Columnists

How to avoid overpaying for your rental car

There’s the low rate you’re quoted when you’re shopping for wheels, the final and more expensive rate after all required…

June 4, 2016

From our Congressman

Agriculture counts, locally and nationally

On a large scale, the importance of efficient and sustainable agriculture becomes apparent as the worldâ€™s agricultural leaders work to…

June 4, 2016

From our Congressman

A year later, Pearl Harbor reverberates

Life on the home front was becoming more routine, within the boundaries of a wartime situation. A full page in…

June 4, 2016

From our Congressman

Durango High drama program continues to impress on stage and off

Troupe 1096 deserves accolades for both technical design and performances, and an extra round of applause goes to Mattson, who…

June 4, 2016

Flies & Lies

Lunches: From nothing to over-the-top

If you’re fishing by yourself, it’s easy to have a well-balanced noon meal. I just raid the refrigerator for last…

June 2, 2016

View from the Fort

Check out Concerts @ the Park series this summer

Blaylock Not the least among these is the Concerts @ the Park series offered by the Community Concert Hall and…

June 2, 2016

From the Extension Office

Helpful hints to grow a healthy crop of tomatoes

I know many of you have already been tempting fate for weeks by transplanting tomatoes by the middle of May…

June 1, 2016

Authentic Aging

Big birthday is reminder to live in the moment

It’s interesting to watch myself cling to the decade before this new one. Somehow, aging up to a new set…

June 1, 2016

Get Growing

Cactus can add variety to your garden, kitchen

By Emily Haefner A plant that thrives in drought conditions, poor soil and practically takes care of itself sounds like…

June 1, 2016

Coroner's Report

Johns Hopkins ‘medical error’ study delivers false conclusion

Hospitals and doctors report cases of death by medical error to medical examiners and coroners. I’ve investigated several doozies: One…

June 1, 2016

Clubhouse Porch

Farmington’s Roth represents Four Corners in style

I am talking about San Juan Country Club PGA Pro J.R. Roth, who competed in the 77th Senior PGA Championship…

June 1, 2016

From our Congressman

Citizen legislators back to work at real jobs

I am a sheep rancher and we make our living in 17 days in May. That 17 days, from May…

May 31, 2016

What's Up Downtown

Downtown, north Main online directory offered

Sometimes, it is hard to find what you need, despite the variety of stores that we have downtown and along…

May 31, 2016

Action Line

Give cold shoulder to old notions of traffic rules

Action Line can’t help but start with a corny joke: Two wrongs don’t make a right. But what do two…

May 29, 2016

The Travel Troubleshooter

Does Norwegian Air offer a better way to fly?

Those are just some of the words Norwegian Air passengers are using to describe the discount airline, which is patiently…

May 28, 2016

From our Congressman

How social media warps our world

But unseen puppet masters on Mark Zuckerberg’s payroll aren’t to blame. We’re the real culprits. When it comes to elevating…

May 28, 2016

From our Congressman

Clinic still needs more vets to sign up

We are asking 85 more veterans to sign up. Perhaps some do not realize they qualify. Let the Veterans Administration…

May 28, 2016

La Plata Health Watch

Taking multiple prescriptions? Time for a checkup

When was the last time you gathered all of your pill bottles in a bag and took them to review…

May 25, 2016

Adventures in Motherhood

Compliments fuel fun on this special night

“This is sooooooo good,” Col says through a mouthful of drumstick. “This chicken probably didn’t have a very good life,…

May 25, 2016

Clubhouse Porch

Sunscreen a must as golf season hits full swing

It is still a bit cooler in the mornings, so a good sweater should accompany your golf attire when hitting…

May 25, 2016

From our Congressman

Session a mixed bag, but much got done

I’ve turned in the keys to the short-term rental that serves as my base during the session and my patient…

May 24, 2016

From our Congressman

45th Iron Horse bicycle race the centerpiece of action-packed weekend

It is true, and credit goes to the Iron Horse Bicycle Classic, which rolls into town and on up to…

May 24, 2016

Neighbors

San Juan Symphony meets the maestro

The San Juan Symphony’s new music director, Thomas Heuser, gets a congratulatory hug from principal flutist Rochelle Mann, who has…

May 24, 2016

A Take on Tourism

We’re tracking the wiley website-using tourist

One source, the U.S. Travel Association (USTA), is a large producer of ongoing tourism research, which the Durango Area Tourism…

May 24, 2016