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Dear Abby

Sister longs for deeper relationship with siblings

DEAR ABBY: I recently moved back to my hometown after being away for six years. My family is great, and…

July 9, 2021

Dear Abby

Affair with musician strikes sour note

DEAR ABBY: My husband of 49 years had an affair two years ago with a woman younger than our daughter.…

July 9, 2021

Downtown Lowdown

Ely Cartwright: ‘Being an artist is a compulsion, I think’

He’s not tied into a contract that requires him to move musical units or sell tickets. He’s not locked into…

July 8, 2021

Dear Abby

Red flags flying in daughter’s marriage

DEAR ABBY: I am afraid for my daughter. She has been married less than a year to a very controlling…

July 8, 2021

Stewards of the Land

Forest ambassador program shows positive impact on San Juan Mountains

As warm weather and a public eager to get outside returned to the San Juan Mountains this summer, forest ambassadors…

July 7, 2021

Dear Abby

Man’s pics of young models devastate life

DEAR ABBY: I’m a woman in my early 60s. I have a husband I love very much and I enjoyed…

July 6, 2021

From the Extension Office

Our doors are open to new beginnings and to you

We are back. I mean, we never left, really. But like so many other businesses and offices, we took our…

July 5, 2021

What's Up Downtown

Summer events returning to Durango

Summer events are back and going strong. Here’s a rundown of three events to put on your calendar. First up…

July 3, 2021

Dear Abby

Woman can’t accept ex’s new girlfriend

DEAR ABBY: I’ve been divorced from my husband of 18 years for two years, separated for three. I have encouraged…

July 2, 2021

Creating Community

Improving Community Health Beyond COVID-19

Adapting and being innovative allowed our ongoing programs to continue serving our clients in the community and helping them achieve…

July 2, 2021

Guest Columns

Wildlife managers should learn how to ‘love the bear’s world’

Last spring, at the height of some of the most anxiety-ridden moments of the pandemic, my father read a poem…

July 2, 2021

Downtown Lowdown

Diabolical Sound Platoon bringing hip-hop to ACT stage

For Sam “The Prestidigitator” Redman, it wasn’t punk, funk or prog-rock that was pushed on him by that older brother,…

July 1, 2021

Strength in Well-being

Say goodbye to sugar wrinkles

Say what? A new Botox procedure? Not quite. While we all know that sugar plays a significant role in weight…

June 30, 2021

Culture Gulch

Music in the Mountains goes on the road

Launching its 35th season, MiTM decided to start off with seven free mini-concerts on the road before the first big…

June 30, 2021

Dear Abby

Woman’s marital arrangement causes family strife

DEAR ABBY: My adult daughter is married. She also has a boyfriend. Both of these men live with her and…

June 29, 2021

Action Line

More noise, one less mural on the River Trail

What was once art is now just a grayish, splotched underpass wall. Very pretty. (Courtesy of Action Line)Action Line Dear…

June 28, 2021

La Plata Health Watch

COVID-19 pandemic becomes a tale of vaccines and variants

Summer is upon us, and the COVID-19 pandemic has grown long in the tooth. The coronavirus, SARS-CoV-2, has been responsible…

June 26, 2021

The Tourism Effect

Visit Durango leadership defines new direction

On June 14, Visit Durango’s 14-member board of directors and staff gathered in the Oak Room at the Strater Hotel…

June 26, 2021

Shelf Life

Library a place to reassemble our community

Access to the physical collection is a form of connection that was missed while our doors were closed. People connect…

June 25, 2021

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Dear Abby

Teen’s sudden death comes amid fractures friendship

DEAR ABBY: Last year, after a falling out with someone I have been friends with for more than 20 years,…

June 25, 2021

Downtown Lowdown

Maria’s Bookshop hosts Willy Vlautin and Jonathan Evison book event

The Pacific Northwest-based authors – Vlautin living outside Portland, Oregon, and Evison outside Seattle – don’t dabble in science fiction,…

June 24, 2021

Dear Abby

Man’s messiness touches nerve in budding romance

DEAR ABBY: I’ve become involved with a woman I’ve been friends with for some years. We became close over the…

June 24, 2021

Healing Nutrition

Shift your focus to gain momentum with your health

Has your determination to lose weight created the perfect storm of guilt, food dissatisfaction and unhealthy body image that follows…

June 23, 2021

Dear Abby

Study explores memory benefit of nicotine

DEAR ABBY: My patients, like most Americans, believe memory loss is a normal part of aging. But memory loss is…

June 22, 2021