024 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

Date marking on food is misleading, but the nose knows

There comes a time in every kitchen when you’re faced with the question, “Does this smell bad?” Without hesitation, I feel my yuck face take shape and a strange combination of dread and curi...

DATE: Apr 12, 2024 | CATEGORY: From the Extension Office