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Overcoming life’s hum-drum with local art

The natural routine of life often turns hum-drum if we are not fulfilling our basic, fundamental human needs. These are not only food, clothing and shelter, but also such things ...

Hung up on bad climbing movies

Hollywood sends reality into a freefall

Measles vaccine is smart choice

Late last month, health-care providers across the nation were notified about a significant national outbreak of measles. This multi-state outbreak of the virus, also known as rube...

Fighting electronic waves requires Internet surfing

A Letter to the Editor last week claimed residents are “under attack” from smart meter “electromagnetic radiation thanks to the FCC.” The letter-writer suggested that we should learn more by...

No easy fix to rental-car breakdowns

A car rental should be the least dramatic part of your vacation. You pick up the vehicle, you drive it, you return it to the airport. All done. Unless you’re John Themelis. When h...

‘The best part of someone’s worst day’

The American Red Cross alleviates and prevents human suffering in the face of emergencies by mobilizing the power of volunteers and the generosity of donors. Time and time again,...

Demographics of first-time homebuyers

The National Association of Realtors has published the latest data on the demographics of first-time home buyers nationwide. The biggest headline of the study was that the charact...

Valles Caldera

An experiment in privatizing public land fails after 14 years

A happy anniversary, with a little dash of secrecy

February is my anniversary: Twenty-three years ago this month, I was married to my calling as Principal Norm Higgs hired me to finish out the 1991-1992 school year in a self-contained Specia...

A guide for the most loving time of the year

Valentine’s Day is a nationwide holiday in which flowers are bought, lips are kissed and chocolate is consumed. For others, it’s a great day to remember how single you actually are. Either w...

Extending sales tax right thing for recreation

In April 1999, Durango voters approved a half-cent sales tax to fund the construction, maintenance and operation of the Durango Community Recreation Center and make improvements and connecti...

Dan Bern to christen new Cortez theater

Eleven years in, and KSJD radio, the community station serving Montezuma County, Southeast Utah and Northern Arizona, continues to spread its signal around the region. In 2012, t...