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Bites of delight for good cause

For one night of the year, Durango’s talented chefs come together to prepare a once-in-a-lifetime kind of meal. Or it would be, if it weren’t once in a year here. I have gone to ...

DATE: Nov 11, 2014 | CATEGORY: Neighbors

Housing alliance offers path to your first home

Buying a home in La Plata County is a hardship for many working people. So far in 2014, the median price of a home in the county is $336,200, and, in Durango, it’s even higher at $390,000. ...

DATE: Nov 11, 2014 | CATEGORY: Money Savvy

Friday recital promises pure piano magic

If you love piano music, there’s a recital Friday that will rattle your bones and shake your imagination. At the heart of a program that spans two centuries of music, Marilyn Gar...

DATE: Nov 10, 2014 | CATEGORY: Culture Gulch

What are limits when ruling on cause of death?

In March, a superior court judge in New Hampshire barred the state’s chief medical examiner from testifying that the death of an 8-month-old boy was a homicide. As reported by The...

DATE: Nov 9, 2014 | CATEGORY: Coroner's Report

Become fluent in effluent by touring sewer plant

I read that the city is offering “open houses” of our aging wastewater treatment plant each Wednesday and Friday this month. So that prompts two obvious questions about the sewer plant. Firs...

DATE: Nov 9, 2014 | CATEGORY: Action Line

Choosing death brings up many questions

Perhaps you read Dr. Zeke Emanuel’s article in The Atlantic: “Why I Hope to Die at 75.” His deliberately provocative piece makes a powerful point in criticizing our “manic desperation to end...

DATE: Nov 8, 2014 | CATEGORY: Authentic Aging

What exactly does the seller have to fix?

Buyers usually become concerned when the listing report indicates that a home is being sold “as is.” The term often prompts the buyer to ask – what is wrong with the property? The...

DATE: Nov 8, 2014 | CATEGORY: On Real Estate

Home living for people with intellectual disabilities

When you think about where people with intellectual disabilities live, what do you picture? Do you see a woman in a wheelchair living in her own house? Do you see several hundred ...

DATE: Nov 8, 2014 | CATEGORY: Creating Community

Grand Canyon under siege

Developer proposes tram to sacred site at river bottom

DATE: Nov 8, 2014 | CATEGORY: Gulliford's Travels

Police have plenty of reasons to pull over drivers

It’s the question any driver on the road hates to hear: “Do you know why I pulled you over?” The answer can sometimes be pretty simple. Yes, I was going 85 in a 40. Yes, I didn’t ...

DATE: Nov 8, 2014 | CATEGORY: From our Congressman

Our evolving grid

AMI electric meters offer the information LPEA needs to meet customer needs

DATE: Nov 8, 2014 | CATEGORY: From our Congressman

Women + STEM = success

In recent years, it’s been impossible to attend the Durango Branch of the American Association of University Women’s Fall Luncheon without learning something. Fort Lewis College M...

DATE: Nov 7, 2014 | CATEGORY: Neighbors

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