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Durango made the right decision to continue fluoridation

I grew up in Durango, Durango High School class of ’97. Many of my friends are now raising their own families in Durango. Today, I’m a dentist and professor at the Harvard School of Dental M...

DATE: Sep 3, 2016 | CATEGORY: From our Congressman

As war went on, everyone was involved

As spring returned to the Animas Valley and Durango in 1943, everyone was involved in helping win the war. Enthusiasm was high about the outcome, but the cost was coming home from the war fr...

DATE: Sep 3, 2016 | CATEGORY: From our Congressman

La Plata County is now deep into budget season

Even though most of us are enjoying the last few days of summer that Labor Day weekend signals, at La Plata County, we are looking to winter – at least in terms of putting together the budge...

DATE: Sep 3, 2016 | CATEGORY: From our Congressman

September signals final push for tournament play

It is September, and we are rounding the final turn toward the finish line on a successful 2016 tournament season. There are still a good number of events waiting for your partic...

DATE: Sep 1, 2016 | CATEGORY: Clubhouse Porch

Plenty to do as Fort Lewis College gets back to business

The students have arrived and Jones Hall is alive with music! The excitement of a new school year and seeing all the new and returning students does wonders to ease the end-of-summer blues. ...

DATE: Sep 1, 2016 | CATEGORY: View from the Fort

In apple overload? Programs help you share the bounty

Apples. This year, we are expecting a lot of them. Apple pie, apple crisp and apple cobbler. Sauce, butter and cider, all made with apples. Caramel apples, dried apple rings and ...

DATE: Aug 31, 2016 | CATEGORY: From the Extension Office

Looking back at our lives can bring gratification

Do you think it’s important to leave something behind when your life is over? Something for your family or something for the community? We all want to feel that we made a difference, that th...

DATE: Aug 31, 2016 | CATEGORY: Authentic Aging

Imminent-death organ donation raises ethical questions

The Wall Street Journal says 52-year-old Robert Osterrieder, a registered organ donor, was a “go-to-guy,” always willing to help. Osterrieder’s wife and children thought organ do...

DATE: Aug 31, 2016 | CATEGORY: Coroner's Report

Weather, visitors change with the seasons

It happened last week, the weather turned on a dime. It was noticeably cooler and had a feeling of fall in the air. That was our wake-up call and now we anticipate a long Indian summer with ...

DATE: Aug 30, 2016 | CATEGORY: A Take on Tourism

A concert in the garden to benefit nonprofits

A lot of what the Community Foundation Serving Southwest Colorado does is in the background, helping area nonprofits and donors with philanthropy. Tim Walsworth calls the foundati...

DATE: Aug 30, 2016 | CATEGORY: Neighbors

Multi modal plan could put bikes, elk on equal footing

Traveling up County Road 211 toward Lake Nighthorse, I’m always amused at this “Share the Road” sign. If I come upon one of these wapiti, must I allow the same 3-foot buffer afforded to cycl...

DATE: Aug 28, 2016 | CATEGORY: Action Line

Is an Earthship home right for you?

An Earthship home is made from natural and unrecycled materials and is powered by solar energy. These homes are intended to be “off the grid” with little or no reliance on public utilities a...

DATE: Aug 27, 2016 | CATEGORY: On Real Estate