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Seniors Outdoors! weekly events

Seniors Outdoors! has announced the following activities for next week: 9 a.m. Monday: Hike Skyline Trail up Raider Ridge. RSVP to Wayne Bedor at waynebedor@yahoo.com. 9:30...

DATE: May 17, 2019 | CATEGORY: Out Standing in the Fields

And then they came for the victim’s dad

I didn’t know how things could possibly get worse for Colorado Republicans after their disastrous showing in the 2018 midterms, but I guess I underestimated them. All it took was ...

DATE: May 17, 2019 | CATEGORY: Mike Littwin

Couple brings bluegrass to Durango

He’s a huge figure in Colorado bluegrass music. As a teacher, Pete Wernick, aka “Dr. Banjo,” has provided the starting steps for scores of banjo players; his book, simply titled “Bluegrass B...

DATE: May 16, 2019 | CATEGORY: Downtown Lowdown

This war between Trump and Nadler is tawdry

Our system of checks and balances requires that political leaders hold two opposing ideas in their heads simultaneously. If you’re a political leader, the first is that your polit...

DATE: May 16, 2019 | CATEGORY: David Brooks

Many economists often don’t know what’s going on

WASHINGTON – The most intriguing thing we have learned about economists in recent decades is that they don’t know nearly as much as they thought they knew. We see this all the tim...

DATE: May 15, 2019 | CATEGORY: Robert Samuelson

The sweet habit holding you back

How much added refined sugar can you eat or drink in a day and still maintain good health? This is a great question because it’s unrealistic to say you’ll never eat another bite o...

DATE: May 15, 2019 | CATEGORY: Healing Nutrition

Cheesecake recipe is a no-fail classic

Dear Abby: Years ago, you published a recipe for cheesecake, which you said was very good. Well, it was not only “good” — it was terrific. As a native New Yorker, I know cheesecake. ...

DATE: May 15, 2019 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

Sorry boys, next president should not be a man

According to pollsters and political reporters, a dispiriting dynamic has taken hold of the early stages of the Democratic presidential primary: Voters are discounting female candidates as u...

DATE: May 14, 2019 | CATEGORY: Guest Columns

Our luck is running out

Trump and other world leaders are playing games and breaking things

DATE: May 13, 2019 | CATEGORY: Thomas Friedman

We’re part of your community, Durango, and you’re part of ours

The nation watched last summer as the devastating 416 Fire burned 54,000 acres north of Durango, forcing thousands to evacuate, costing millions to extinguish and resulting in economic loss ...

DATE: May 13, 2019 | CATEGORY: Guest Columns

Launch raft at fish hatchery? Don’t give it a whirl

At the Durango Fish Hatchery, two new signs were recently put up. The first one forbids overnight parking. Fair enough. But then there’s this curious one prohibiting “vessel launching and ta...

DATE: May 13, 2019 | CATEGORY: Action Line

Historic driving tour offers some planning lessons

It’s officially springtime in La Plata County, when the rivers run high, calves and foals wobble their way through pastures and the Historic Preservation Review Commission’s annual driving t...

DATE: May 12, 2019 | CATEGORY: From the Chair

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.