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Errors common when reporting cause of death

A great many of the death certificates filed in this country aren’t worth the paper they’re printed on, and neither are the scientific studies based on them. I’ve expressed this o...

DATE: Jan 11, 2015 | CATEGORY: Coroner's Report

Tragic ‘Foxcatcher’ has Durango ties

Film based on true story; wrestlers held camps here

DATE: Jan 11, 2015 | CATEGORY: John Peel

It’s not the same old, same old with road’s new ‘new’ sign

Regarding the intersection at East Animas Road (County Road 250) and 32nd Street: How long before a stop sign is no longer new? And does it immediately convert to “old” on a certain date? Do...

DATE: Jan 11, 2015 | CATEGORY: Columnists

Grief: An uncertain process we all experience

Many of us are attending more funerals and memorial services these days. I have been greatly saddened by the loss of two friends this past fall. The services were good places to remember, ho...

DATE: Jan 10, 2015 | CATEGORY: Authentic Aging

It’s Community Connections, not ‘Community Corrections’

When I first started at Community Connections (back in the dark ages when dinosaurs walked the earth), I told an acquaintance where I worked, and she responded, “Oh, I know someone at the Sh...

DATE: Jan 10, 2015 | CATEGORY: Creating Community

Stone messengers

Across wild landscapes, humans build cairns as markers, companions

DATE: Jan 10, 2015 | CATEGORY: Gulliford's Travels

Show your support by helping during CrimeStoppers month

The CrimeStoppers program was originated in Albuquerque by concerned residents in September 1976. Today, there are nearly 1,200 CrimeStoppers programs in the United States. The program in Du...

DATE: Jan 10, 2015 | CATEGORY: To Protect and Serve

Wage issue is growing locally

Thank you for your discussion about the minimum wage vs. a living wage (Herald, Jan. 5). It is easy to get them confused. Back in 2008 when concerned residents put together the “La Plata Cou...

DATE: Jan 10, 2015 | CATEGORY: From our Congressman

The (human)ities in Durango

Discipline can best be understood as ‘a call to arms for social change’

DATE: Jan 10, 2015 | CATEGORY: From our Congressman

Energy policy should not blow with the wind

With all that talk of holiday cheer and goodwill set aside for another 11 months, it is time to get down to the business of lawmaking. Or, rather, position-staking. When it comes...

DATE: Jan 10, 2015 | CATEGORY: Policy and Politics

Licensing law boosts credibility of HOA managers

New laws effective Jan. 1 require licensing for community association managers who perform two or more types of tasks defined by law, including receiving or managing funds, preparing budgets...

DATE: Jan 10, 2015 | CATEGORY: From our Congressman

Healthy lifestyle is a choice and a commitment

It is that time of year when many people resolve to lead healthier lifestyles through changes in diet and exercise. These changes require commitment and perseverance that extends well beyond...

DATE: Jan 8, 2015 | CATEGORY: On the Run

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