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Lizards give us pause to contemplate change

My son got a gecko for Christmas and named him Binx. He has always had a fascination with lizards in the wild. Many parents who send their kids to Durango Nature Studies’ summer...

In our community, local food is growing ever deeper roots

Lists. This time of year, I tend to make them. Deep into the “educational season,” it’s easy for me to get confused about where I am supposed to be and whom I am supposed to be t...

Water study could help answer key question

Water is the lifeblood of Colorado’s economy and environment. The Western Slope of Colorado is being pulled from at least two directions: water demands from the downstream states of Californ...

What’s the real cost of your debt?

A few days ago, I was discussing debt with a new client. The interest payments were killing him. He said repeatedly that they were his primary motivation for getting out of debt. ...

Extraordinary: Piccoli, Midkiff, Wasserbach

On Sunday, The Durango Herald kicked off a month of stories about local women’s contributions in the world and in our community. On Tuesday, we looked at why Women’s History Month matters. B...

Student recitals kick off Durango Bach festival

The eighth annual Bach Festival got off to a spectacular start Sunday. In a week full of musical surprises, C. Scott Hagler, Durango’s own impresario, has organized a winning sel...

Final State Water Plan must include specifics

By Gail H. Klapper Colorado Forum Last December, Coloradans got their first look at a draft of the Colorado Water Plan, which Gov. John Hickenlooper requested by execut...

‘Sparkplug of life’ recalled

SILVERTON – Under the mountain where an avalanche claimed her life two months ago, friends and family on Sunday afternoon remembered Olivia Buchanan’s love of the outdoors and ongoing search...

Distinguishing neglect from poor caregiving

“What looks like neglect from my perspective is sometimes the best people can do given the tools and capabilities they have,” one of my colleagues said. The comment was part of a ...

Tubing hill’s ills only worsened by icky ice

Have you noticed those large piles of ice shavings on the east side of the Chapman Hill ice rink? Why not move the piles to the other side of the facility and spread them over the tubing hil...

Canyon country controversy

A new national monument in southern Utah?

Disabilities in film: Getting a glimpse of another life

It’s time for me to come out of the closet as a documentary addict. When the bright red Netflix envelope comes, my blood pressure skyrockets in anticipation of pulling a documentary out of t...