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Ryan Simonovich
Position: Action Line

It’s all downhill from here

Dear Action Line: I’ve heard rumors that Purgatory will begin charging for parking next season. Is this true? – Concerned Skier Dear Concerned Skier, There’s nothing better than a skiin...

Answer about post office just a stone’s throw away

Dear Action Line: The Post Office has had a rock propping open the door for weeks (maybe months) so the door is cracked open all day. Given the cold weather, it seems a bit wasteful on t...

Downstream concerns concern Durango resident

Dear Action Line: My question regards the stream that comes down from the college and flows south behind the houses on Eighth Avenue and then jogs to Ninth Avenue. Is the path on the ban...

Searching for parking answers

Dear Action Line: I was searching for a parking spot downtown when I remembered a rumor that the new hotel on East Second Avenue will only have parking for half the amount of rooms. Is t...

Still waiting for a sign along U.S. Highway 550

Dear Action Line: What is the purpose of this very expensive sign in the northbound lanes of U.S. Highway 550 about a mile south of the intersection with County Road 220? I have not seen...

Ag stories are hot potatoes these days

Dear Action Line: This Durango Herald photo and story is from 1970 when this town still cared about agriculture news. Yes, finding a very cool potato was more important than the three-wa...

The all-too-popular middle turn lane takes center stage

Dear Action Line: It is quite common on north Main for a car turning left out of a business to use the middle turn lane as a merge lane or a place to stop and wait for a traffic opening....

Days Inn extreme makeover coming, but slowly

Dear Action Line: What is happening with the Days Inn on north Main Avenue? A January article said it had been purchased by Hansji Corporation in 2022, and that it was to be rebranded as...

Why North County disappears on La Plata weather app

Dear Action Line: As a North County weather geek, I was very excited for the arrival of the recently installed radar at DRO. Unfortunately, when we have widespread precipitation in the n...

A plea for protecting our local trails

Dear Action Line: As our trails get busier, I was pretty discouraged by user behavior last winter and spring. The single-track got pretty rutted and wide from people trying to avoid the ...

Spelling out the ‘Durango’ letters mystery

Dear Action Line: So, those silly colored letters up the road on U.S. Highway 550 that spell, of all things, Durango? Duh, like we don’t know where we live? They are quite tacky to say t...

Crosswalk collision: Who’s at fault, and who wins?

Dear Action Line: While driving, I recently had a very close call with two e-bikers, and wondered who would be at fault if an accident had occurred. With e-bikes accessible to anyone who...