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Action Line Mercy cleaned daily; Durango topo maps untouched since 1963

The Help Wanted ads had an interesting item the other day from Mercy Regional Medical Center. The hospital listed an opening for an “Environmental Services Worker.” But further on in the ad,...

DATE: Jan 4, 2015 | CATEGORY: Action Line

Why do hotels place ‘holds’ on customers’ credit cards?

It’s like an episode of “Unsolved Mysteries” that plays itself endlessly for travelers. It happened to Judith Searcy when she stayed at the Portland Marriott Downtown Waterfront i...

DATE: Jan 3, 2015 | CATEGORY: The Travel Troubleshooter

Understanding the broker relationship

Despite all of the articles written lately, one of the most misunderstood aspects of the real estate industry is agency. A brief history may help. Before 1994, all real estate bro...

DATE: Jan 3, 2015 | CATEGORY: On Real Estate

Behind the scenes with The High Rollers

Local county band talks about life onstage, offstage

DATE: Jan 3, 2015 | CATEGORY: John Peel

Benefits abound for those who serve country

Nobody really knows what the future holds; it’s a brand-new year, so start it right by paying a visit to your local Veterans Service Office to find out what VA benefits you may qualify for. ...

DATE: Jan 3, 2015 | CATEGORY: Serving Veterans

High-speed Internet an economic need

Business owners in Durango and La Plata County mention two things repeatedly as integral to their success here: The Internet and air service. The Durango Herald reported (Dec. 28)...

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

Measuring what matters least

Testing should require thought, not regurgitation

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

European war talk meant little to Durango

European counties were aligning themselves, and war talk was being heard but it all seemed far away from Durango. Locally, however, spring was getting nearer and farmers were pre...

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

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It’s 10:30 p.m. on New Year’s Eve, two hours after our children are usually nestled into bunk beds. We’re with friends, their living room turned dance floor packed with the bendy...

DATE: Jan 3, 2015 | CATEGORY: Adventures in Motherhood

Chocolate, beer and Leadership La Plata

My, how times have changed. When I was a member of the Leadership La Plata class of 1991-1992 – also known as the Dark Ages – our session on business in the county was a lot of pa...

DATE: Jan 2, 2015 | CATEGORY: Neighbors

Six Dollar String Band: Keeping old-time alive

Durango’s Six Dollar String Band continues to be a local purveyor of a genre of music that out-dates us all. The quartet has been playing old-time music locally for three years. ...

DATE: Jan 1, 2015 | CATEGORY: Downtown Lowdown

Listen closely for sounds of change

“Does the flap of a butterfly’s wings in Brazil set off a tornado in Texas?” – Edward Lorenz, chaos theory pioneer Recently, I’ve reflected on the truism that “nothin...

DATE: Dec 31, 2014 | CATEGORY: Your Ecological House

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