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Bluegrass and birdsong: Joyful sounds of summer

Durango Nature Studies will hold its seventh annual bluegrass festival Friday at Rotary Park. Over the years, the festival has grown in size and stature. This year, the bands wi...

DATE: Aug 12, 2015 | CATEGORY: Durango Nature Studies

Championships looming on the horizon

Bragging rights continue on our area courses as the Dalton Ranch Men’s Club Championship will be held August 15-16. The field is limited to the first 80 players, and tee times wi...

DATE: Aug 12, 2015 | CATEGORY: Clubhouse Porch

What in the blazes is up with that maple at the county fairgrounds?

There’s a tree at the La Plata County Fairgrounds that’s turning yellowish red. There are a couple of other trees doing the same thing in various parts of town. It seems way too early for tr...

DATE: Aug 9, 2015 | CATEGORY: Action Line

When you book, they gain – and when you cancel

Just before Gerald and Byrone LoCasale set sail on an 18-day Princess cruise from Fort Lauderdale, Florida, to Los Angeles, disaster struck. Byrone LoCasale sustained an injury t...

DATE: Aug 8, 2015 | CATEGORY: The Travel Troubleshooter

When we transform ‘them’ into ‘we,’ everyone wins

On July 26, our nation celebrated the 25th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act. The ADA is a civil-rights law, and it helps protect access to employment, education and public ...

DATE: Aug 8, 2015 | CATEGORY: Creating Community

America’s health centers – celebrating our legacy and shaping our future

This week, Aug. 9-15, is National Health Center Week, recognizing that Community Health Centers have provided quality, affordable care for the past five decades, and are increasingly becomin...

DATE: Aug 8, 2015 | CATEGORY: Creating Community

Candidates are scrambling to make headlines

The first presidential primary caucus isn’t for six months – Feb. 1 in Iowa – but citizens are already immersed in the 2016 campaign. Like horse races, we are conditioned to think about cand...

DATE: Aug 8, 2015 | CATEGORY: From our Congressman

Run for the school board!

Board members part of an exciting and challenging time for District 9-R

DATE: Aug 8, 2015 | CATEGORY: From our Congressman

Colorado must control plants that steal water

Phreatophytes: funny name, but big problem in Colorado. Like many people I have met with, you may not have heard of plants such as the Russian Olive or Tamarisk trees; they belong...

DATE: Aug 8, 2015 | CATEGORY: From our Congressman

Navigating the law concerning construction defects

There are few things quite as distressing to a homeowner than construction defects. Few things are quite as distressing to construction professionals as allegations of construction defects. ...

DATE: Aug 7, 2015 | CATEGORY: From our Congressman

Let’s go fishing, dammit!

I have to admit that Goose’s favorite word is “dammit.” She doesn’t use it for shock value. It’s always uttered at appropriate times, like when she lost a decent-sized fish at Mo...

DATE: Aug 6, 2015 | CATEGORY: Great Adventures of Jenny and Goose

Don’t overlook the Billy Goat for great music

Everyone needs a watering hole, the kind of place where the beer is cold, the clientele local and the entertainment free. For Durango residents who like to support live music, th...

DATE: Aug 6, 2015 | CATEGORY: Downtown Lowdown