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Downtown all dressed up for fun in the sun

The springtime metamorphosis of downtown has been underway for the past several weeks ... and it shows. It started with City Parking Division installing some 1,100 new parking meters, 365 of...

Arts don’t take summer break at Fort Lewis

Summer offers no time off for the arts at Fort Lewis College. Members of the art, music and theatre departments are busy, and the Community Concert Hall at FLC produces events in June and Ju...

Five common travel mistakes: Avoid them

The secrets to a hassle-free summer vacation seem simple enough: Keep a checklist. Read the rules, especially if you’re flying. Take photos of your rental car. Don’t make assumptions about y...

Setting price determined by variety of factors

It can be extremely difficult to put a value on someone’s home for several reasons. The most important and problematic is emotions. Homes are filled with memories and generally ha...

‘Let me be a mountain of love and firm boundaries’

Rose and I are walking home, hand in hand, when she asks, “Does everything have a shadow?” Me: “Yes.” Rose: “Not pigment.” Me: “What?” Rose: “Pigm...

Letter from Korla

China adventure extends to the dinner table

Not everyone is a rooter for city’s sewer-line insurance

What’s with the sewer line warranty letter from the city? How much of a kickback does Dick White get for endorsing this company that sells insurance for sewer-line repairs? How much did Dura...

Exercising the mind pays off

For college-bound youths, lifting books as good as lifting weights

Questions about VA health-care coverage? Read on

The Veterans Administration has developed resources about the health-care law specifically for veterans and their families. Here are some frequently asked questions about health-care coverag...

The Great Depression came late to Durango

By Christmas 1929, the stock market had already crashed in October, economic panic had set in and the country collapsed into the Great Depression. Durango, however, led a charmed life, for t...

Death and politics

Expect capital punishment to be an issue in this year’s Colorado governor’s election

Sending our young women into the world

It’s a big deal when young people graduate from high school and go out into the world, whether they’re going on to college, further training or out into the workforce. A transition from alwa...