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Changes all around us, as the golf season winds to conclusion

Course makeovers, fewer daylight hours, changing colors, dropping temperatures and the last attempts at getting those bugs worked out of your game dot the landscape, as fall has arrived in S...

DATE: Sep 23, 2015 | CATEGORY: Clubhouse Porch

As cooler weather arrives, tips to save your tomatoes

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 gar...

DATE: Sep 23, 2015 | CATEGORY: Get Growing

Head injuries can harm kids’ growing brains

This time of the year, with the seasonal return to collision sports such as football and, later, ice hockey, I am reminded of an important health issue for kids: concussions. If ...

DATE: Sep 23, 2015 | CATEGORY: La Plata Health Watch

From the murk of conflict to the light of harmony

We’re in the late afternoon vortex, everyone milling around the house like they’re auditioning for the role of most irritable, lethargic family member. The kids are bickering for...

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

Cobbler, corn-on-the-cob and a thank you

With more than 38 percent of La Plata County managed by either the U.S. Forest Service or the Bureau of Land Management, not to mention thousands of acres across the landscape of Southwest C...

DATE: Sep 22, 2015 | CATEGORY: Neighbors

Guv taps biking to lead state’s tourism growth

Last week, Gov. John Hickenlooper announced a $100 million plan to make Colorado “the best state for biking”. What might that mean for our area? Several Durango tourism leaders at...

DATE: Sep 22, 2015 | CATEGORY: A Take on Tourism

Despite recent test scores, intelligence is on the rise

The Environmental Protection Agency polluted the Animas River, so obviously that arm of government should be closed. Should we also shut down the Department of Education because people are g...

DATE: Sep 20, 2015 | CATEGORY: Action Line

How to weather the wild climate in airline cabins

When Eric Crusius boarded his recent American Airlines flight from Washington to Dallas, the air conditioning was powered down and the cabin started to heat up quickly, just as you might exp...

DATE: Sep 19, 2015 | CATEGORY: The Travel Troubleshooter

How to buy a home with limited funds

In my 35 years as a mortgage originator and exclusive buyer’s representative, many prospective homebuyers have told me they are delaying their purchase because of money or their credit histo...

DATE: Sep 19, 2015 | CATEGORY: On Real Estate

Bringing mental health out of the darkness

Just a few weeks ago, many of us in the Durango community read the tragic news that yet another young Coloradan was lost to suicide. A husband, father, teammate and colleague, he will be dee...

DATE: Sep 19, 2015 | CATEGORY: From our Congressman

Chimney Rock National Monument’s third anniversary

Celebrating Colorado’s rich cultural resources and the people who created and share that history with all Americans

DATE: Sep 19, 2015 | CATEGORY: From our Congressman

You can call Stroud a six-string stuntman

Frank Zappa called them stunt-guitar players. They were the few that Zappa hired to pull off some guitar work he couldn’t himself. Steve Vai was one, a player with plenty of chops that made ...

DATE: Sep 17, 2015 | CATEGORY: Downtown Lowdown

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.