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Celebrating the Old West’s lyrical side

Durango’s Cowboy Poetry Gathering, now in its 26th year, continues to be the local showcase for celebrating the lyrical side of the old West. The idea of becoming a cowboy is a y...

Double trouble: Mental illness and alcoholism

It was a rude awakening in the wee hours – forceful drubbing on our kitchen door, all the more audible as the bedroom was directly above. Crossing the kitchen, I recognized a sta...

Down payment assistance for local buyers

When it comes to purchasing a home, most prospective buyers suffer from two problems; lack of down payment and too much consumer debt. With median home prices around $340,000, th...

How does United Way invest donor money to help people?

Most people have a sense that United Way helps people – true. Most people know that we raise money and follow strict accountability measures when handling donors’ gifts – also true. What man...

Volume of beer serving no pint-size brouhaha

So I go to a local watering hole and order a pint of beer. A pint is 16 ounces, right? But when I use a commemorative pint glass at home, why does a 12-ounce can fill a “pint” glass to the t...

Association studying Hispano arborglyphs on a wooden canvas

By Ruth Lambert San Juan Mountains Association The San Juan Mountains Association is conducting a study of the historic aspen tree carvings made by Hispano sheepherders...

Your day in court

Waiving defendant’s right to claim ineffective lawyers is a bad idea

In October, take a peek at Uranus and two eclipses

Greetings, stargazers. Ancient astronomers knew of five “wanderers” in the sky. These five planets – Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter and Saturn – are all very bright, and, obvious...

Mourn for Martha, before we share in her fate

Although the Ebola epidemic is terrible, there is an invisible epidemic that might end up being even worse for humanity. We depend on the great web of life, but paradoxically, we are constan...

Jeffco schools

How rewarding to see high school students standing up for education

San Juan Skyway Looking to the future at its 25th anniversary

When visitors and locals alike share stories about their experiences in Southwest Colorado, inevitably Mesa Verde, the Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad or hiking are included. Add t...

Beauprez’s lands stance wrong for Colo.

It has been a few weeks now, but I had somewhat recent occasion to be reminded just how far Telluride is from Ouray, particularly when taking the short cut – on foot. Immediately after that ...