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Jackson tribute, Wailers highlight month at FLC

Our Happy New Year to everyone is a month full of amazing talent! Roshong Recital Hall starts Jan. 14 with a master class given by artists in residence, enhake, a talented quartet...

DATE: Dec 31, 2015 | CATEGORY: View from the Fort

Over time, your healthy choices become habits

During a recent holiday visit to an East Coast city, my daughter observed the high percentage of cigarette smokers along the city streets, whose sidewalks were heavily littered with their ci...

DATE: Dec 30, 2015 | CATEGORY: La Plata Health Watch

Holiday spirit abounded in Durango this year

No matter where you looked, there were cool things going on for the holiday season in Durango this year. On Dec. 17, the Strater Hotel held a Victorian Christmas dinner prepared b...

DATE: Dec 29, 2015 | CATEGORY: Neighbors

Success lies outside your comfort zone

Think about a leap forward you made in your life. Did it happen when you were at ease and comfortable? Probably not. To make that leap, I bet you had to step out of your comfort z...

DATE: Dec 29, 2015 | CATEGORY: Money Savvy

Exporting oil

Economics show ability to export and import oil is advisable

DATE: Dec 27, 2015 | CATEGORY: From our Congressman

Pull a snow job on Durango? It’s easy as a walk in the park!

I thought you might to get a kick out of the boys’ latest snowman idea: Snowmen running in horror through Memorial Park at the thought of Donald Trump for president. (Sigh.) What is Action L...

DATE: Dec 27, 2015 | CATEGORY: Columnists

Flight trouble? This agency can help you

Kendra Thornton is an unlikely candidate for government aid, but when Frontier Airlines recently denied her a seat on a flight from Chicago to Denver, that’s exactly what she got. ...

DATE: Dec 26, 2015 | CATEGORY: The Travel Troubleshooter

When shopping, help spare the trees of the tropics

Twelve years ago at this time we had just returned from Costa Rica to celebrate Christmas at home. Close to where we had stayed we watched the beginning of a new building going up, using ste...

DATE: Dec 26, 2015 | CATEGORY: Population Matters

Fewer guns, fewer shootings

Gun control is only way to counter troubling trend

DATE: Dec 26, 2015 | CATEGORY: From our Congressman

Life beneath the snow and ice

Winter in Southwest Colorado is finally here! In this weather, our local animals have many survival strategies – they may migrate, hibernate or adapt their lives to the new surroundings. ...

DATE: Dec 25, 2015 | CATEGORY: Stewards of the Land

“Woman with a Blue Pencil”: A disorienting, dazzling rabbit-hole of a book

Sometimes it’s mind-cleansing to see how long you can hold your breath swimming underwater, or to peer over the ledge of a skyscraper and wonder what you’d be thinking on the way down if you...

DATE: Dec 24, 2015 | CATEGORY: Murder Ink

Sweet traditions invigorate this cold, dark season

Rose is balanced on a chair, placing candles in our family’s menorah, while I am hitting the household “hot spots” (couch clutter, table crumbs from breakfast, bathroom sink) before our Hanu...

DATE: Dec 23, 2015 | CATEGORY: Adventures in Motherhood

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.