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If all had guns, America would be feared

For 21 years, I defended this country and gave more than anyone should, but humbly came back and tried to survive on those who could care less what we veterans truly give, and many can never...

City arborist gets a plum assignment on Florida Road

Why did the city cut down the rows of trees in the Florida Road median? They left these rows of ugly 3-foot-tall stumps. Is the city taking landscaping lessons from the Colorado Department o...

Here’s some changes you can really believe in

Durango, Bayfield, Ignacio and all the areas in between make up La Plata County. These communities started in the 1880s as a hot bed for mining because of the discovery of silver...

Those hidden resort fees may disappear

An alarming rise in mandatory resort fees is pushing the Federal Trade Commission to consider a change to its 4-year-old policy on the controversial surcharges. In 2012, the feder...

Subaru Traveling Trainers to visit the Four Corners

San Juan Mountains Association and the San Juan National Forest are hosting the Subaru Leave No Trace Traveling Trainers on July 11-17, with their focus on the Ice Lakes Basin trail located ...

Emergency Response Program building community resilience

In its effort to build community resilience, San Juan Basin Health continually works to plan, train and exercise for emergencies and disasters in our communities. Emergency Preparedness and ...

Help us persuade the city to get the fluoride out of Durango’s water

The fluoride we add to Durango’s water supply, is Hydrofluorosilicic Acid(HFSA) and is not natural by any means. It is the filtered waste gathered from the smoke stacks in the industrial pro...

Advocate for long-acting, reversible contraception

Your doctor tells you that she can prescribe either of two treatments, but that one is 20 times as likely to fail as the other. Which would you choose? Over a quarter of women in ...

Transformation: Childhood’s eternal theme

It’s Saturday morning, and Dan and I are drinking coffee and playing Scrabble. The kids are on the couch, reading. When I ask them to please wash their breakfast dishes, they shuffle to the ...

Congratulations to an Open winner at home and at Oakmont

Congratulations to the 2016 Navajo Trail Open-First National Bank professional winner Wil Collins of Albuquerque, who held off a rally right down to the final hole to win the 55th annual eve...

Plight of river downstream of McPhee Dam is a sad story indeed

A river used to run through it, could be the title of a book describing the Dolores River country downstream of McPhee Reservoir. A dramatic, rugged landscape of sandstone canyons, the area ...

Durango’s women hit the links for charity

‘Tis the season for Durangoans to hit the links to raise money for favorite causes. On Thursday, the organizers – birthday girl Diane Curtis, Sandy Elliott, Cathy Gaskell, Marina ...