Columnists

Too sick to fly: Should airlines offer refunds to infectious passengers?

Airline policies are unfairly rigid when it comes to infectious diseases. Unless you bought a fully refundable ticket, carriers will…

June 9, 2020

Action Line

Have your COVID-19 cake and eat it, too

Adobe Stock Dear Hungry: When your coworker blows out the candles, he will be doing so with breath filled with…

June 8, 2020

From the Extension Office

Our region’s challenging weather can batter your plants

To summarize: April and May were hot and dry, and March was spent indoors so I really have no idea…

June 8, 2020

Authentic Aging

Can this time of uncertainty lead to transformation?

What if we were to clarify where we are personally and collectively, clarify what no longer serves us, and clarify…

June 6, 2020

Dear Abby

Mom fears history will repeat itself

I am tight on money now, and I don’t want to pay for an expensive wedding if it’s going to…

June 5, 2020

Creating Community

S.W. Colorado resilient during pandemic through residents’ hard work

Nindedu1-i-syn Just like communities worldwide, Southwest Colorado is experiencing the extreme challenges the pandemic presents, including the crushing burden of…

June 5, 2020

Downtown Lowdown

KSUT offers up a virtual concert

The two regional festivals that bookend summer – The Pagosa Folk ’N Bluegrass Festival and Four Corners Folk Festival –…

June 4, 2020

Shelf Life

There are some bright spots at Durango Public Library

Irwindu1-i-syn I am frequently being asked when we will reopen. And the answer is that I don’t know. We are…

June 3, 2020

Guest Columns

Nicholas Kristof: Let’s remember this virus is still a big mystery

Some of that epidemiological humility should seep into public discourse. Some conservatives scoffed that the coronavirus was like the flu,…

June 3, 2020

Strength in Well-being

What to eat to avoid painful gallstones

The gallbladder is in charge of collecting bile from the liver, concentrating it, and then releasing it into the small…

June 3, 2020

Dear Abby

Changing identities bring up questions

I don’t want to offend anyone, but when you see a large male wearing pants, shirt, etc., but has pink…

June 2, 2020

Action Line

When dealing with miller moths, go batty

Dear Swarmed: Those are most likely the miller moths, according to Darrin Parmenter, director and horticulture agent of the La…

June 1, 2020

Guest Columns

Clyde Church: We’re excited about the new county land use code

We are so excited about this new code and eager for your help in refining it as we move toward…

May 31, 2020

Guest Columns

Scott Tipton: I’m marshaling support for farmers and ranchers

In most cases, food shortages are not because of a lack of supply, but rather a result of over shopping…

May 30, 2020

The Tourism Effect

How Visit Durango plans to safely welcome back visitors

The business community is urging DMMOs to invite visitors back and ramp up advertising. The resident and public health community…

May 30, 2020

Guest Columns

Mike Kopp: Polis’ executive order opens way to electoral fraud

The fight against the virus clearly isn’t over, but we are now in a position to start reopening the economy…

May 29, 2020

Downtown Lowdown

Jade Robbins goes DIY with ‘The Call’

For local singer-songwriter Jade Robbins, that gift was not something that will add to her personal girth, but it will…

May 28, 2020

Culture Gulch

Zoom Theater rides into summer

The Theatre Mine, Silverton’s heir to the city’s long-standing A Theatre Group, has revised its readers theater format and will…

May 28, 2020

Dear Abby

Teen in quarantine worries about beau

Because of the coronavirus quarantine, we can’t see each other because we are still in our teens and don’t live…

May 28, 2020

Healing Nutrition

Vegetable bowls are both simple and powerful

Vegetable power bowls are loaded with the essential vitamins, minerals and fiber you rarely get enough of. These nutrients boost…

May 27, 2020

Dear Abby

Man’s health issues dominate marriage

He has major health issues now, but I’m not too concerned. According to him, it’s “none of my business.” Family…

May 26, 2020

Guest Columns

Bret Stephens: ‘You won’t live to see your next birthday’

He insists, and she relents. “You will not live to see your next birthday,” she says. New Year’s Eve, 1944.…

May 25, 2020

Action Line

Filling the dog days of COVID-19

Goose: Stimulus money at work.Little Action Line Dear Hoarder: Do what Little Action Line, now 20 years old, did. Buy…

May 25, 2020

La Plata Health Watch

Health care careers offer many rewards

I am confident that your future is bright, even as you plan to meet it in these challenging times with…

May 24, 2020