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Frolic and skiing for Adaptive Sports

Stumped? They were all team names for the 18th annual Dave Spencer Ski Classic, that one-of-a-kind fundraiser for the Durango…

Keystone habits: How to be at your best

Throughout the day, it may seem like you are making well-considered choices, but it’s likely you are often operating out…

Pine cones, snowpack show nothing’s average in Durango

As a longtime Southwest Colorado resident, you know that Mother Nature doesn’t “tell” us anything. Mother Nature shouts hysterically. She…

On airplanes, restrooms are circling drain

The restroom on the Boeing 737-900 flying from Los Angeles to Atlanta seemed smaller than usual. “I had to take…

Women, Infants and Children Program celebrates National Nutrition Month

Pope Since 2002, SJBH has housed the WIC program serving clients in Durango, Ignacio and Pagosa Springs. Funded through federal…

Durango’s history not up to any boards

Mickey Stalley Durango

Census prying into private information

About 10 days later, we received a letter from the U.S. Department of Commerce reminding us to fill out the…

Lessons in water management

Your Southwester Water Conservation District at 75

Generation Z: What is in a handshake?

Henry Posting photos doesn’t express true character; it is a small reprieve from admitting isolation, a desperate plea for attention.…

We can help twice-exceptional students thrive

Holmen Nothing about education is easy or clean; students do not fit into tidy boxes with clear directives about how…

No hyperbole in extraordinary women moniker

This year’s honorees were selected for their contributions in public service and government, affecting not only our country but our…

Art abounds at Creativity Festivity

– Howard Ikemoto Nurturing imagination and creativity are essential components in educating our children. Creativity is one of the innate…

4-H garden is gateway to lessons about health

The 4-H symbol of a four leaf clover always reminds us of how lucky we are. Head, Heart, Hands and…

With extra time, add your voice to HD debate

This week, San Juan Citizens Alliance members helped persuade the federal government to give our community more time to weigh…

The Durango Dozen: Hook, line and sinker

In tourism marketing, the analogy is to get the attention of a prospective vacationer, pique their curiosity with what you…

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Dems and the DA

Local party arrived at the right answer even if it was by the wrong process

Health care takes center stage at Capitol

Unfortunately, my biomass electricity generation bill that included a provision for the production of carbon-negative biochar was killed by Democrats…

Five home repairs you should do before spring arrives

Here’s a list of suggested items to check as the winter season comes to an end: Rain gutters. Oftentimes, after…

All people have weaknesses, but they don’t define who we are

Because you are probably wondering, yes, I’ve had this affliction all my life. We aren’t sure if it’s genetic (neither…

Annual all-volunteer fair will help you take charge of your health

Stein Did your New Year’s resolution to take better care of yourself, eat better, get more sleep or start to…

Slavery a key factor in Civil War

The whole problem of holding the country together fell to Abraham Lincoln, and he did say that if by freeing…

Isgar was a statesman with big heart

After all, we thought that if the big guy from Southwest Colorado was knuckling under to the intense stress at…

Elevating higher education

State commission works to better outcomes for Colorado’s students