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BID has some bright ideas for 2018

Happy 2018 to all! The Durango Business Improvement District (BID) staff and board of directors are hard at work on our 2018 plans. We are very excited to partner with the city o...

DATE: Jan 13, 2018 | CATEGORY: What's Up Downtown

World War II bombers once roared through the Grand Canyon

‘Terrified visitors on the South Rim craned their necks to see what was coming’

DATE: Jan 13, 2018 | CATEGORY: Gulliford's Travels

Insecure teen blames parents

DEAR ABBY: I’m a 16-year-old girl, and I’m pretty sure I’m the most insecure thing on the planet. I always feel self-conscious. Although I guess it’s normal for kids my age to feel like ...

DATE: Jan 13, 2018 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

When we learn to stand up, we can make this world better

Martin Luther King once said, “Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter.” To act or speak is to be a subject, while objects are those that are acted upon. ...

DATE: Jan 12, 2018 | CATEGORY: Creating Community

Hidden gems to be found at St. Mark’s

The next recital in the St. Mark’s chamber music series has to be among the most unusual concerts to come our way in a very long time. Titled “Hidden Gems of Eastern Europe,” the ...

DATE: Jan 12, 2018 | CATEGORY: Culture Gulch

Dreamers fate may rest on the mood of the moment

We’re thinking about that lovely bipartisan meeting the president hosted Tuesday with members of Congress about immigration. Everybody was impressed by how concerned Trump seemed...

DATE: Jan 12, 2018 | CATEGORY: From our Congressman

Single mom above social stigma

DEAR ABBY: I have an answer for a question from “Excluded in the East” you printed on Sept. 24: “Why do married couples exclude single people?” As a single mother with three c...

DATE: Jan 12, 2018 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

Runaway teen avoids grandma

DEAR ABBY: My 18-year-old granddaughter ran away twice last year. She’s now living with her boyfriend and refuses to have any contact with her dad. I know my son is very strict, and I’m ...

DATE: Jan 11, 2018 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

Littwin: Is it wrong to confess that Oprah is not the answer?

First, I’ll make a confession, which is only fitting when discussing Oprah. I have been occasionally guilty of mocking Oprah and her show. Yes, it’s true. It was long ago — back when she was...

DATE: Jan 11, 2018 | CATEGORY: Mike Littwin

Shirley: Conservatives should oppose shrinking national monuments

The Western United States may be the last natural bastion of what it means to be a free American. The image of the Old West brings a sense of beauty, with sky-scraping mountain ranges, deep ...

DATE: Jan 11, 2018 | CATEGORY: From our Congressman

Radon can pose serious health risks, test your home now

January is National Radon Action Month. Radon in our homes is a significant health issue. Forty-nine percent of homes in La Plata County have required mitigation of the colorless...

DATE: Jan 10, 2018 | CATEGORY: From the Extension Office

From the Department of Injustice, more prohibition

After foraging through the dumpster of discarded ideas, the Trump administration has dragged out another fetid reject as part of its campaign to roll back modernity, common sense and the wil...

DATE: Jan 10, 2018 | CATEGORY: From our Congressman

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