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Examining the winged horse, Pegasus

Greetings, stargazers. Our extra wet end of summer has given way to an extra dry stretch of weather for the leaf changing season. Maybe we will get some good viewing in. Fall’s evening sky i...

DATE: Oct 11, 2024 | CATEGORY: What's up in Durango Skies

New Mexico’s Gila Wilderness turns 100

In 1924, forester Aldo Leopold convinced his superiors in the regional office of the U.S. Forest Service to set aside thousands of acres in the Gila National Forest in southwest New Mexico a...

DATE: Oct 11, 2024 | CATEGORY: Gulliford's Travels

Protecting the heart of Colorado’s high-alpine wilderness

The Alpine Loop, a rugged byway winding through Colorado’s San Juan Mountains, is renowned for its stunning vistas, rugged terrain, and remote beauty. But behind its breathtaking landscapes ...

DATE: Oct 11, 2024 | CATEGORY: Stewards of the Land

Revelations prompt thoughts of divorce

DEAR ABBY: I have been married 27 years with two kids. My wife recently revealed to me that she was raped when she was 14 but said it wasn’t violent. She also said she had several adult part...

DATE: Oct 10, 2024 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

Marijuana and skunks: There’s a connection

Why does today’s marijuana smell like skunk spray? I am not a user, but I am old enough to know that the odor of marijuana in the 1970s was much more pleasant than today’s. Back then it res...

DATE: Oct 10, 2024 | CATEGORY: Guest Columns

You don’t have to age alone

At what age do you become an older adult? For many of us, the definition of “old” changes as we age. Or perhaps it’s “at least 20 years older than I am now.” Aging is a very subjective and p...

DATE: Oct 9, 2024 | CATEGORY: Creating Community

Micro and nano plastics, an invisible ingredient in our food and beverages

Love it or hate it, almost everyone uses plastic in one way or another. This cheap, durable synthetic polymer is the (almost) perfect material for making water bottles, containers, cutting b...

DATE: Oct 9, 2024 | CATEGORY: From the Extension Office

October’s musical beginnings

The San Juan Symphony will launch its 39th season this weekend. Twin concerts will be performed in Durango and Farmington, with ambitious, long-range programming planned by Music Director Th...

DATE: Oct 9, 2024 | CATEGORY: Culture Gulch

Desiderata: It all started at FLC

Room 220 in Escalante Dormitory at Fort Lewis College used to moonlight as a jam room. It was 2019, the year Connor “Minky” Klimenko and Hamo Thorneycroft met and started jamming in their ti...

DATE: Oct 9, 2024 | CATEGORY: Downtown Lowdown

Vegetable oils: The hidden dangers in your kitchen

When it comes to vegetables, it’s generally not difficult to determine which ones are good for you, right? Unfortunately, this simplicity doesn’t carry over to vegetable oils. Today, let’s s...

DATE: Oct 9, 2024 | CATEGORY: Healing Nutrition

‘Yes’ to proposed Montezuma County sales tax

It’s been said that “the only certainties in this life are death and taxes,” and the general consensus is that neither is desirable. Why have people come to hate taxes? Partly because the U....

DATE: Oct 8, 2024 | CATEGORY: Guest Columns

League of Women Voters: Embed abortion rights into Colorado’s Constitution

For 104 years, the League of Women Voters has been empowering voters through nonpartisan voter education, engagement and, where necessary, litigation to ensure voters’ rights. Simultaneously...

DATE: Oct 8, 2024 | CATEGORY: Guest Columns