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Leslie Mendelson digs good songs

It all started with a piano and a killer stereo. Those are the early tools that can start most musicians on their path; something to listen to, and something to attempt to learn how to play ...

DATE: Jun 8, 2023 | CATEGORY: Downtown Lowdown

Two Strikes … and then what?

Proposed rule change may put onus on schools or officials

DATE: Jun 8, 2023 | CATEGORY: This May Take a Moment

‘Government doesn’t think consumers know how to drive’

I’ve been a car guy for 70 years, going back to the first AMT model car kit I built when I was 12 years old. Over that period of time, I’ve had customs, sports cars, hot rods, RVs, daily dri...

DATE: Jun 7, 2023 | CATEGORY: Opinion

Keep your family (including pets) safe this summer

Warmer months and favorite summer activities can also bring the risk of animal-, insect- and tick-borne diseases. San Juan Basin Public Health encourages everyone to take precautions to prev...

DATE: Jun 6, 2023 | CATEGORY: Creating Community

Wife’s ability to trust takes hit

DEAR ABBY: My husband and I are in our early 70s. We have been married seven years. I was celibate before we met and thrilled to have a partner I respected and was attracted to. Our sex life...

DATE: Jun 6, 2023 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

Like flume work, your boat will go slowly at Electra Lake

Dear Action Line: One of our favorite pastimes, from past times, was to take our small boat to Electra Lake, pay the outrageous entry fees and tour around the lake. We could stop for lun...

DATE: Jun 5, 2023 | CATEGORY: Action Line

At Harvard, Tom Hanks offered moments of grace

This is a fan letter. Commencement speeches are trampolines, elevating and entertaining with just enough risk to keep things interesting. So many ways to go wrong – faux erudition from civil...

DATE: Jun 4, 2023 | CATEGORY: Opinion

Parenting at our age!

Mothers will always be mothers, and fathers will always be fathers. Even if our children are in their 40s, 50s and 60s, we still love them, care for them as much as possible, give them what ...

DATE: Jun 3, 2023 | CATEGORY: Authentic Aging

Peopele’s opinions complicate health issues

DEAR ABBY: I am struggling with an invisible illness and losing patience with friends, family and acquaintances. I’m working with doctors to manage my conditions, and I’m tired of all the su...

DATE: Jun 3, 2023 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

Measure twice, cut once

Or rather, check twice, then fish

DATE: Jun 3, 2023 | CATEGORY: Sports

Keeping the diva of the garden happy

Lycopersicon esculentum. That is the Latin genus and species for the beloved diva of the garden, the tomato. To be more specific, the Latin is the binomial nomenclature, or a two-part na...

DATE: Jun 2, 2023 | CATEGORY: From the Extension Office

Chamber music at noon

Mika Inouye, artistic director of the Durango Chamber Music Festival, has conjured up another series of surprising noontime recitals. The 2023 festival runs every day next week, June 5 to 9,...

DATE: Jun 2, 2023 | CATEGORY: Culture Gulch

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