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Protect the Dolores River Canyon Country to preserve the legacy of the Ute Mountain Ute

With its sweeping vistas and rugged terrain, the Dolores River Canyon Country is more than just a breathtaking landscape. To the Ute Mountain Ute Tribe, this land represents a living tapestr...

DATE: Sep 15, 2024 | CATEGORY: Opinion

A look at some of the tricks used by fraudsters

I think I am essentially an optimist about humanity. Most people are basically good; even when we do a bad thing, it’s either a mistake that we can learn from, or we are doing it for what we...

DATE: Sep 13, 2024 | CATEGORY: Creating Community

America’s nuclear ‘downwinders’ deserve justice

It’s been nearly 80 years since the first atomic bomb was tested in New Mexico. Communities have been reeling ever since. For generations, Americans who live “downwind” of nuclear testing an...

DATE: Sep 11, 2024 | CATEGORY: Guest Columns

BID’s position on Downtown’s Next Step

The Durango Business Improvement District has been involved in conversations about Downtown’s Next Step for over two years. It is BID’s job to evaluate the pros and cons for anything and eve...

DATE: Sep 11, 2024 | CATEGORY: What's Up Downtown

Country rock with Bo DePeña

He grew up by the Rio Grande, and now he sometimes plays music by the Rio Grande. Where he grew up, and where he plays music by that river are hundreds of miles apart. That’s the story for B...

DATE: Sep 11, 2024 | CATEGORY: Downtown Lowdown

Chip sealing not appealing

Those of us who live in Durango West and beyond are not happy (Bayfieldians, too). During the month of August we had to endure the chip sealing road project on U.S. Highway 160 west. Who th...

DATE: Sep 11, 2024 | CATEGORY: Guest Columns

Snowy River Cave and historic Fort Stanton, New Mexico

Near Ruidoso, New Mexico lies a 19th century military fort, now a state historic site, surrounded by public land and thick, untouched grasses only lightly grazed by cavalry horses. But what’...

DATE: Sep 10, 2024 | CATEGORY: Gulliford's Travels

Balancing act: The immune systems role in gut health

Do you suffer from symptoms such as gas, bloating, constipation, diarrhea? If so, it’s important to understand that these gut problems are NOT normal. They are your body’s immune system te...

DATE: Sep 10, 2024 | CATEGORY: Healing Nutrition

Jury is in: La Plata’s ‘phrag’ won’t be sentenced

Dear Action Line: Can you identify this plant (see attached photos please)? I’m guessing it’s some kind of pampas grass. This grass is so pompous that it’s spreading like crazy along U.S...

DATE: Sep 9, 2024 | CATEGORY: Action Line

Fall fly fishing: What fly should I use?

It depends on what you want to catch

DATE: Sep 8, 2024 | CATEGORY: Sports

Husbands feel out of place dancing at clubs

DEAR ABBY: I'm married, and in my mid-40s. My wife and I have a robust social life, for which we both feel very lucky and blessed. We have amazing friends who are a wonderful support system ...

DATE: Sep 7, 2024 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

Man prefers to rely on his ex-wife

DEAR ABBY: I’ve been seeing “Pete” for eight months. He has been divorced for the last 15 years. He has two grown children and five grandchildren with his ex-wife, “Linda,” who is still a si...

DATE: Sep 7, 2024 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

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