Columnists

There’s quite a lot to do at Durango’s May events

Today, please join us downtown for a new event the Durango Business Improvement District has created, The Spectacular Spring Red…

May 11, 2019

Gulliford's Travels

Hunters and artists: Glen Canyon rock art created by an ancient culture on the move

There’s no smile, but no scowl, either. Just a human face, an anthropomorph really, insect-like because of the antenna. I…

May 11, 2019

What's up in Durango Skies

Gauge the temperature of a star by its color

Last month, I began a discussion of how stars are classified by their brightness and color, or more technically, by…

May 11, 2019

Durango Nature Studies

It can be a bird-eat-bird world out there – but only if you let it

I was reminded of this the other night as we were listening to an array of bird songs only to…

May 11, 2019

Creating Community

Graduation-rate disparity continues to be staggering

Kienedu1-i-syn Unflattering hats aside, graduation from high school hasn’t always been an expectation for all youths, and it still isn’t…

May 10, 2019

Dear Abby

Friend worried about depressed woman

Charlotte has had a tough couple years and has sunk into a depression. We live on opposite sides of the…

May 10, 2019

The Travel Troubleshooter

Get a jump on renewing your Global Entry membership

A majority of Global Entry members who joined the program in 2012 to 2014 are applying for renewal now, according…

May 10, 2019

Downtown Lowdown

Iris DeMent raised on music

Liggettdu1-i-syn When the muse says you should be doing a certain thing, hopefully the muse isn’t like some kid from…

May 9, 2019

Michael Gerson

Book shows how Reconstruction was reversed

But in some respects, the telling of the American story does not focus enough on the horrors. American history texts…

May 9, 2019

From the Extension Office

How to prevent the stomach flu: A recipe for success

With Memorial Day weekend on the horizon, we’ll soon break free of the indoor kitchen. One whiff of food cooking…

May 8, 2019

Guest Columns

Uber’s IPO is a moral stain on Silicon Valley

“What our tiny company is doing for San Francisco right now is huge,” he told me. The employee’s joy was…

May 8, 2019

Dear Abby

Mailbox makes wife question finances

I don’t want to make a big deal out of it, but I’m concerned. He sees all our bills and…

May 8, 2019

Dana Milbank

Poof! There goes another Infrastructure Week.

“Is an infrastructure deal realistic in 2019?” Fox Business Network’s Maria Bartiromo asked Mick Mulvaney at a Milken Institute event…

May 6, 2019

Guest Columns

Our military is like cab owners in the age of Uber

The ships lying at anchor on Battleship Row sustained direct hits. Also hit were the base’s fuel storage tanks and…

May 6, 2019

Ross Douthat

Are Christians persecuted?

Political and cultural elites in the West can’t handle a clash of civilizations

May 6, 2019

Action Line

Gold frames on traffic lights have a colorful history

A gold-framed, reflective traffic light and the “old” non-framed versions greet motorists at 24th Street and Main Avenue. Crews have…

May 6, 2019

Coroner's Report

Wrong or false? The difference holds consequences

Though the case under appeal involves hospice care, forensic pathologists are nervous because the court’s decision could have repercussions. AseraCare,…

May 6, 2019

From the Extension Office

How to select a tree for your landscape

Now, I feel like I have a better understanding of how water (or snow) moves (or doesn’t move), of how…

May 6, 2019

Dear Abby

Sons about to meet mom’s beau

My problem is, my children do not know I have been seeing someone, and we live together. How should I…

May 6, 2019

Guest Columns

We must fix problems at the sources of migration

When someone suggests cheap space travel to Mars no one would roll their eyes and say, “That will never happen.”…

May 5, 2019

The Travel Troubleshooter

How to avoid basic economy class airfares

At least as far as passengers like Sue Elwell are concerned. She’s planning to visit her mother in Albany, New…

May 5, 2019

On Real Estate

How to find financing help if you’re a self-employed buyer

Self-employed buyers typically are very conservative when reporting their profit and income when filing their tax returns. Some self-employed buyers…

May 5, 2019

Mike Littwin

Gov nixes vaccination legislation

And yet, there was a problem with the bill – a considerable problem. The problem was not that it was…

May 4, 2019

Authentic Aging

Joy and happiness for this time in our lives

To be truly happy, I believe we are looking at joy, the more deep-seated feeling. Joy seems more core, more…

May 4, 2019