Columnists

Rumble bumps music to reader’s ears

Rumble strips serve as a wake-up call for distracted drivers, and they are effective, according to the Colorado State Patrol.Adobe…

November 16, 2020

Creating Community

Health insurance more important than ever this year. We can help

The current COVID-19 pandemic has demonstrated how major medical events can happen to any of us, old or young, strong…

November 14, 2020

Gulliford's Travels

Bears in the woods: Social distancing with big bruins

Social distancing is the best way to appreciate majestic bruins

November 14, 2020

The Tourism Effect

Why 2020 is the year to shop local this holiday season

As our research shows, 62% of patrons to our shops and retail stores are out-of-towners. While visitation has stayed steady…

November 14, 2020

What's up in Durango Skies

Binoculars greatly expand your view of the night sky

Every couple of years, I write a column about binocular observing because there are lots of things in the sky…

November 14, 2020

Stewards of the Land

Allison’s Turkey Packers Co-op provided income during hard times

In the 1930s, the Turkey Packers Co-op in Allison was most active during the Thanksgiving and Christmas holidays, when as…

November 13, 2020

Guest Columns

Bret Stephens: On the compromises that are fatal to liberalism

“Why is a career like that of Christopher Hitchens not only unlikely but almost unimaginable?” Packer asked. “Put another way:…

November 13, 2020

Downtown Lowdown

Thom Chacon takes music international

Chatham County Line, Otis Gibbs, Slim Cessna’s Auto Club and a handful of punk rockers who cross the ocean only…

November 12, 2020

Dear Abby

Masks challenge deaf citizens

I am a deaf person and rely on lip-reading for communication. Wearing a mask has shut out my contact with…

November 12, 2020

From the Extension Office

Celebrate Thanksgiving with a simple meal full of tradition

Love it or hate it, there are a handful of meals a year that even the most resistant will plan…

November 12, 2020

Healing Nutrition

Six nutrition principles most fad diets don’t include

That might mean your kids are still at home, your favorite gym is closed, your kids don’t have school sports,…

November 11, 2020

Dear Abby

Letter-writing fades when needed

I don’t accept the notion that “people just don’t do that anymore.” When I give a generous gift to a…

November 10, 2020

Action Line

Dog-poo bags might line the path to hell

Possible evidence on the Animas River Trail that someone might be going to h-e-double toothpicks: A bag of dog poo…

November 9, 2020

From the Extension Office

Our many programs educate, serve county’s residents in crucial ways

It established the U.S. Department of Agriculture partnership with land-grant universities (Colorado’s is Colorado State University – go Rams!) with…

November 9, 2020

From the Chamber

Buy local or bye-bye local this winter

We all need to stick together to sustain our economy and our small businesses. Keep Durango and La Plata County…

November 7, 2020

Authentic Aging

Will hope and beauty and being present get us through?

COVID-19 is still rampant with no end in sight. The election may or may not be over by the time…

November 7, 2020

Flies & Lies

Curls that aren’t so cute

A curling line doesn’t actually land in circles but lands in lots of little “S’s” or kinks. It also comes…

November 7, 2020

Dear Abby

Woman’s relationship on the rocks

What matters more to me are simple gestures like checking to make sure I get home safely, accepting and acknowledging…

November 6, 2020

Guest Columns

Bret Stephens: How the Times lost its way on the 1619 project

In some ways, this ambition succeeded. The 1619 Project introduced a date, previously obscure to most Americans, that ought always…

November 6, 2020

Guest Columns

Jamelle Bouie: We waited for a repudiation that never came

It is no longer on the table. A Joe Biden win, if it happens, will be as narrow an Electoral…

November 6, 2020

Downtown Lowdown

Reggae musician Nick Hagglof blazing his own trail

Self-branded as “alternative reggae music,” it’s neither the roots reggae of Bob Marley or Peter Tosh, nor is it the…

November 6, 2020

Dear Abby

New retiree has advice for others

I always had hobbies, interests and things I wanted to do but never had time for. I have been very…

November 5, 2020

Nourishing Morsels

What sugar cravings are telling you

When I ask sugar-craving folks what their days are like, it’s usually followed with a litany of stressful tasks, a…

November 4, 2020

Dear Abby

Woman can’t stand husband’s negativity

I feel trapped. I don’t want to be single at 40, and I know somewhere in there I love him,…

November 3, 2020