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Two words: ‘Keep out’

Thoughts on fishing, navigating private property

DATE: Mar 3, 2023 | CATEGORY: Flies & Lies

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. He does almost everything anyone in their 60s would do. Ho...

DATE: Mar 3, 2023 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

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 one roof operation, from self-production and the release of their ...

DATE: Mar 2, 2023 | CATEGORY: Downtown Lowdown

Durango High School student performs song with Green Day

Band shares video of her playing guitar via social media

DATE: Feb 28, 2023 | CATEGORY: Talk about Town

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 of panties when I slipped into my first pair at 17. At 22, I discovered the fun and sexines...

DATE: Feb 28, 2023 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

Receiving the full experience

When was the last time you tasted your food? Like, really tasted it? Oftentimes we move through our days not fully engaged in what we’re actually doing. We’re thinking about something else o...

DATE: Feb 28, 2023 | CATEGORY: Nourishing Morsels

La Plata County concerned about snail mailer failure

Dear Action Line: There’s a hard-paper insert with our La Plata County property tax bill that basically says the post office is slow and can’t be trusted. And that sending a check by mai...

DATE: Feb 27, 2023 | CATEGORY: Action Line

Head and Neck Cancer

Joe Howard was a good man. As a child, he would intermittently visit my home to chat with my mom. We knew him as “Uncle Buster.” He’d been a chef in restaurants from Kentucky to New York Ci...

DATE: Feb 24, 2023 | CATEGORY: La Plata Health Watch

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,” and her mother and stepfather make up a beautiful unit. ...

DATE: Feb 23, 2023 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

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 Incident had always preferred music being made the trad...

DATE: Feb 23, 2023 | CATEGORY: Downtown Lowdown

Councilors’ pay must be commensurate with work, service

It’s time to invest in Durango city governance by paying our City Council members a salary commensurate with the experience, responsibility, expertise and aggravation required of important p...

DATE: Feb 23, 2023 | CATEGORY: Opinion

It’s do or die for the Great Salt Lake

Last November, the Great Salt Lake, iconic landmark of the Great Basin Desert, fell to its lowest surface elevation ever recorded. The lake had lost 73% of its water and 60% of its area. Mor...

DATE: Feb 22, 2023 | CATEGORY: Opinion

Photos: Navajo Trail OpenFriday was the first day of the Navajo Trail Open at Hillcrest Golf Club

Friday was the first day of the Navajo Trail Open at Hillcrest Golf Club

Photos: Durango Fire Protection District opens Station 2

Photos: Hundreds gather to honor fallen Bloomfield Police officer Timothy OntiverosA solemn procession stretched for blocks Monday morning along West Apache Street in Farmington – a display of unity, grief and honor for Bloomfield Police Officer Timothy Ontiveros, 32.About 7 a.m., a large contingent of law enforcement, motorcyclists, friends and grieving family prepared to embark on the motorcade to the 9 a.m. service at the Bloomfield High School football stadium to celebrate the life of the officer.