Columnists

We’re more than OK with community support

As I remember, he praised the new benches in downtown Durango as a way to promote community. I was reminded…

June 29, 2019

Animas River Trail a glorious work in progress

City council has worked hard throughout June and made significant progress on a number of important projects. I’m very optimistic…

June 29, 2019

The Tourism Effect

Visit Durango embarks on new initiatives for 2019

Suzanne Harrisondu1-i-syn Refreshing the brand was the first step. Think of a brand refresh as a new haircut – a…

June 29, 2019

Dear Abby

Couple battles over who pays bills

This task is easy for me. We have excellent credit. He now wants all the bills to come to him…

June 29, 2019

Shelf Life

Snapshots of daily life at the Pine River Library

Walchakdu1-i-syn There are several people waiting outside the library when I arrive in the morning. I open the door early…

June 28, 2019

Creating Community

In the event of an emergency, is your family prepared?

Zazzarodu1-i-syn When disasters strike in Southwest Colorado, food, water and air quality can be impacted, as well as access to…

June 28, 2019

Downtown Lowdown

Niceness to headline Rasta Stevie benefit

Liggettdu1-i-syn Kruse is a Durango-born bass player, now living in Denver and reared on the long-running Friday night reggae show…

June 27, 2019

Guest Columns

Fake meat will save us from climate change

I don’t mean to slight the surging U.S. women’s team, but the plant-based protein slab made nearly as big an…

June 27, 2019

Guest Columns

Maybe, at long last, China is the paper tiger

If accurate, it would mean that one in four Hong Kongers was out in the streets fighting Chinese encroachment. While…

June 26, 2019

Nourishing Morsels

Is dairy really good for you?

Almost everyone would feel better in some way if they cut out all dairy – from sinusitis and allergies to…

June 26, 2019

Guest Columns

What ‘Chernobyl’ teaches us about Donald Trump

My Trump Derangement Syndrome has not spiked to on the ideological dosimeter. And no, I don’t think of the Trump…

June 24, 2019

Guest Columns

I want to live in Elizabeth Warren’s America

I don’t mean that the Massachusetts senator is a better speaker than anyone who has ever run, nor a more…

June 24, 2019

Action Line

Some think ‘Local First’ is a downtown parking policy

Plugging a meter in front of a downtown business costs between $5 and $10 per day ($100 to $200 per…

June 24, 2019

La Plata Health Watch

Treatment can reduce damage from asthma

For most, this approach offers a chance at satisfactory control of symptoms and a reduction of any lifestyle limitations that…

June 24, 2019

Dear Abby

Tradition changes after mom’s death

My mother passed away last year after a long battle with a debilitating disease. Dad is planning to retire soon…

June 24, 2019

Guest Columns

We could always just sink the pirate ships of Iran

The explosion injured 10 of her crew and nearly sank the ship. Four days later, the U.S. Navy destroyed half…

June 23, 2019

The Travel Troubleshooter

On your next trip, expect the unexpected

When he arrived in Switzerland, the cruise line dropped some bad news on him: Because of low water levels on…

June 23, 2019

Guest Columns

Pine River Library is a gem that needs your help

I don’t speak for the library, but as a private citizen sharing my personal knowledge and opinions. Last Saturday, at…

June 22, 2019

From the Chamber

Urban renewal and the North Main District

The North Main District has indeed evolved – not all of a sudden. It’s been a slow evolution, but it’s…

June 22, 2019

Dear Abby

Mom miffed son gets no time with dad

Any time he drives down to see Charlie, he always brings someone with him, whether it’s his wife or one…

June 22, 2019

Stewards of the Land

Maintenance of trails, public lands a shared responsibility

du1-i-syn Local trails, which were historically used for traveling to mining destinations, have now become pathways for recreationists. Our trails…

June 21, 2019

From the Chair

Responses to disaster reflect county’s key values

As of June 1, snowpack in the Animas River Basin is 1,493% of the median. Last year on the same…

June 21, 2019

Downtown Lowdown

Brew Train is keeping it local

Liggettdu1-i-syn Part of the Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad, the weekly Brew Train, which runs from Rockwood to Cascade…

June 20, 2019

David Brooks

Harvard is choosing the wrong path to wisdom

One of those students was Kyle Kashuv. Despite the trauma of the shootings and a busy impromptu career as a…

June 20, 2019