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Supporting Durango businesses with unique offerings

There is a lot more to the Durango Chamber of Commerce than meets the eye. While networking events and other educational programs are integral to what we offer the community, we also work be...

DATE: Aug 3, 2023 | CATEGORY: From the Chamber

75 years of kids, critters and cowboys

Our La Plata County Fair will be here before you know it. Mark your calendars for Aug. 9 to 13 at the La Plata County Fairgrounds. Come out and enjoy some fair food, awesome projects, cute a...

DATE: Aug 3, 2023 | CATEGORY: From the Extension Office

Forest Thump duo bonds over love of music

The sky’s the limit with electronic music. With no walls to fit between, no box to confine yourself in and no rules to adhere to, you can do whatever you want. Throw down a techno beat and a...

DATE: Aug 3, 2023 | CATEGORY: Downtown Lowdown

Man repeatedly disregards wife’s complaint

DEAR ABBY: I’m an older woman. My husband and I have been married eight years but were together 15 years before our marriage. He is a wonderful, caring man in most ways. But from time to tim...

DATE: Aug 1, 2023 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

Friend’s spouse ducks out during visits

DEAR ABBY: About 10 years ago, I visited my oldest and dearest friend, who I see a few times a year. The last time, her husband, who I’ve also known for years and who I thought was a friend,...

DATE: Aug 1, 2023 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

Did all the crows take flight from ’round here?

Dear Action Line: I have noticed that all of a sudden Durango appears to be devoid of crows. Have they all been murdered? – A Crime Enthusiast Dear Crime Enthusiast: Perhaps it was an u...

DATE: Jul 31, 2023 | CATEGORY: Action Line

Call on Boebert: ‘Do better for seniors, protect Medicare’

Signed into law 58 years ago, Medicare revolutionized health care for America’s seniors. It cut the number of uninsured older Americans to near zero. It lowered costs, improved the quality o...

DATE: Jul 30, 2023 | CATEGORY: Opinion

Celebrating Colorado Day

On Aug. 1, 1876, Colorado became a state. As a territory, we had tried to get Congress to agree before, but President Andrew Johnson vetoed the legislation. A hard man to get along with, Joh...

DATE: Jul 30, 2023 | CATEGORY: Opinion

2023 has turned into the year of the ‘pirouette’

Pivot (intransitive verb): To turn on or as if on a pivot; to adapt or improve by adjusting or modifying something. Side note: I would like to start a movement where the definition of a word...

DATE: Jul 28, 2023 | CATEGORY: From the Extension Office

Preventing another tripledemic

While it seems a while off, as we take in the lazy days of summer, respiratory viral season is just around the corner. Scientists have been hard at work trying to prepare and also to ensure ...

DATE: Jul 28, 2023 | CATEGORY: La Plata Health Watch

Libraries strive to offer diverse selection of materials

Imagine walking into a grocery store to find that the only vegetable available is canned peas, the only soup, beef-flavored Top Ramen, and the only protein, frozen fish sticks. Now, imagine ...

DATE: Jul 28, 2023 | CATEGORY: Shelf Life

Middle-aged daughter takes no responsibility

DEAR ABBY: My 40-year-old daughter has never grown up. Until recently, she relied on her grandmother to make ends meet. Her grandmother died, and now I’m all she has. After she was fired fro...

DATE: Jul 27, 2023 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby