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We could start avalanches of support, encouragement

Sometimes I think I should just stay off the Internet. It just offers incidents to shock and dismay. A recent example is this story of a Facebook post that went viral in November. ...

Let Lake Powell flow

New plan to conserve water is really about hydropower

Raising capital through equity crowdfunding

By Anthony Edwards Recognizing the critical role start-up companies play in expanding economic opportunity, Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper signed into law the Colorado Crowdfund...

Ring in the new year with health coverage

This year, all citizens are required to have health insurance, and it’s not too late to sign up. Dec. 15 is the first major deadline for the Affordable Care Act open enrollment period, and t...

Give and take

Rock climbing teaches valuable lessons

A traveling grand piano. Who would have thought?

A lot of people wanted to see, hear or maybe just touch Vladimir Horowitz’s piano. The nine-foot black Steinway grand, known as CD 503, came to Fort Lewis College as part of an unusual Ameri...

Right eyepiece can enhance night sky views

Greetings, stargazers. This is the season that a lucky few of you may be receiving new astronomy toys, such as binoculars or telescopes. Or you might be looking for something fo...

Reindeer symbolize magic of the holidays, nature

With the holidays fast approaching, little ones are on the lookout for all things magical, be it festive lights, glimpses of Santa or lighted trees. Forget the actual presents; the holidays ...

19th-century fur trapper Denis Julien traveled against the current

Above the white sand beaches in Whirlpool Canyon lies a 19th-century secret lightly etched in ancient stone. Two initials and the date 1838 tell of a lost world and one man’s singular persev...

A walk down Purgatory’s memory lane

Whether you call it a who’s who or a remember when, the kickoff party for Purgatory Resort’s 50th anniversary on Saturday night was an occasion for celebration, recollection and just sheer f...

Holidays are hot in and around downtown

Downtown Durango is the place to be this holiday season, with a wide variety of events coming the next couple of weeks. If you have not yet picked out your Christmas tree, conside...

Swiss cheese conspiracy theories are full of holes

I know this is a First World problem, but it’s been bugging me for a while. Why are blocks of Swiss cheese always more expensive than cheddar, pepper jack and other “regular” cheeses? The ot...