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Senate advances Colorado landscape protections

The United States Senate recently took steps to advance two longstanding pieces of legislation aimed at adding new protections against development for beloved landscapes in Southwest Colorad...

A fond farewell: Looking back and leaping forward with LPCHS

This will be my last article for The Durango Herald as the La Plata County Humane Society executive director. After two deeply rewarding years, I am moving on for personal reasons, with my l...

Man sees ‘signs’ amid heartache

DEAR ABBY: I’m a 55-year-old man who dated a very special lady, “Dawn,” for 12 years. We were both married when we met. I fell in love with her, and after we divorced our spouses, we continu...

On history: The real Antifa – World War II veterans who fought fascism and tyranny

Last Saturday, Dec. 13, the nation honored fallen service members with wreaths placed on graves across America. On Dec. 7, America remembered the 84th anniversary of the Japanese attack on P...

Folk jam brings people together

It’s good to challenge yourself. Put yourself into various situations that may cause fear: jump off a high dive into a pool without holding your nose, eat some Ethiopian food, go skydiving o...

Five mistakes that are sabotaging your weight loss

Are you putting in the work but not seeing the results you expected? You are not alone. Many people make these five common “wellness” mistakes without realizing they are slowing their progre...

Babysitting brings marriage to brink

DEAR ABBY: My wife and I stopped having sexual relations eight years ago. She keeps our two grandchildren 11 to 12 hours a day, five (and sometimes six) days a week. (That’s 60 to 70 hours.)...

We must not succumb to the darkness of hate and fear

There is a particular horror in violent attacks on holy days and in holy places. This is terror in its purest form, rendering a people not only fearful to express their faith, but also to fo...

Roadkill: It’s what’s for dinner

Dear Action Line, So I’m turning the tables a bit on the new Mr. Action Line by posing this question to all you Action Line groupies: Who is the only attorney in America in the last...

The legacy of Orion’s belt

Collectively they have been known, among other things, as the Three Kings, the Three Marys and the String of Pearls.

Rep. Hurd, it’s time to introduce the Dolores River National Conservation Area bill

As County commissioners from Montezuma and La Plata counties with multigenerational histories in the Dolores River Basin, we have spent nearly two decades working together to address the com...

Stewart’s 2026 legislative priorities: EMS pay, jail safety, health care subsidies

We have less than six weeks to go before the 2026 legislative session, so I’d like to give an overview of my bills for the coming year. These policy proposals may look different by the time ...