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Durango is an enchanting place for television

Another election year and again local citizens are well informed on the candidates running for New Mexico offices. How long are we going to tolerate no Colorado news on the free TV channels?...

DATE: Oct 22, 2018 | CATEGORY: Action Line

You’ll never believe what passengers steal from planes

What do passengers steal from planes? Anything that isn’t bolted down. Among the items snatched from commercial flights: coffee mugs, cutlery, blankets and life jackets. ...

DATE: Oct 21, 2018 | CATEGORY: The Travel Troubleshooter

Liberalism pierces its tongue again and again

Michael Kelly, the legendary journalist who died covering the invasion of Iraq in 2003, once wrote that the “animating impulse” of modern liberalism was to “marginalize itself and then enjoy...

DATE: Oct 21, 2018 | CATEGORY: Guest Columns

Energy dominance comes to national forests

The Trump administration unabashedly promotes energy dominance above all else on America’s public lands. But even knowing that, it’s hard not to be astonished by the latest onslaught to prio...

DATE: Oct 21, 2018 | CATEGORY: Thinking Green

Immigration problems and possibilities

Americans realize that immigration is an important issue. The nation’s security, economic strength, demographics, global competitiveness and much more are all influenced by U.S. immigration ...

DATE: Oct 20, 2018 | CATEGORY: Guest Columns

Move along to where? Durango must look to other cities for ways to answer the question

I read with great dismay in the Herald about the Durango City Council’s decision to close the temporary campsite for the homeless without providing a new one. Where are these folks supposed ...

DATE: Oct 20, 2018 | CATEGORY: Guest Columns

Need continues for self-help support for families in crisis

DEAR ABBY: It’s been several years since you have mentioned Because I Love You as a resource for parents in crisis. What is happening to our groups – as well as similar ones – is a decre...

DATE: Oct 20, 2018 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

America is having a rich, very white civil war

Every few years, one research group or another produces a typology of the electorate. The researchers conduct thousands of interviews and identify the different clusters American voters fall...

DATE: Oct 20, 2018 | CATEGORY: David Brooks

Durango offers a ‘real’ Colorado experience

Where do our visitors come from? Why do they come here and how much do they spend? Each year, Visit DURANGO, aka The Durango Area Tourism Office, goes through a lengthy process t...

DATE: Oct 20, 2018 | CATEGORY: The Tourism Effect

Join La Plata County 4-H to learn life, leadership skills

We are now accepting enrollment for the 2018-19 4-H youth development program. La Plata County has more than 15 after-school community clubs, which develop leadership and life skills for you...

DATE: Oct 19, 2018 | CATEGORY: From the Extension Office

Military burials now available in Pikes Peak National Cemetery

The National Cemetery Scheduling Office in St. Louis began accepting burial applications for deceased eligible veterans and their spouses on Sept.26 for Pikes Peak National Cemetery in Color...

DATE: Oct 19, 2018 | CATEGORY: Serving Veterans

Girlfriend thinks parents dislike her

DEAR ABBY: Recently, something has come up in my life that has pushed the shaky relationship between my girlfriend, “Linnay,” and my parents to the front burner. She insists they do not ...

DATE: Oct 19, 2018 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

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