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Using gun trusts to responsibly own, transfer firearms

When my dad passed a few years ago, the family had to address the task of deciding what to do with his gun collection. Dad was quite a sportsman, and it was pretty exciting as a kid growing ...

DATE: Jul 12, 2014 | CATEGORY: From our Congressman

Udall bill will do little to fix Hobby Lobby

Sen. Mark Udall, D-Colo., has a great set of eyebrows he deploys effectively to punctuate his point. They can add levity. They can scold. They can empathize. They can connote the seriousness...

DATE: Jul 12, 2014 | CATEGORY: Policy and Politics

Dynamic duo: Every angler should have one

A long time ago, there was a television show that featured a dynamic duo (DD) known as Batman and Robin. For those of you who don’t remember TV in black and white, you probably have no recol...

DATE: Jul 10, 2014 | CATEGORY: Flies & Lies

Creeping ever closer to Red Rocks dream

Red Rocks Amphitheatre is the golden ring for touring bands. The storied venue, which has hosted legends from The Beatles to U2 to Wilco and Willie Nelson, along with every jam band in the c...

DATE: Jul 10, 2014 | CATEGORY: Downtown Lowdown

About to trash your produce? Here’s how to make it last

We throw out a quarter of our produce because it goes bad before we can eat it. This does not have to be the case if you store it effectively. Temperature and location of storage...

DATE: Jul 9, 2014 | CATEGORY: From the Extension Office

The beauty, cruelty of trout migration

My family just returned from a quintessential summer road trip to Yellowstone National Park. While there, I saw something that will stay with me forever. We hiked to a small mou...

DATE: Jul 9, 2014 | CATEGORY: Durango Nature Studies

Over the years, my feeling about Old Glory evolve

It’s the fifth of July, and it’s early. I’m alone on a dirt road in the mountains, climbing. The American flag dominates my thoughts, three archetypes rising from somewhere deep. ...

DATE: Jul 9, 2014 | CATEGORY: Thinking Green

The key to golfing in the summer heat is hydration

Even with the occasional monsoonal-type hit-and-miss rains, we remain in a hot-weather pattern in the southwest corner of the state. Forecasters said a high pressure system was ...

DATE: Jul 9, 2014 | CATEGORY: Clubhouse Porch

Cash-flow management befuddles many

Independently owned businesses face many challenges in their day-to-day operations. The most frequent financial problem is described in various terms, but is universally known as a cash-flow...

DATE: Jul 8, 2014 | CATEGORY: Bottom Line

Tavern songs and musical spirits in ‘Carmina’

There’s nothing like a good drinking song. From the corner pub to grand opera, it’s meant to stir the blood. The tenors and basses of the Durango Choral Society, with help from th...

DATE: Jul 7, 2014 | CATEGORY: Culture Gulch

Wild and untouched

China’s Bayinbuluke Grasslands reward the adventurous traveler

DATE: Jul 5, 2014 | CATEGORY: Letter from Korla

‘Distress signal’ over City Hall is just a false alarm

For the past week and a half, the Durango flag at City Hall downtown has been flying upside down. I recall that when a flag flies upside down, it’s a distress signal. All the other flags wer...

DATE: Jul 5, 2014 | CATEGORY: Action Line