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Serving Veterans Events to honor vets this November

Red Shirt Friday At 6:30 p.m. Monday, Durango City Council will be asked to approve a proclamation for an event known as Red Shirt Friday. With this proclamation, the city of Dura...

Unicorns, castles and giant tree enchant

As the premier partygoer in Durango, I see a lot of cool, creative hosting. But the one event where I experience a true sense of anticipation to see what they’ve come up with thi...

In a town that loves Halloween, events abound

Durango loves Halloween, sometimes making it a holiday that stretches on for two, three or four nights. Often this is because Halloween falls during the week and venues want to g...

4-H kicks off year; join one of many clubs in county

Trick or treat? La Plata County 4-H wants to wish everyone a fun and safe Halloween. It could get a little scary out there, so remember to use your head, heart, hands and health to keep ghos...

When money talks, facts twist in the wind

Time to break out the condolence cards – BP had a bad quarter. Earnings are down 18 percent, leaving this global behemoth with a paltry $3 billion in profits for the third quarter. ...

The Green Side of Life

For the second time in three weeks of this crazy little game called NFL, I found myself among the dregs of the Gridiron Green voters. And, once again, I was not the only champio...

Being in the minority is an eye-opener

October is when the Leadership La Plata year really gets going after the retreat in September, and this year, the 27th class kicked off its year with something new. (Being establ...

Living on the Waiver Wire

Say goodbye to some of the best wide receivers in football this week. Atlanta’s Julio Jones and Roddy White, Chicago’s Alshon Jeffery and Brandon Marshall, Detroit’s oft-injured C...

Take a day to game plan like a head coach

Now is the time to prepare for your annual strategic planning day. You say you don’t have a strategic planning day? Then make this your first annual. The best time for this planni...

An unexpected comfort read from Minnesota

The Life We Bury is the first book by a veteran defense attorney from Mankato, Minnesota – certainly not the place to call home if you’re blistering to set the publishing world on fire, and ...

It’s hard to hide from the threat of food poisoning

Food poisoning has grabbed plenty of attention lately and ranks second only to the common cold in frequency of occurrence. The very young, the chronically ill and the aged are th...

In many ways, Nepal worlds away from the West

Durangoan’s journey to Nepal reveals differences from West