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Dorm bands get stage time at Skyfest

Fort Lewis College indeed does have talent. Like college campuses nationwide, the student body is made up not only of eager students forging ahead toward careers and lofty life go...

Randy, thank you for making the county fair our prize event

Each summer, the La Plata County 4-H program celebrates the traditions and pride of our community at the annual county fair. 4-H members bring in animals, food, heritage arts pro...

Can California survive this dire drought?

As a boy growing up on the Western Slope of the Rocky Mountains in Colorado, I often saw an amusing admonition posted in the rest rooms of gas stations, restaurants and even public libraries...

Water-bill negotiations are priority in Legislature

In addition to the usual floor and committee schedule, I spent much of last week in meetings discussing two of the water policy bills that I’m sponsoring this session. The bill involving irr...

A lot of love in the air

Red was the color du jour, roses abounded, and love was the theme at the Durango Choral Society’s Wine, Women and Song on Valentine’s Day. The event was held at St. Mark’s Parish ...

District to back all students as revenue falls

As many of you know, public education has received a significant decrease in funding since 2010. In Durango, we’ve lost $4.5 million dollars in revenue. This has led to modest cu...

Edgy art cuts uncomfortably close, expands our experience

Editor’s note: The “View from the Center” column usually appears on the third Tuesday of each month. This month’s column appears today because a technical problem prevented it from being pri...

Success follows a thoughtful business plan

Have you prepared a business plan for 2014? If you haven’t, you’re not alone. I know of no research revealing the number of business owners who create business plans. Personal experience and...

Charting a new course

In La Paz, reconfigured crew repairs boat to chase the dream

Sometimes, being seen without judgment can be enough

They’re like weather systems, children’s emotions. The clouds move in with a sniffly hiccup, a lip-quivery frown, and soon escalate like a tornado ripping across the plains. Sometimes I want...

Club’s sunny banner hopes to mark dawn of solar era

What’s up with the sun banner on the Boys & Girls Club building? And what does “Solarize La Plata” have to do with Boys and Girls Club? I thought off-site advertising was not allowed in Dura...

If that throbbing is a migraine, you’re not alone

There are few benign acute health problems more disabling than a migraine. Yet, this common condition affects tens of millions of children and adults each year in the United States, resultin...