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Bruce Fassett named Cattleman of the Year

Folks in the livestock industry work hard all year, so the annual La Plata-Archuleta Cattlemen’s Association Banquet offers a chance to catch up with friends, enjoy a good dinner, raise mone...

DATE: May 3, 2016 | CATEGORY: Neighbors

Calculate how much money you’ll need to retire

What’s your magic number for retirement? Grab a pen and write it down: $___. Have you taken all of your expenses and spending into account? Are you aiming too high or too low? ...

DATE: May 3, 2016 | CATEGORY: Money Savvy

What a difference a day makes after decade of weather wondering

In The Durango Herald’s “WeatherWatch” section, there’s a shaded box that says, “Durango precipitation measures are recorded from 8 a.m. to 8 a.m. in the previous 48 hours.” So, being that i...

DATE: May 1, 2016 | CATEGORY: Action Line

In-flight Wi-Fi may be reason to pack a book

In-flight wireless Internet connections are almost universally available. They’re also almost universally unreliable, slow and expensive. Just ask Priscilla York, who tries, but o...

DATE: Apr 30, 2016 | CATEGORY: The Travel Troubleshooter

Building STI awareness is about Talk. Test. Treat.

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, sexually transmitted infections are on the rise with rates of chlamydia, gonorrhea and syphilis increasing for the first time sin...

DATE: Apr 30, 2016 | CATEGORY: Creating Community

Show support for requiring quieter or no-wake boating on Lake Nighthorse

Now that the environmental review for the Lake Nighthorse Draft Recreation Master Plan is before us and public comment is due by May 25, those who originally spoke in favor of a quieter lake...

DATE: Apr 30, 2016 | CATEGORY: From our Congressman

Local news as end of war’s first year nears

There was much local and war news for Durangoans to ponder as the first year of the war neared its end. One interesting story involved the disappearance of nine navy planes off Florida; why ...

DATE: Apr 30, 2016 | CATEGORY: From our Congressman

Bone health can benefit from simple, healthy habits

How often do you think about your bones? Perhaps, if you are a man or woman of a certain age, your bones get your attention by aching or creaking on a regular basis. Rather, I re...

DATE: Apr 27, 2016 | CATEGORY: La Plata Health Watch

Don’t let clouds of worry rain on life’s many joys

It’s greening up with such promise here. The trees are in that baby stage, hatchling leaves erupting and surrounding the limbs like a fuzzy, green cloud. The lemon-yellow goldfin...

DATE: Apr 27, 2016 | CATEGORY: Adventures in Motherhood

Results fly in like the spring wind

The golf season is beginning to crank up and so are those pesky winds. I believe it is the only oddity in your game where you can have your best shot and then see it boomerang into another c...

DATE: Apr 27, 2016 | CATEGORY: Clubhouse Porch

Spending issues must also involve voters

Heavy Denver snowstorms and the return of the Colorado Rockies from baseball’s spring training join the increasingly frenzied pace at the Capitol to signal that May will soon be here. ...

DATE: Apr 26, 2016 | CATEGORY: From our Congressman

Guests have roaring good time at TLC for FLC

Between the Nash automobile and all the ladies glowing in flapper dresses and men dapper in hats, guests felt transported to the Roaring 1920s at TLC for FLC. The event, thrown by...

DATE: Apr 26, 2016 | CATEGORY: Neighbors