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Blessing Chimanga values connection

Blessing Chimanga wanted to set himself apart. The South African musician, born in Zimbabwe and currently working at Kutandara Studio in Boulder, wanted to find a unique way he’d be identifi...

DATE: Oct 16, 2024 | CATEGORY: Downtown Lowdown

Mountain lions: Truth not myth

When scientists become advocates during an election and tell you “just the facts,” you can be certain they are only telling you part of the facts. As Colorado’s carnivore biologist with Colo...

DATE: Oct 15, 2024 | CATEGORY: Guest Columns

Leaving leaves leaves us left out

Dear Action Line: Why can’t the city of Durango do a better job forecasting when the leaves will fall from the trees? The fall cleanup has started, but the leaves at my house have not al...

DATE: Oct 14, 2024 | CATEGORY: Action Line

Relationship grows amid loss

DEAR ABBY: My husband died a year ago, after a nine-year battle with dementia. I recently met a man, “Richard,” whose wife is in the end stages of dementia, which could last for several mont...

DATE: Oct 12, 2024 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

Report estimates more than 18K Coloradans disenfranchised while imprisoned for felonies

A new report from The Sentencing Project estimates more than 18,000 Coloradans serving time for a felony conviction in prison or jail won’t be able to vote in the 2024 election. The Sentenci...

DATE: Oct 12, 2024 | CATEGORY: Guest Columns

Proposition 127 protects Colorado’s majestic mountain lions and bobcats

We are current and former Colorado Parks and Wildlife commissioners, which is the body that sets wildlife policy, including a former chair, and we encourage a “yes” vote on Proposition 127. ...

DATE: Oct 12, 2024 | CATEGORY: Guest Columns

Durango School District 9-R: Celebrating progress, addressing urgent needs

As I start my fourth year as superintendent of Durango School District 9-R, I would like to share our recent achievements and outline the critical challenges we face, particularly regarding ...

DATE: Oct 12, 2024 | CATEGORY: Guest Columns

Examining the winged horse, Pegasus

Greetings, stargazers. Our extra wet end of summer has given way to an extra dry stretch of weather for the leaf changing season. Maybe we will get some good viewing in. Fall’s evening sky i...

DATE: Oct 11, 2024 | CATEGORY: What's up in Durango Skies

New Mexico’s Gila Wilderness turns 100

In 1924, forester Aldo Leopold convinced his superiors in the regional office of the U.S. Forest Service to set aside thousands of acres in the Gila National Forest in southwest New Mexico a...

DATE: Oct 11, 2024 | CATEGORY: Gulliford's Travels

Protecting the heart of Colorado’s high-alpine wilderness

The Alpine Loop, a rugged byway winding through Colorado’s San Juan Mountains, is renowned for its stunning vistas, rugged terrain, and remote beauty. But behind its breathtaking landscapes ...

DATE: Oct 11, 2024 | CATEGORY: Stewards of the Land

Revelations prompt thoughts of divorce

DEAR ABBY: I have been married 27 years with two kids. My wife recently revealed to me that she was raped when she was 14 but said it wasn’t violent. She also said she had several adult part...

DATE: Oct 10, 2024 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

Marijuana and skunks: There’s a connection

Why does today’s marijuana smell like skunk spray? I am not a user, but I am old enough to know that the odor of marijuana in the 1970s was much more pleasant than today’s. Back then it res...

DATE: Oct 10, 2024 | CATEGORY: Guest Columns

Photos: Local girls high school wrestling at La Plata TriDurango girls wrestling went 2-0 to win Tri on Thursday night at Bayfield

Durango girls wrestling went 2-0 to win Tri on Thursday night at Bayfield

Photos: Fort Lewis College women’s and men’s basketball take on Westminster UniversityBoth Skyhawks teams were victorious on Saturday afternoon

Both Skyhawks teams were victorious on Saturday afternoon

Photos: An afternoon in 2004 with the late Sen. Ben Nighthorse Campbell as he works on Capitol HillDurango Herald Photo Editor Jerry McBride had the chance to spend an afternoon with the late Sen. Ben Nighthorse Campbell in 2004, photographing him during meetings and around the Capitol.

Durango Herald Photo Editor Jerry McBride had the chance to spend an afternoon with the late Sen. Ben Nighthorse Campbell in 2004, photographing him during meetings and around the Capitol.

Photos and video: ICE protests return to DurangoAbout a dozen protesters tried to block federal agents from leaving with a detainee on Thursday