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Public editorial board meeting

Please join The Durango Herald editorial board for its public session from 4-5:30 p.m. Tuesday at Animas Brewing Co.,1560 East Second Ave., next to Rotary Park in Durango. The edi...

DATE: May 16, 2015 | CATEGORY: From our Congressman

Youth council one highlight of legislative session

It’s almost hard to believe that the legislative session is over, and I do not have to return to the Capitol at the end of each weekend. I’ll miss seeing the friendly TSA crew at the Durango...

DATE: May 16, 2015 | CATEGORY: From our Congressman

Ag and drought

Are cattle drinking the West dry?

DATE: May 16, 2015 | CATEGORY: From our Congressman

Graduation is a time for looking back in gratitude

High school graduation is a time for family, friends, goodbyes – and, unfortunately, cheesy graduation speeches and, often enough, even cheesier graduation newspaper columns. I tr...

DATE: May 16, 2015 | CATEGORY: From our Congressman

Down the street, across country, around the globe

I have often shared the story that “The American Red Cross prevents and alleviates human suffering, down the street, across the country and around the globe” to describe the scope of service...

DATE: May 15, 2015 | CATEGORY: Red Cross and you

Farmington Hill to play benefit for River Days

Farmington Hill has new blood. The local country rock quintet that released the critically acclaimed “Bridge to Nowhere” in 2012 has been in a holding pattern, putting finishing ...

DATE: May 14, 2015 | CATEGORY: Downtown Lowdown

Rain greens up our greens this spring season

The old saying is “wash your car and watch it rain.” So, I want to take this time to thank those of you who lined up at the area car washes or dragged out the garden hose to whisk...

DATE: May 13, 2015 | CATEGORY: Clubhouse Porch

Welcome the recent rain, now monitor soil moisture

With all the recent moisture (2.5 inches since the first of April), it’s easy to get excited about gardening. After a relatively dry and warm winter, pessimism abounded, and it w...

DATE: May 13, 2015 | CATEGORY: From the Extension Office

Choose your plants with care

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 gar...

DATE: May 13, 2015 | CATEGORY: Get Growing

Residents need relief from busy mine operations

Let’s talk about the biggest little coal mine in La Plata County you’ve never heard of. Six miles southwest of Hesperus sits the King Coal II mine. Operated by GCC Energy, a subsi...

DATE: May 13, 2015 | CATEGORY: Thinking Green

Memories from summer camp can last a lifetime

When I was growing up, my family had a small cabin in southern Arkansas. We had to handle a few things that I don’t miss in Colorado, such as the size of the bugs, the heat and...

DATE: May 13, 2015 | CATEGORY: Durango Nature Studies

District to share challenges of school funding

As many of you know, public school funding has faced huge cuts during the recent recession. Durango School District has faced years of cuts in staff and programs because of this...

DATE: May 12, 2015 | CATEGORY: Durango School News