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When it comes to tourism, always keep Momma happy

Trends appear because change is a constant, and tourism has its share. What follows is a snippet of the most prevalent trends in vacation research, planning and booking. The numbe...

DATE: Mar 31, 2015 | CATEGORY: A Take on Tourism

Prohibition’s unintended consequences

Despite its title, The Poisoner’s Handbook, by Deborah Blum, is not a how-to-do-it manual for getting rid of an enemy, spouse or wealthy relative. Instead, it documents New York C...

DATE: Mar 29, 2015 | CATEGORY: La Plata Health Watch

Heart-pumping research

Durango hopes to become the Silicon Valley for sports technology

DATE: Mar 29, 2015 | CATEGORY: John Peel

Are airlines about to charge more for kids?

If your blood pressure spikes when you think about the words “kids” and “plane” in the same sentence, as you just did (sorry about that), then this story may have a calming effect. ...

DATE: Mar 28, 2015 | CATEGORY: The Travel Troubleshooter

Be a good neighbor and help to prepare for any wildfire

May 2 is National Wildfire Preparedness Day At a recent wildfire conference in Tucson, Arizona, we took a field trip up Mount Lemmon to view, among other things, the community of ...

DATE: Mar 28, 2015 | CATEGORY: Stewards of the Land

The Juniper School

District could put new charter at risk by rushing its application

DATE: Mar 28, 2015 | CATEGORY: From our Congressman

Reading Club tasked with saving its heritage

Being connected to something that is historically important is an honor, but it’s also a responsibility. For the members of the Reading Club of Durango, founded in 1882, the fun p...

DATE: Mar 27, 2015 | CATEGORY: Neighbors

Grant Farm is bluegrass meets Bakersfield

Colorado remains a hotbed for musicians in the ever-popular newgrass genre. That’s fertile territory for armchair music fans and critics. While less-informed music lovers tend to ...

DATE: Mar 26, 2015 | CATEGORY: Downtown Lowdown

Sisters share milestone event with huge run

To say that my sister Dot Helling is not your typical 65-year-old would be a huge understatement. Her idea for celebrating her 65th birthday was to run the Catalina Island Marathon, which co...

DATE: Mar 26, 2015 | CATEGORY: On the Run

Female 4-H’ers soak up experience at stock show

In celebration of Women’s History Month, I would like to highlight some amazing young women in our La Plata County 4-H Youth Development program. They are extremely passionate a...

DATE: Mar 25, 2015 | CATEGORY: From the Extension Office

Great tech hope will not solve climate change

Wouldn’t it be nice if we could ignore the root causes of our problems and rely on technological wizardry to fix them? For example, what if you smoked and developed a persistent ...

DATE: Mar 25, 2015 | CATEGORY: Your Ecological House

The answer to health-care costs lies with less federal intrusion and more freedom

Health-care costs continue to be one of the most important and controversial issues facing Colorado today. A bipartisan bill is working its way through the Colorado Legislature and to the go...

DATE: Mar 24, 2015 | CATEGORY: From our Congressman

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