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Assessments aim to improve student success

My first year in Durango has been a rewarding experience. This year has been marked with a lot of changes…

Work revolution: Turn your passion into your income

As the dynamics of the industrial economy fade into the sunset, that old path to success is fading away. Gone…

Finding an Ace after all these years of reading

Putnam He’s a journeyman writer, weaned as a crime reporter for The Tampa Tribune, and he came close to winning…

Not much alcohol is needed to be in fatal car accident

Imagine four lanes of a main street, plus two parking lanes – a total of six. One early a.m., there…

Don’t fear bees; thank them for their hard work

A bee searches for pollen on a flower. Bees pollinate crops that produce about 25 percent of the American diet.Darko…

Teachers, organizations aim to have positive effect on kids

The staff members care deeply about outcomes for these children, 83 percent of whom have been identified as from low…

‘That guy’ proves one bad Apple can spoil the bunch

Don’t worry about being “that guy.” He already earned this dubious designation earlier this month when Mrs. Action Line was…

Durangoan feels heat of Kenyan election

A role as observer takes him to center of action

The gauntlet, Zen, natural stones and coffee

Strawndu1-i-syn Striking up a conversation, I learned of the Upaya Zen Meditation Center outside of Santa Fe. So I said…

For sky watchers, now is a great time to party

Now that the days are getting warmer, many of us want to get outside more often and even stay outside…

Who is an ‘Indian’ is a complicated question

Boosdu1-i-syn They say they didn’t come from the Indian subcontinent, neither did their ancestors, and consequently believe there is no…

School flap a learning opportunity

But like most things, it’s all in the spin, and while eighth-graders might never admit they appreciate an afternoon spent…

High water

Memories of river trips highlight a changing world

War on terror

President’s speech reopens a discussion the American people need to have

Changed Puerto Rico has its population under control

We returned to Puerto Rico this spring after a three-decade absence. The island seemed even better than when we lived…

Symphony fans enjoy a tapas extravaganza

Nolan Reed and Mallory Shanks, members of the Four Corners Youth Symphony, entertain partygoers at the Tapas Extravaganza at the…

Networking is working for Tucson band

For those musicians who operate on the DIY level (not just for punk rockers anymore), the progress that can be…

Petition drive to recall Rep. Mike McLachlan fails

A capital opportunity comes to local 4-H’er

Van Soelendu1-i-syn Citizenship Washington Focus is a 4-H summer civic education and leadership program for high school youths held at…

Cause and effect in a changing economic world

For example, just how does Jell-O get that wobbly consistency? Or what if Genghis Khan were a vegetarian? Similarly, in…

From Demo Days to tourney play, kick it up – ‘BAM!’

We will focus on the latter activity this week. An annual tradition, dating back to well before I penned this…

Introduce kids to international cuisine with French version of grilled cheese

As long as these recipes do not take hours of work in the kitchen, I am more than happy to…

Choral Society shows lighter side

At its Cabaret fundraiser Saturday night, singers who often are lost in a blur of faces onstage got to show…

Durango’s odd taste in magazines is only skin deep

Actually, it says quite a bit – but not what you think. Action Line counted 17 magazines at Magpies about…