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Nicotine use has changed, but the risks haven’t

Vaping, Juuling, cloud chasing – we have all most likely heard of electronic cigarettes or vapes. With so many new terms and devices being pushed to market, it can feel hard to keep track of...

Parables for our time

PlayFest’s seventh season has concluded. All four new plays speak to the time in which we live. Two stood out as compelling, tightly written and ready for a full production. One dark satire ...

The strategic power of curiosity

Curiosity is more than a soft skill – it’s a value that can help lead an effective team culture. In a world defined by disruption and constant change, curiosity is how we stay innovative, co...

Galavant open to next experience

You’re never too old to start playing music. Especially in a fertile music community like Durango, where an armchair musician’s best inspiration is voicing a want to learn to play an instrum...

‘Home, where’s home?’ Life with partners living with dementia

Our daily lives are comfortable repeated patterns of rituals and responses – fill the coffee pot in the morning, drive to and from work where we may confront multiple challenges needing to b...

Frank conversation hasn’t paid off

DEAR ABBY: After years of disappointment, I finally found the man of my dreams. How do I tell him he isn’t doing certain things right in the bedroom without it being uncomfortable? I have me...

Why did the painted lines disappear from Eighth Street?

Dear Action Line, Recently, the city repainted the street lines on several streets including on Eighth street. Not long after, crews repaved Eighth Street, completely covering up th...

Longtime marriage no longer pleasant

DEAR ABBY: I have been with my wife for 40 years, including 32 years of marriage. I have done the best I could as a boyfriend, a fiance, a husband and a father to our two adult children, and...

Cleanup and community progress nine years since the river turned orange

In August 2015, an unplanned release of acid mine drainage from the Gold King Mine turned the Animas River bright orange. It looked horrible – but thankfully, this orange plume was less dama...

What is easy is not always right, or moral and certainly not science-based

On July 7, Colorado Parks and Wildlife Commissioners will discuss the real possibility of killing the entire Copper Creek wolf pack, including pups birthed last spring. Why? Because killing ...

We owe it to ourselves, one another to pursue a different pathway to peace

Every experience of personal trauma comes with a story. Over time, that story becomes a wounded piece of who we are. Much of the mistreatment we experience in the world happens as we stumble...

Fallout of breakdown continues

DEAR ABBY: I live in a very small town. My husband died a year ago and, since then, I have felt like some of these people are angry with me. Six months after he died, I had what my therapist...