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Why North County disappears on La Plata weather app

Dear Action Line: As a North County weather geek, I was very excited for the arrival of the recently installed radar at DRO. Unfortunately, when we have widespread precipitation in the n...

DATE: Dec 9, 2024 | CATEGORY: Action Line

Let’s avoid the potential negative impacts of withdrawing from Tri-State

Declare victory and stay with Tri-State. What does that mean? This past March, the board of directors of La Plata Electric Association, a nonprofit electric cooperative, voted to withdraw fr...

DATE: Dec 7, 2024 | CATEGORY: Guest Columns

Cathedral in the Desert: Tucson’s San Xavier del Bac

To see intricate Baroque Spanish architecture, tourists travel to Mexico, Spain, Portugal and across South America. Or you can visit Tucson, Arizona, to tour San Xavier del Bac Mission churc...

DATE: Dec 6, 2024 | CATEGORY: Gulliford's Travels

What’s on your stargazing wishlist

Greetings, stargazers. This is the time of year to get your astronomer holiday wish list in order and make predictions for the new year. I was surprised to look through my previous columns a...

DATE: Dec 6, 2024 | CATEGORY: What's up in Durango Skies

Ex-wife inserts herself into romance

DEAR ABBY: I need advice about a new relationship. I am a 60-year-old man. I divorced last year and met a nice woman named “Eileen” shortly afterward, and things seemed to be going well. Whe...

DATE: Dec 6, 2024 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

Why Colorado’s wolf restoration should be viewed as the success it is

Voter passage of Proposition 114 in the 2020 election was not a biological decision, as alleged in the opinion essay, “Polis can correct Colorado’s bad wolf-reintroduction bet” (Oct. 31, Col...

DATE: Dec 5, 2024 | CATEGORY: Guest Columns

Night 1 Magic Weens, Night 2 Magic Beans

It’s been three months since the band Ween announced their indefinite touring hiatus. A bummer for fans of the New Hope, Pennsylvania-based rock band, whose sounds wander from hard-rock to p...

DATE: Dec 4, 2024 | CATEGORY: Downtown Lowdown

Woman uncovers fiance’s secret life

DEAR ABBY: I have been with the same man for three years, and we have been engaged for a year. I love him with all my heart, but I just learned through a phone call that he has been fooling ...

DATE: Dec 3, 2024 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

The Season of Small Business supports Colorado’s main street retailers and restaurants

The Season of Small Business is an annual U.S. Small Business Administration-led campaign designed to drive Americans to shop at small businesses throughout the entire holiday season. The pa...

DATE: Dec 3, 2024 | CATEGORY: Guest Columns

We cannot close our hearts

My side lost. “I must close my heart in order to witness all the atrocities to come,” was my first reaction Wednesday morning. And fear. Fear of loss of so many things that are important to ...

DATE: Dec 2, 2024 | CATEGORY: Authentic Aging

A plea for protecting our local trails

Dear Action Line: As our trails get busier, I was pretty discouraged by user behavior last winter and spring. The single-track got pretty rutted and wide from people trying to avoid the ...

DATE: Dec 2, 2024 | CATEGORY: Action Line

Fly fishing a new location

Being new residents to Tennessee has given SWMBO (She Who Must Be Obeyed) and I the opportunity to see and fly fish in a large number of areas new to us. One of the new areas we recently vis...

DATE: Dec 1, 2024 | CATEGORY: Columnists

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.