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Gulliford's Travels

Following the Colorado River from Moab to Mexico

For decades, visitors have toured Glen Canyon Dam. Now the Carl Hayden Visitor Center remains open but dam tours have…

July 8, 2023

Healing Nutrition

Navigating cholesterol: Insights for balanced health

High cholesterol increases the risk for heart disease – the leading cause of death in the United States. According to…

July 8, 2023

Opinion

It’s not about the checkbook

cca Before I start this guest column, I feel compelled to explain the one I wrote in June. I’ve had…

July 7, 2023

Downtown Lowdown

Elder Grown hosts ‘summer camp’

Local band Elder Grown is hosting a slumber party. Billed as “Elder Grown’s Summer Camp,” it’s a camping event without…

July 7, 2023

What's up in Durango Skies

Dobsonians

Greetings, stargazers. A regular occurrence for me is being asked what kind of telescope someone should buy. My answer is…

July 6, 2023

From the Extension Office

Cooking for one: Simplify and satisfy

Where does inspiration come from? It’s a question I ponder every month in preparation for this column. When two different…

July 6, 2023

Dear Abby

Marriage of convenience now inconvenient

DEAR ABBY: Eighteen years ago, I married a man so he could get health insurance and have back surgery. It…

July 6, 2023

Action Line

The cold, hard facts: Fireworks proving too hot to handle

If it’s too hot for fireworks, drone shows can be pretty cool. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald file)cca Dear Action Line: Why…

July 3, 2023

From the Extension Office

Thanks to Mother Nature, gardening can be challenging

If the first six months of the year are any indication, 2023 will go down as the “Year of the…

July 1, 2023

Dear Abby

Treatment of female relatives has crossed line

DEAR ABBY: My daughter “Lia” and her husband, “Jerry,” visited his mother and stepdad, “Gil,” a few months ago. Gil…

July 1, 2023

Dear Abby

Couple quarrels over America’s past

DEAR ABBY: I am a Hispanic-American woman who has been married to my husband for three years. He was born…

July 1, 2023

Dear Abby

Woman struggles to find purpose in life

DEAR ABBY: I am a 29-year-old housewife with a loving husband, a caring mother and equally supportive in-laws. I’m writing…

July 1, 2023

From the Humane Society

La Plata County Humane Society provides TNR services to community

Feral cat populations can be reduced by working with organizations like La Plata County Humane Society to implement a Trap,…

July 1, 2023

Opinion

‘Our democracy, for the most part, in good hands’

Robertscca Over several decades, Americans have witnessed a growth in political extremism and naked partisanship. Those are often accompanied by…

June 30, 2023

Culture Gulch

PlayFest heads toward the future

Actor Wendie Malick and PlayFest Co-chairman Terry Bacon speak at the Festival Kick-Off Party on June 27, in a tribute…

June 30, 2023

Downtown Lowdown

Gasoline Lollipops: ‘Man, serve it up’

It’s a band with a “Denver Sound” thing going on. For the unaware, Denver Sound is a term used to…

June 29, 2023

Sports

Lidl-Trek cycling era begins

Team aiming high in Tour de France after strong national championships

June 29, 2023

Opinion

Restoring the land can actually be fun

Rick Knightcca Driving back to Colorado State University with a van full of students after a day of working to…

June 28, 2023

Food

Choose to exist, cherish where you are now

Jennifer Roe Appreciating where we are in this moment and what we have in our present life can be a…

June 27, 2023

Action Line

The bridge in the middle of nowhere

A century-old Denver & Rio Grande Western trestle, as seen looking south from Cascade Xpress. (Courtesy of Peggy) Dear Action…

June 26, 2023

Opinion

‘How exactly is Polis saving us money?’

Trish Zorniodu1-i-syn Gov. Jared Polis might have gotten his start in the digital flower business, but he just as easily…

June 25, 2023

Dear Abby

Wife’s solution raises a stink

DEAR ABBY: I have been married 28 years. I love my husband, but one thing really bothers me that I…

June 24, 2023

Dear Abby

Relations with in-laws hit new lows

DEAR ABBY: I was never close to my late husband’s family. He had two half-siblings from his mother and seven…

June 23, 2023

Opinion

Titan sub entered our closest alien, hostile world

Brandon Pressercca There’s an underwater mini-volcano of sorts – a conical vent that spurts steaming hot water – at the…

June 23, 2023