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Americans going overseas choose subdued clothes to blend in

Sue Groenewegen is dressing conservatively. Dan Church plans to blend in. And Robin Smith is wearing “less bling.” It was bound to happen, with all the recent incidents of terrori...

DATE: Jun 17, 2016 | CATEGORY: The Travel Troubleshooter

An invitation to check out the Durango Arts Center

More giving than art itself is the community that art creates. This is the most valuable lesson I learned from studying art at Dartmouth College. Since graduating, I have underst...

DATE: Jun 16, 2016 | CATEGORY: View from the Center

Improved health and a better golf swing

I first want to apologize to all my readers of this column for my absence last week. I had an emergency procedure to remove an obstruction which, thankfully, was caught in time. I want to th...

DATE: Jun 16, 2016 | CATEGORY: Clubhouse Porch

Summer work on legislative interim committee to focus on water, forests

With the 2016 Colorado legislative session behind us, the interim committees now begin their work to dig deeper into the issues that present some of Colorado’s biggest challenges. Many legis...

DATE: Jun 15, 2016 | CATEGORY: From our Congressman

4-H adventure unites rural, urban young people

Summer is the time to take an adventure. For the last three years, La Plata County 4-H has teamed with Denver 4-H for a five-day adventure throughout Colorado. This trip is calle...

DATE: Jun 15, 2016 | CATEGORY: From the Extension Office

Don’t let those weeds grow like weeds

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

DATE: Jun 15, 2016 | CATEGORY: Get Growing

Testing the Animas River’s water quality is a complex task

Has Animas River spring runoff been normal? Is normal safe? Definitely. Not. Got it? Late spring in the West means surging creeks and rivers. As water flows rapidly increase, so d...

DATE: Jun 15, 2016 | CATEGORY: Thinking Green

Attendees at Durango vigil search for answers, refuge after Orlando tragedy

Searching was the theme on Tuesday night. Searching for answers, searching for solace; the folks gathered for the candlelight vigil at Rotary park to remember the killed and injured in the O...

DATE: Jun 14, 2016 | CATEGORY: From our Congressman

Donning red noses raises spirits, funds

Red noses aren’t just for clowns anymore. On May 26, Pediatric Partners of the Southwest committed to the Red Nose Day theme for a fundraiser for kids in need, decorating the ent...

DATE: Jun 14, 2016 | CATEGORY: Neighbors

Find your ‘Why’ and live a life of purpose

Imagine waking up inspired, living your purpose and serving others – living what I call an engaged life. Do you know what you would be doing? What impact you would be making? How ...

DATE: Jun 14, 2016 | CATEGORY: Money Savvy

Podiums ‘teaming’ with winners who didn’t medal

When I was a high jumper in junior high, high school and college, the winners’ podium had a spot for first-, second- and third-place finishers. Now I read of athletes in several sports placi...

DATE: Jun 12, 2016 | CATEGORY: Action Line

Limit your wait in airport security lines

You know that part of your vacation where you hold your breath and hope for the best? It used to happen just before the plane landed, in that precarious moment between heaven and...

DATE: Jun 11, 2016 | CATEGORY: The Travel Troubleshooter