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Food-safety awareness crucial for producers and consumers

Not only will we have produce this summer from local farms, more local producers will be selling baked goods, jams, jellies, tea mixes, spice rubs and flavored honeys. I am refe...

DATE: Feb 4, 2015 | CATEGORY: From the Extension Office

I’m asking you to challenge your beliefs

A few weeks back I was called a bomb-thrower for the content I share in this column. Though this is far from the worst thing I’ve been called in print, it did get me thinking. I...

DATE: Feb 4, 2015 | CATEGORY: Thinking Green

Search & Rescue’s flapjacks save lives

Their standard joke is that if we go eat their pancakes, they’ll come to our rescue. That equation offered by La Plata County Search & Rescue doesn’t seem like a fair equivalency...

DATE: Feb 3, 2015 | CATEGORY: Neighbors

Upcoming tests important for kids, schools

This year, the state of Colorado begins a new assessment program to provide comparable data about schools across our state. This battery of tests, called Colorado Measures of Ac...

DATE: Feb 3, 2015 | CATEGORY: Durango School News

Transparency is the key to working through divisive legislative debates

Moving into February, we’ve got nearly 340 bills introduced in the House and Senate. That’s probably just over half the number that will be filed before the session ends, which gives you a s...

DATE: Feb 3, 2015 | CATEGORY: From our Congressman

Say ‘I do’ to talking about money

Arguments about money are the top predictor of divorce. Fights about kids, sex, in-laws or anything else for that matter take a back seat to money, says Sonya Britt, a researcher ...

DATE: Feb 3, 2015 | CATEGORY: Money Savvy

Who We Are Is What We Appear To Be

The Super Bowl has also become the advertisers’ Super Bowl. The large corporate ad agencies compete against the best in their business for the highest stakes in their game. Millions of dolla...

DATE: Feb 3, 2015 | CATEGORY: A Take on Tourism

FLC to offer a variety of performances

February is full with a rich array of offerings. Visit our website for more information. Art: “Of Ephemeral Structures: The Art of Patricia Sonnino” will open with reception at 4:...

DATE: Feb 1, 2015 | CATEGORY: View from the Fort

Wide access to naloxone could save lives

The horizons are expanding for a life-saving drug in Colorado. Naloxone is a safe, nonabusable drug that reverses the effects of an opiate overdose. When an overdose ...

DATE: Feb 1, 2015 | CATEGORY: La Plata Health Watch

The transition zone

World-class triathlete Dave Rakita embarks on retirement

DATE: Feb 1, 2015 | CATEGORY: John Peel

Contrary to map, Bodo Park isn’t skiing’s newest epicenter

I enjoyed the column about Google Maps showing ponds on Smelter Mountain because Google was using data dating back to the Eisenhower administration. But here’s another mistake: Apparently, B...

DATE: Feb 1, 2015 | CATEGORY: Action Line

Cheap seats get makeover: Is it good news?

The lowly economy-class section is getting an upgrade in 2015. Or a downgrade, depending on your point of view. At least two airlines are unveiling new coach class sections this s...

DATE: Jan 31, 2015 | CATEGORY: The Travel Troubleshooter

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