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The month of May in Southwest Colorado reveals some of the most celebrated characteristics of spring – blooming foliage, warmer temperatures and increased runoff. The change of season invite...

DATE: May 7, 2025 | CATEGORY: Stewards of the Land

Riding hard for the Pony Express

Across the West are remnants of historic trails, wagon roads, emigrant routes and what’s left of dreams in dry places. In the 19th century, Americans traversed our country on horseback and i...

DATE: May 7, 2025 | CATEGORY: Gulliford's Travels

SafeCare Colorado helps vulnerable families thrive and at no cost through La Plata County Public Health

Being a parent is hard. None of us can do it all on our own. We all need support to raise safe, healthy and happy kids. Fortunately, there are high-quality parent support programs in our com...

DATE: May 7, 2025 | CATEGORY: Creating Community

Seun Kuti: A lifelong musician

Some kids bond with their parents through sport, or perhaps a hobby. Seun Kuti bonded with his dad through music. Not just listening to certain bands, or collecting records, but playing and ...

DATE: May 7, 2025 | CATEGORY: Downtown Lowdown

Parent, daughter struggle for balance

DEAR ABBY: I haven’t had a holiday with my grown daughter, “Charly,” since she left the state 12 years ago. When she came out as a lesbian, I wasn’t very accepting and didn’t handle it well....

DATE: May 7, 2025 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

Rep. Hurd fights to protect national forests, advances bill to fix them before they burn again

Our forests are burning. And Washington can’t keep standing by, stuck in process and politics, while homes go up in smoke. Over the past decade, we’ve watched catastrophic wildfires sweep ac...

DATE: May 7, 2025 | CATEGORY: Opinion

What’s up with the concrete dam-like structure on Junction Creek?

Dear Action Line, I’ve always wondered what the concrete dam-like structure is on Junction creek by the river trail where Junction Creek comes into the Animas River. Is it some type...

DATE: May 5, 2025 | CATEGORY: Action Line

Mother dumps problems in teen’s lap

DEAR ABBY: Ever since I was a child, my mom has regarded me as wise, thoughtful and intelligent. She has confided about family issues, tensions at church and cheating at her workplace. Abby,...

DATE: May 4, 2025 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

A Change-Up In Your Retrieve Can Make A Difference

My Friday fishing partner, Kim, and I decided that since spring was in the air, and the high mountain streams were still covered in snow, it would be a good day to fish one of our favorite a...

DATE: May 4, 2025 | CATEGORY: Sports

Abortion restriction repercussions are real, the pain is clear and the stakes are high

Yet again, the United States is failing women. People giving birth in the U.S. are dying because of political opinions affecting medical care. Multiple cases have been reported of women who ...

DATE: May 4, 2025 | CATEGORY: Opinion

At the front lines fighting for Colorado

We live in a challenging time. Rising costs make Colorado more unaffordable for working families; climate change creates serious risks for our land, air and water; unnecessary red-tape block...

DATE: May 4, 2025 | CATEGORY: Opinion

The high cost of silence: Science made America strong, only science will keep it that way

Editor’s note: The Herald’s editorial board requested an update to “A scientific dark age threatens to undo decades of progress and innovation,” (Herald , Mar. 16) by Black and DiRusso be...

DATE: May 4, 2025 | CATEGORY: Opinion