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New year, new building, new recipients and new ideas

It has already been a busy year as the Durango Chamber of Commerce settles into our stunning new building at 2301 Main Ave., across from Durango High School. The chamber is headed “Back to t...

DATE: Jan 26, 2019 | CATEGORY: From the Chamber

Being Local is a state of mind in which you’re focused on community

What does it mean to “Be Local?” The first thing that comes to mind is a laundry list of qualifications, including the number of years you have lived in a town, whether you were born there, ...

DATE: Jan 26, 2019 | CATEGORY: Local First

Raising kids is wondrous, thank you for reading

It was 11 years ago – a baby affixed to my postpartum body and a toddler ricocheting off my person in search of random dogs’ mouths to investigate – that I dreamed up the idea to write this ...

DATE: Jan 26, 2019 | CATEGORY: Adventures in Motherhood

Abert’s squirrels are friends to the ponderosa pines

Sometimes, winter in the forest can seem like there isn’t much going on – especially if, like me, you might be out there with a group of 60 excited schoolchildren. Wildlife often make themse...

DATE: Jan 25, 2019 | CATEGORY: Stewards of the Land

Sibling sees signs of abuser in teen

DEAR ABBY: When I read the column about the warning signs of an abuser in your archives, I was scared to realize that my older brother is one. He has most of the qualities you pointed ou...

DATE: Jan 25, 2019 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

Shy addict flounders in dating pool

DEAR ABBY: I’m a 28-year-old male who has never had a girlfriend or a meaningful relationship. I’m well-educated, nice-looking and have a good sense of humor. But I get shy and nervous a...

DATE: Jan 25, 2019 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

The Trumpification of pro-life movement will cost

WASHINGTON – Through a blooming diversity of investigations, we will soon discover if the world that has always surrounded Donald Trump – the sleazy fixers, the disposable women, the questio...

DATE: Jan 24, 2019 | CATEGORY: Michael Gerson

Alternative sweetners healthier than refined sugar

Did you give up sugar to improve your health in 2019? We are four weeks into the new year. Maybe you’ve had some success or maybe you’ve thrown in the towel. Either way, I want t...

DATE: Jan 23, 2019 | CATEGORY: Healing Nutrition

Kiss puts marriage on shakier ground

DEAR ABBY: I may be having a midlife crisis. I’m not happy in my marriage and haven’t been for quite some time. I pray every night that my husband will find someone else so he will leave...

DATE: Jan 22, 2019 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

This is how we destroy lives now on social media

Within living memory, political polarization had at least something to do with issues, but in the age of social media, it’s almost entirely about social type. It’s about finding a...

DATE: Jan 22, 2019 | CATEGORY: David Brooks

Onset of Trump and Brexit show the West adrift

In August 1990, George H.W. Bush met Margaret Thatcher in Aspen right after Saddam Hussein’s invasion of Kuwait. The pair resolved not to allow Iraq’s “naked aggression” to stand,...

DATE: Jan 21, 2019 | CATEGORY: Guest Columns

Western Colorado can thrive by adding ... wolves!

My visit to the Durango Wolf Symposium last November brought me hope – hope that a new restorative relationship with our natural world is in our future. Hope is not wishful think...

DATE: Jan 21, 2019 | CATEGORY: Guest Columns

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