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Voyeurism and deceit dominate ‘The Stone Boy’

Some of the European press have mentioned Alfred Hitchcock’s 1954 “Rear Window” when effusing about Sophie Loubière’s new book, The Stone Boy. It’s a simplistic comment but not a bad insinua...

Bringing the past into the present

Durangoan returning to help native Nepalese village

Drive is on for park that seems to be stuck in neutral

Memorial Park looks more and more like a war zone. Four blocks of good, lush, green grass are dead. Big piles of dirt, equipment and tattered orange fences make it impossible to walk through...

Are you paying attention to your thirst?

I’m always amused when I visit the Bar D and the Wranglers sing the lyrics of the old Bob Nolan song “Cool Water.” It never fails as they harmonize about the barren waste and their dry throa...

‘The kids will appreciate this when they’re older’

We’re at 10,500 feet, tents tucked in the tall spruce, the La Plata River bending clear and cold below us. Wildflowers splatter the slopes like a Jackson Pollack painting. Dan rigs tarps fro...

Who should pay for mistake? United or me?

A booking error by a United Airlines agent forces Evelyn Jaffe to pay for a new flight to Hawaii. Is she entitled to a refund? I am writing to you for advice and help regarding a ...

Academy helps businesses, schools prepare for disasters

Colorado has experienced some significant disasters in the last few years. Disasters of this magnitude affect everyone directly or indirectly. Small businesses always are hit hard during and...

When it comes to nutrition, choose plate over pyramid

Does anyone remember the infamous “food pyramid” that introduced us to the recommended nutrition needed to maintain a healthy diet by the U.S. Department of Agriculture? With the advent of s...

Mr. President, Let the sunshine in

Cynicism fostered by administration’s news suppression

Raves all around at Glacier Club event

Sometimes an evening seems just perfect. The most recent fortuitous occasion where all elements came together in wonderful synchronicity was at the Music in the Mountains Mana Quartet fundra...

Real Estate Contracts 101: The basics

In Colorado, all licensed real estate brokers must use forms approved by the Colorado Real Estate Commission or have an attorney draft a form specific to each transaction. The mos...

Silverton races are a tradition on Fourth of July

Independence Day in the Four Corners offers a smorgasbord of racing events to choose from. This year, I decided to participate in one of the oldest races held on this holiday, the Silverton ...