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Taking agricultural water will hurt Colorado

Denver Water – acting on behalf of the Bureau of Reclamation and the respective water districts from Arizona, California and Nevada – recently developed a drought-management pilot program fo...

DATE: Aug 9, 2014 | CATEGORY: From our Congressman

Set up a network to help you in emergencies

September is National Preparedness Month and a time when we all need to update our preparedness plans, our 72-hour emergency kit and our first aid/CPR/AED training. Planning ahea...

DATE: Aug 8, 2014 | CATEGORY: Red Cross and you

Hogans celebrate family, roots

Summer is reunion time, in large part because festivities can be held outside and also because it’s safer for people to travel. Families and old classmates come together, and the stories flo...

DATE: Aug 8, 2014 | CATEGORY: Neighbors

Kai Welch show promises intimate night of music

Small music venues are the choice music venues. Don’t let the size of the performance space dictate your expectations on the quality of the product. If a band or performer gradua...

DATE: Aug 7, 2014 | CATEGORY: Downtown Lowdown

Fly-fishing, bears and eagles: It must be Alaska

Had the Vikings been fly fishermen, bear hunters and eagle watchers, instead of plunderers and pillagers, Alaska would have been their definition of Valhalla. It certainly is mine. ...

DATE: Aug 7, 2014 | CATEGORY: Flies & Lies

Annual La Plata County Fair promises something for everyone

Come one, come all to the 2014 La Plata County Fair. The annual county fair, which will be held through Sunday, is a great opportunity for the public to enjoy many family fun act...

DATE: Aug 6, 2014 | CATEGORY: From the Extension Office

When you need respite from summer, get out

It’s August – summer in transition. A quotient of light erodes from either side of every day, portending the inevitable fall. Cooling temperatures, changing smells. I feel a tin...

DATE: Aug 6, 2014 | CATEGORY: Thinking Green

Clubhouse Porch

For some, this is old news. But I thought it deserved at least one more look. Even though he finished tied for 18th place, Durango’s Devin Schreiner, son of Kip and Tammy Schreine...

DATE: Aug 6, 2014 | CATEGORY: Clubhouse Porch

Protecting our brains over a glass of fine wine

A helmet is hardly de rigueur cocktail wear, but when Gray Matters was the beneficiary of Red Snapper’s guest bartender largesse in June, it was what all the best-dressed guests were wearin...

DATE: Aug 4, 2014 | CATEGORY: Neighbors

Strategy may be what businesses need to succeed

A number of business people have approached me lately to discuss their strategy. This may seem like a fairly straight-forward request. However, I’ve learned to probe deeper until I know what...

DATE: Aug 4, 2014 | CATEGORY: Bottom Line

Ramping up for another year of arts on campus

August marks the time we look forward to the beginning of school, ending our summer fun and anticipating what the new year has in store for the arts on campus. The arrival of new...

DATE: Aug 4, 2014 | CATEGORY: View from the Fort

Don’t get burned: Simple measures can save your skin

Can you guess what is the most commonly diagnosed cancer in the United States? It is skin cancer, with 5 million Americans treated each year. Treatment for skin cancer accounts ...

DATE: Aug 3, 2014 | CATEGORY: La Plata Health Watch

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