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Public health service that will stay to help moms, kids

Women in impoverished regions face enormous challenges – a dangerous physical environment, isolation and reduced access to education. For them, the anxiety of an unplanned pregnancy is profo...

Do’s and don’ts of world’s most downloaded game

Several readers will have no idea what “Pokemon Go” is and why it has any importance in our everyday lives or why it seems to be popping up in your newspaper, newsfeed, your kid’s phones and...

Mountain biking would violate the boundaries crucial to the values wilderness preserves

Mountain bikes do not belong in wilderness. A friend of mine refers to adrenaline-laced mountain bikers bombing down a forest trail as “lycra-clad thugs.” While that is too harsh a judgment,...

Mountain Marmot: A steep and scenic Purgatory trail race

Matthew Krichman, race director of the Steamworks Half Marathon, Turkey Trot and Thirsty Thirteen, has partnered with Durango Running Company owner Brett Sublett to create a trail race that ...

It’s time to start gearing up for the new school year

The whirlwind of Music in the Mountains and the Conservatory is over; I hope you were able to be part of it, and we’re gearing our sights toward the school year ahead. I want to l...

Frequent-flier programs could face tighter rules – if you speak up

The federal government is on the verge of regulating airline frequent-flier programs. But how far it goes may depend on you. Earlier this summer, the U.S. Department of Transporta...

Pioneers of La Plata County: Aspass family settled in 1870s

At the beginning of La Plata County history, even before Colorado statehood in 1876, the Hans Aspaas family was here. Over the next 140 years, family members moved across the cou...

Meteorology station coming to the Old Fort; catch the Perseids

Greetings, stargazers. This column is called What’s Up in Durango Skies, and in case you haven’t noticed, the last couple of weeks the answer has been clouds. And finally some ...

Horned worm transforms into striking hummingbird moth

When people use the expression about seeing things through the eyes of a child, it is because children can often observe the world without any baggage. I was reminded of this w...

Furyk’s 58 a great segue into Olympics

What’s the big deal about a score of 58? I have recorded a 58 in golf many times – on the front nine! Oh, Jim Furyk shot a 58 for 18 holes at the Travelers Championship at TPC Ri...

Reactions to ideas to bring Animas water the Dryside understandable

Most of us have experienced the feeling of déjà vu – literally, “already seen.” We know, too, that déjà vu often brings with it a distinct feeling of unease. Both describe our rea...

Tourism and others approaching a fork in the road

The accepted model for tourism funding is to pass state or local legislation that creates a low percentage room tax with revenues dedicated to market the community. It works like...