Columnists

Wife in awkward position with friends

The problem is, my husband still hangs out with them. He defended me when they talked negatively about me, and…

Rep. Barbara McLachlan: Playing “Mother, May I?” and “High Hurdles”

It’s been grueling and challenging. Senators Rachel Zenzinger and Don Coram and Rep. Emily Sirota and I are running a…

Culture Gulch

Fort Lewis College and the performing arts

All over the country, college and universities are merging music and theater departments. Fort Lewis College is already interviewing for…

Downtown Lowdown

Bands to play fundraiser for Carol Clark

Maybe you met her in the early days of Durango Farmers Market, the now Saturday morning summer staple she started…

Paul Krugman: Too much choice is a bad thing

Early in the pandemic he made headlines by saying that older Americans should be willing to risk death so that…

March 4, 2021

Relationship is more off than on

He accuses me of picking fights and says I will never be happy with anyone when I try to talk…

March 2, 2021

Action Line

A youthful resolution to snowed-in fire hydrants

Anyone, kids or adults, who shovels snow from around a hydrant is doing a good deed, says Karola Hanks, fire…

March 1, 2021

La Plata Health Watch

Vaccines can help combat COVID-19 variants

We passed this grim number within the last week. As we enter spring in the coming month, both infection and…

February 28, 2021

Dan Harms: How reliable is our power supply in Southwest Colorado?

du1-i-syn In the wake of these events, La Plata Electric Association (LPEA) members are rightfully concerned about the reliability of…

Charles Blow: Four great migrations are underway

du1-i-syn It should also remind us of how a new era in which extreme weather is normal will push –…

Jenn Lopez: Calling for a bold, comprehensive affordable housing strategy

du1-i-syn Once I learned that the median house price at that time was $150,000 (around $265,000 in today’s money), I…

From the Chamber

Focusing on the chamber’s three buckets

This might not qualify as the clichéd “bucket list” for folks, but as a team we determined three “buckets” on…

Bullied student longs for hometown

My family plans to stay here another two years. My parents say that when/if we move back to the United…

February 26, 2021

Shelf Life

Local libraries offer services, places to gather close to home

Johnsondu1-i-syn These libraries are unique in La Plata County because they are physically located within public schools. During the day,…

February 26, 2021

Downtown Lowdown

Concert Hall hosts Jack & The Vox

Eddie Vedder released a solo record that found the Pearl Jam front man picking out aggressive folk with a ukulele,…

February 25, 2021

Writers on the Range: Put unemployed miners, drillers to work in restoration

du1-i-syn Over the last decade, however, the oil and gas rollercoaster here has shuddered nearly to a halt and one…

February 25, 2021

Nourishing Morsels

When in doubt about your diet, go dense

For many of us, feeling overwhelmed by information can lead to confusion or just plain giving up on our nutrition…

February 24, 2021

Iyahna Calton: Celebrating Black History Month at Fort Lewis College

du1-i-syn I love celebrating Black culture and what it means for the Black community to truly excel. Yet I feel…

February 23, 2021