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Making Bears Ears whole: The big swap with Utah state lands

Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland and President Joe Biden are considering the restoration of Utah’s Bears Ears National Monument. Native American tribes and environmental organizations ...

DATE: Jun 12, 2021 | CATEGORY: Gulliford's Travels

Conservation that’s ’good for the bird and the herd’

Gunnison Sage-Grouse needs ranchers, conservationists to restore its habitat

DATE: Jun 12, 2021 | CATEGORY: Guest Columns

Barbara McLachlan: Assembly work will help Colorado build back stronger

When we began this year’s legislative session, the task before us seemed daunting. Across the state and throughout my district, small businesses were devastated, hard-working families were s...

DATE: Jun 12, 2021 | CATEGORY: Guest Columns

Turning child care into a new cold war

Republican opposition to quality day care, pre-K ignores families’ needs, nation’s best interests

DATE: Jun 12, 2021 | CATEGORY: Guest Columns

Nonprofit organizations play key role in setting policies that benefit our community

One of the most important roles of non-profit organizations is to advocate for overarching policies and goals on issues that impact the community. While promoting these policies, non-profit ...

DATE: Jun 12, 2021 | CATEGORY: Local First

Solstice – the day the sun stands still

Greetings, stargazers. I hope you were in a good location to see the lunar eclipse last month. I saw only clouds, but a friend of mine got to watch the eclipse from the South Pole. That brou...

DATE: Jun 12, 2021 | CATEGORY: What's up in Durango Skies

Family Support Program available in Southwest Colorado

Families. They offer us support and love and comfort. They can bring irritation and pain and sadness. They can push every button we have (after all, they installed them). Celebrate them or ...

DATE: Jun 11, 2021 | CATEGORY: Creating Community

Adult daughter still has to check in with parents

DEAR ABBY: I am a 30-year-old married woman. My job requires a lot of domestic travel, which I love. My parents continue to ask that I “check in” whenever I fly, and often text or call a...

DATE: Jun 11, 2021 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

Thelma & Louise, a pandemic goal

Winter was looking bleak with no races, group running events, plays or concerts to fill in the chilly days and nights. Then in December, a friend suggested we train for an all women’s race h...

DATE: Jun 11, 2021 | CATEGORY: Sports

Friend prefers telling tall tales over the truth

DEAR ABBY: Twenty years ago, I reconnected with a childhood friend. When we were in high school together, she used to love telling stories, not all of them true. Most were harmless and c...

DATE: Jun 11, 2021 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

Mother can’t stand daughter’s girlfriend

DEAR ABBY: My college senior daughter, “Lisa,” insists on inviting her “significant other” to every holiday and to our home when she’s on break. This is Lisa’s first girl/girl romance, a...

DATE: Jun 11, 2021 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

Interpretive programs elevate your outdoor experience

After a year of canceled in-person events, social distancing and isolation, San Juan Mountains Association has restarted its free, outdoor interpretive programming. Over the years, SJMA has...

DATE: Jun 10, 2021 | CATEGORY: Stewards of the Land

Photos: Thousands take to the streets for ‘No Kings’ march and rally in Durango

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.