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A festival reinvented

Last weekend at the corner of Ninth Street and Third Avenue, a quiet revolution took place. An exploratory jam session turned St. Mark’s Episcopal Church into a cool jazz club. Lo...

Doctors cheating on board exams? I don’t think so

CNN has reported doctors taking the examinations required for board certification in their specialties have been cheating on those tests for years. If they’re right about what constitutes ch...

Time can provide better health care

Time is one of the most valuable commodities in today’s busy world. Time is also a rare commodity in conventional health care. The average time a primary-care doctor gets to spe...

Public editorial board meeting

Please join The Durango Herald editorial board for its public session at 10:30 a.m. today at Durango Joe’s, 40 Town Plaza. This first session for 2014 will focus on topics for d...

A 6-word sign requiring a 159-word explanation

What the heck does this sign mean? I noticed it before the intersection of Camino del Rio and Ninth Street, kitty-corner from City Market. Aren’t signs supposed to prevent confusion? Would y...

Recapture Canyon

An illegal ATV trail stirs up cloud of controversy

Learn about law enforcement in Citizens’ Police Academy

Do you want to be part of something exciting and fun? Do you want to know what your police department is doing? Have you ever wondered how you could get more involved in the community and po...

Developmental disability wish list for the new year

There is something about a new year that feels like a new beginning. Perhaps this is why people tend to make resolutions, set goals and plan for the future at the New Year. In ke...

Review: Solutions to parenting issues today

“You are the bows from which your children as living arrows are sent forth.” Kahlil Gibran, The Prophet (1923) In 2003, Robert Shaw, M.D., wrote a book called The Epide...

Dog Protection Act seeks to cut dog shootings by police

You may have seen news stories about police shooting dogs in the past year. According to state legislators, there have been 30 such shootings in the last five or six years in Colorado, many ...

Protecting cervical health starts with vaccine

January is Cervical Health Awareness Month. To start the year off right by taking charge of their health, women should use this opportunity to schedule important preventive screenings such a...

Wildfire prevention

Fighting fires is necessary, but mitigation is smarter, safer and cheaper