‘You cannot improve on it’

Let’s not bring Las Vegas to Grand Canyon

DATE: Mar 15, 2014 | CATEGORY: From our Congressman

Pay attention to the important art of the campus visit

If you have college-bound children, sooner or later they will be bombarded by colleges. Brochures, emails, posters and all other manner of advertising will likely swamp them. On paper, all c...

DATE: Mar 15, 2014 | CATEGORY: From our Congressman

‘Whodunit’ is fruitful for school

Silent auctions selling art can be a dime a dozen, but Mountain Middle School event organizers found a way to ramp up their proceeds by injecting mystery into the process. They pr...

DATE: Mar 14, 2014 | CATEGORY: Neighbors

Ragtime & Early Jazz Festival is right at home at the Strater

For the second week in a row, this column will acknowledge the importance of American jazz music. With such a rich and colorful history, enjoying jazz and studying its early contr...

DATE: Mar 13, 2014 | CATEGORY: Downtown Lowdown

Local runner tackles Alaska endurance run

Visualize running 100 miles, a daunting endeavor even for those who train and compete at this distance regularly. Now throw in icy, snow-packed trails, temperatures in the 10 abo...

DATE: Mar 12, 2014 | CATEGORY: On the Run

Investing in 4-H pays off – 6 times over

Every dollar county, state and federal agencies invest in the Colorado 4-H Program is returned to the state’s economy six times over, a new Colorado State University study reveals. ...

DATE: Mar 12, 2014 | CATEGORY: From the Extension Office

Slow down, look, listen: Give yourself gift of nature

Some people use January as their time to wipe the slate clean and start fresh to achieve goals and make changes. I prefer March. For one, ever the procrastinator, I find it’s a ha...

DATE: Mar 12, 2014 | CATEGORY: Durango Nature Studies

Climate chaos has arrived on our planet

“Filthy water cannot be washed.” – West African proverb I felt a bit odd as I completed my previous column – which discussed the ongoing drought in the Western and West Coast stat...

DATE: Mar 12, 2014 | CATEGORY: Your Ecological House

Water rights, energy measures to dominate committee work week

In this column, I’ll describe the bills I’ll be presenting in committee this week. You’ll see why my job is mentally stimulating and challenging, given the variety of topics I get to work o...

DATE: Mar 11, 2014 | CATEGORY: From our Congressman

Can’t stop marveling about these women

There’s no shortage of extraordinary women in this community, so the Women’s Resource Center had its work cut out for it when trying to decide who to select for its Extraordinary Women Chara...

DATE: Mar 11, 2014 | CATEGORY: Neighbors

From Sochi time to dinnertime in Durango

For 18 days, we watched the world’s best winter athletes perform amazing feats of athleticism and win shiny medals. Most keep the focus on the games, but others see the Olympics as a world s...

DATE: Mar 10, 2014 | CATEGORY: What's Up Downtown

Nothing dippy about power-pole sign near library

Along the Animas River Trail, there’s a power pole with a weird white plastic sign saying “3 Phase Dip Up.” It’s just north of the Durango Public Library. Curiously, the “3 Phase Dip Up” sig...

DATE: Mar 9, 2014 | CATEGORY: Action Line

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