Columnists

Siblings don’t visit family members

While it’s never said openly, it quickly becomes clear that the purpose of their visit is to do activities with…

January 31, 2020

Restricted diet makes parties awkward

When I go to friends’ homes for dinner or parties, would it be rude for me to bring along something…

January 30, 2020

Guest Columns

Bret Stephens: Anyone but Trump? Let’s rethink that, shall we?

Ergo, every American who feels this way has a moral obligation to vote for whomever winds up being the Democratic…

January 29, 2020

Action Line

Same ol’ weather isn’t grounded in reality

Durango missed out on being stuck in the meteorological Groundhog Day of “31 degrees, light snow.” Phew!Adobe stock image It’s…

January 27, 2020

La Plata Health Watch

Healthy habits can be a shield against disease

Of course, this applies as equally to bad habits as to good ones. As it turns out, much of our…

January 26, 2020

Ross Douthat

Ross Douthat: Andrew Jackson goes hunting in the Persian Gulf

But with the assassination of Qassem Soleimani, I’m afraid that I must deploy the one-liner seriously: This was, in fact,…

January 26, 2020

Local First

Here’s how to help your Local First Foundation

du1-i-syn We are approaching 300 business members in 2020. This is a monumental achievement for our remote, rural slice of…

The Travel Troubleshooter

Should you take the train? Here’s how to decide

On another level, it doesn’t make any sense at all. Round-trip tickets for my family of four on the Pacific…

From the Mayor

Melissa Youssef: We’re checking the city budget more than twice

This City Council shares the belief that those of us who live in Durango are all in this together. Our…

Guest Columns

Laura Packard: Let’s spotlight Gardner’s real record

I’m a stage 4 cancer survivor. I moved to Colorado at the beginning of last year because I needed to…

New hire disappointed to be gofer

Abby, I have worked many intern positions. I do not believe I am too good for any job, but I…

January 24, 2020

From the Humane Society

It’s important to spay and neuter your pets

La Plata County Humane Society Winter may be in full swing, but soon enough, spring will be knocking on our…

January 24, 2020

David Brooks

David Brooks: Behold the Democrats committing political suicide

There is Donald Trump’s culture-war Theyism: The coastal cultural elites hate genuine Americans, undermining our values and opening our borders.…

January 24, 2020

Downtown Lowdown

Nordstrom spearheads music series

The local musician, who plays guitar and sings in rock bands Lawn Chair Kings and Farmington Hill, has always been…

January 23, 2020

Wife of cheater plans for his funeral

As we have grown older, I have begun to think about final arrangements. If he dies, would I be wrong…

January 23, 2020

Guest Columns

Bret Stephens: Of course Sanders could be the next president

When it comes to pundits and politics this year, I’d revise the great physicist’s admonition as follows: “The first principle…

January 22, 2020

Action Line

It’s still a sorry state of affairs with Denver TV

Last March, for the first time ever, more people paid for streaming video services than those subscribing to traditional pay…

January 20, 2020

David Leonhardt

David Leonhardt: F.D.R. got it. Most Democrats don’t. Warren does.

Scattered around the map were dozens of small drawings, each showing a project funded by Roosevelt’s stimulus program. They included…

January 19, 2020

From the State House

Barbara McLachlan: Good bills to come this legislative session

I co-sponsored the full-day kindergarten bill last year, and now about 92% of kindergarten-aged students are attending classes. As a…

What's Up Downtown

Get ready for a Rockin’ Snowdown

I joined the Snowdown board of directors a year ago and have enjoyed the fun of Snowdown every year since…

The Travel Troubleshooter

Don’t let airlines bully you with their ‘bad’ seats

“It was the worst flight experience I’ve ever had,” says Conway, who manages a digital marketing agency on Camano Island,…

Thinking Green

Road, bridges threaten Dolores River Canyon

It’s a bulwark against the creeping industrialization that often threatens to consume the quiet valleys and wild canyons that offer…

Birthday bouquet arrives in shambles

I doubt my boyfriend realized they would not arrive in a vase and arranged by a florist. Instead, they had…