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The voters should say ‘yes’ to new terminal

As elected representatives to Durango City Council, we unanimously support the property tax needed to fund construction of a new airport terminal. Durango-La Plata County Airport,...

DATE: Aug 27, 2016 | CATEGORY: From our Congressman

Hungry grasshoppers can wreak havoc on your plants

Editor’s note: Get Growing, written by the La Plata County Extension Office’s Master Gardener Program, appears during the growing season. It features timely tips and suggestions for your...

DATE: Aug 24, 2016 | CATEGORY: Get Growing

These 5 factors combine to influence your health

As a primary care physician for almost 20 years, I have been humbled by the privilege of being part of the lives of so many. This experience has given me an opportunity to observ...

DATE: Aug 24, 2016 | CATEGORY: La Plata Health Watch

When mom, dad rediscover themselves, it’s good for the whole family

We’re backpacking through stunted trees and out into the green alpine where late season wildflowers flare in a last stand of fertility. The sky is forever blue, making the threat...

DATE: Aug 24, 2016 | CATEGORY: Adventures in Motherhood

Club championships usher in the chill of fall golf season

Before we close the books on the 2016 Summer Olympics, one local golf enthusiast said I should also recap the women’s golf results from Rio de Janeiro, and I concur. The women ha...

DATE: Aug 24, 2016 | CATEGORY: Clubhouse Porch

Despite lack of funds for maintenance, national parks remain a reason to celebrate

Despite lack of funds for maintenance, parks remain a reason to celebrate

DATE: Aug 23, 2016 | CATEGORY: From our Congressman

Summer ‘break’ is filled with legislative business

My summer was filled with lots of travel for legislative interim committee tours, attending a senior executive program at Harvard’s Kennedy School of Government in July and participating in ...

DATE: Aug 23, 2016 | CATEGORY: From our Congressman

Craft beer is big business in Durango

The Durango Business Improvement District represents commercial property owners in the Central Business District and along North Main Avenue, as well as the businesses in those properties. F...

DATE: Aug 23, 2016 | CATEGORY: What's Up Downtown

Rigby takes bowl of green chili to nationals

Durangoans can get blasé about being exceptional – national, world and Olympic contenders in sports; chefs competing on TV; one of the best small, Western, arts, outdoors towns in America .....

DATE: Aug 23, 2016 | CATEGORY: Neighbors

Durango School District needs mill levy increase to invest in kids

Another year is upon us, and I’m happy to share that great things are once again in store for our students in Durango. We’ve worked hard to keep budget cuts as far away from our...

DATE: Aug 22, 2016 | CATEGORY: Durango School News

‘Dr. Seuss’ vine trumps trail’s trees and bushes

There appears to be an invasive vine engulfing entire trees and shrubbery on parts of the Animas River Trail. It bloomed with pretty white flowers, but now it has seed heads that look like ...

DATE: Aug 21, 2016 | CATEGORY: Action Line

When airline computers fail, everyone loses

Catastrophic computer outages that paralyze an entire airline are few and far between. Except this summer. Last month, Southwest Airlines canceled 2,300 flights after a router in ...

DATE: Aug 20, 2016 | CATEGORY: The Travel Troubleshooter