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Downtown Lowdown

Best albums of 2022: 10 to 6

As the year winds down, many music fans like to take an inventory of what was added to their own…

December 15, 2022

Dear Abby

Choose right time to share sympathy

DEAR ABBY: My father died a couple of years ago, and my mother died recently. I have noticed something that…

December 15, 2022

Thinking Green

Celebrating Conservation Gains

Clearer skies, reduced emissions part of conservation gains

December 14, 2022

Opinion

Late Sen. Isgar would welcome clean energy on his land

Joan Kelloggcca I am shocked and disappointed to see a recent social media comment stating my brother, the late state…

December 14, 2022

Nourishing Morsels

Honoring the shift in the season

Right now, we are experiencing the shortest days of the year. This is typically accompanied by darkness, cold and even…

December 14, 2022

Dear Abby

New beau blindsides ex

DEAR ABBY: My ex-wife, “Jenny,” and I were together seven years, married for almost five of them. We have a…

December 13, 2022

Opinion

Breaking the stigmas of dementia

Approximately 1,200 La Plata County residents have dementia (Alzheimer’s, Younger or Older Onset), Lewy Body Dementia, Posterior Cortical Atrophy, Primary…

December 12, 2022

Action Line

Time to get kraken and make deep dive into reservoir project

What secret gizmo is being constructed on the west bank of the city’s Terminal Reservoir on College Mesa? And for…

December 12, 2022

From the Chamber

Buying local makes a big impact

In partnership with the Durango Business Improvement District, Alpine Bank and Eolus Bar & Dining, the Durango Chamber is once…

December 10, 2022

Creating Community

Consider the needs of people with disabilities during the holidays

As nostalgic and delightful as the holiday season is, it can provoke problems for people for a variety of reasons.…

December 10, 2022

Stewards of the Land

Wrapping up a solid year

Anticipation hangs heavy in the air at this time of year. We see it in the faces of all the…

December 10, 2022

Gulliford's Travels

Balloons rise above red rocks: The Bluff, Utah, Balloon Festival

Colorado balloon pilot Chris Liberti skillfully poses his balloon between Bluff, Utah’s famous Twin Rocks. (Courtesy of the Liberti Family)…

December 10, 2022

Dear Abby

Change to will may signal serious issue

DEAR ABBY: You printed a letter from a person whose failing, elderly friend made an abrupt change to his will…

December 10, 2022

Opinion

Long history of political acts invading Olympic games

Cross Because of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, should Russian and Belarusian athletes be allowed to compete in international sports? This…

December 9, 2022

Downtown Lowdown

Monheit plays Durango Cool Jazz event

Jazz vocalist Jane Monheit did not have the typical childhood aspirations of what she was going to be when she…

December 9, 2022

Dear Abby

Strangers saw chat very differently

DEAR ABBY: My boyfriend of two years works for a company with 160 employees, 95 miles from our town. He…

December 8, 2022

From the Extension Office

Take home baking to the next level, be a Cottage Foods producer

Some people just have a penchant and talent for baking. Their skillful blending of art and food chemistry results in…

December 8, 2022

What's up in Durango Skies

Meaning of nebula remains ‘fuzzy’

Greetings stargazers. Many scientific terms are very specific, but the term nebula is, well, nebulous. In a very generic sense,…

December 8, 2022

Opinion

Climate change action not a spectator sport

Mayor Dick Whitedu1-i-syn Climate change is a stress-multiplier. For example, though drought is common in our region, climate change has…

December 7, 2022

Opinion

Red Flag laws must be used to work

Brian Sexton When Colorado passed its Red Flag law, called “Extreme Risk Protection Orders,” in 2019, El Paso County Sheriff…

December 7, 2022

Dear Abby

Man divides time with wife, mistress

DEAR ABBY: I have been married to my wife for a little over a year. I love her. However, right…

December 6, 2022

Action Line

Where’s that confounded parking garage?

A new downtown Durango parking garage was all but built, it seemed at a glance from this Feb. 27, 1985,…

December 5, 2022

Opinion

What we learned from CD-3 midterm elections

Steve Mandelldu1-i-syn The recent elections in our 3rd Congressional District may be a turning point. But where it is leading…

December 4, 2022

Opinion

Irony in crypto lender filing for Chapter 11 protection

cca Within the bankruptcies of crypto lenders, there is a genuine irony: The centralized governmental authority cryptocurrency denounces is its…

December 4, 2022