Columnists

Voluntary stopping eating and drinking

Sometimes conversations with other elders are about how we want our deaths to be. We want them gentle, peaceful, surrounded…

March 5, 2023

From the Extension Office

Seed swaps, exchanges and sales can help solve sold-out woes

Back in 2021, and even lingering into 2022, there was a shortage of vegetable seed available to gardeners (and even…

March 5, 2023

Dear Abby

Diabetes struggle causes concern

DEAR ABBY: My best friend, who is 54, has had Type 1 diabetes since she was 9. She takes two…

March 4, 2023

Flies & Lies

Two words: ‘Keep out’

Thoughts on fishing, navigating private property

March 3, 2023

Dear Abby

Living arrangement has woman feeling trapped

DEAR ABBY: I live with my longtime boyfriend, “George,” and his 88-year-old father, “Frank.” Frank is not your average 88-year-old.…

March 3, 2023

Downtown Lowdown

ON stops at The Hive

Steve Fall and his band ON operate like a mom-and-pop store in the independent music business. They’re an everything under…

March 3, 2023

Talk about Town

Durango High School student performs song with Green Day

Band shares video of her playing guitar via social media

March 1, 2023

Nourishing Morsels

Receiving the full experience

When was the last time you tasted your food? Like, really tasted it? Oftentimes we move through our days not…

March 1, 2023

Dear Abby

No appreciation for man’s preferred dress

DEAR ABBY: I am a man who has been wearing lingerie for the past few decades. I discovered my love…

February 28, 2023

Action Line

La Plata County concerned about snail mailer failure

The card sent to La Plata County property owners by the Treasurer’s Office.cca Dear Action Line: There’s a hard-paper insert…

February 27, 2023

La Plata Health Watch

Head and Neck Cancer

Joe Howard was a good man. As a child, he would intermittently visit my home to chat with my mom.…

February 24, 2023

Downtown Lowdown

Animas City Theatre hosts Snakes and Stars

Musician Michael Travis hasn’t always been on board with electronic dance music. The drummer for Colorado jam-grass band String Cheese…

February 24, 2023

Dear Abby

Stepmom feels slighted by birthday

DEAR ABBY: I am a first-generation Mexican American who married into a Caucasian blended family. My husband, my stepdaughter, “Lisa,”…

February 23, 2023

Opinion

Councilors’ pay must be commensurate with work, service

Jack Turnercca It’s time to invest in Durango city governance by paying our City Council members a salary commensurate with…

February 23, 2023

Opinion

It’s do or die for the Great Salt Lake

Stephen Trimblecca Last November, the Great Salt Lake, iconic landmark of the Great Basin Desert, fell to its lowest surface…

February 22, 2023

Dear Abby

Snooping wife not sure where to turn

DEAR ABBY: My husband and I have been together for six years, married for four. We have had a lot…

February 21, 2023

Action Line

The winter’s tale: Slippin, slidin’, sneerin’ (or not)

Some streets and sidewalks remain an icy mess after mid-January snows and more last week pummeled Durango. This was the…

February 20, 2023

From the Humane Society

Exactly why should we spay or neuter our pets?

February is recognized as spay and neuter month; the last Tuesday of the month is considered World Spay Day. As…

February 18, 2023

Stewards of the Land

Ramping Up: SJMA’s education programs continue to grow

Rachael Taylor All of the snow we got in January sure has been a sight! Perhaps you’ve watched your dog…

February 18, 2023

Dear Abby

Husband bitter when wife succeeds

DEAR ABBY: A few years ago, my husband, unhappy in his job, decided he wanted to be a real estate…

February 18, 2023

Downtown Lowdown

Salamander Collective: ‘It’s all about the groove’

The word “collective” is an apt term when describing local rock group Salamander Collective. “Group” is also an apt term,…

February 17, 2023

Dear Abby

Mothers create unpleasant dynamic

DEAR ABBY: My partner and I recently had a baby, and it has created some major issues with my mom…

February 16, 2023

From the Extension Office

4-H a positive environment for youth

Adolescence is a crucial period to develop social and emotional habits that are important for mental health and emotional well-being.…

February 15, 2023

Thinking Green

Regional Energy Transformation Accelerates

The Four Corners region is on the cusp of a rapid transformation from coal to renewable energy. The massive coal-fired…

February 15, 2023