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The ABCs of mortgage lending

The mortgage process can be intimidating. The mortgage world uses an alphabet soup of acronyms – FTHB, USDA, FHA, FNMA, FMCC, FHLB, LPHF, LTV, FICO, DTI, MI. Let’s break this down...

DATE: Apr 26, 2014 | CATEGORY: On Real Estate

Are you prepared for wildfires?

For the last 12 years, Southwest Colorado has celebrated Fire Prevention and Education Month every April or May, and this year is no exception. With the number, size and destruct...

DATE: Apr 26, 2014 | CATEGORY: Stewards of the Land

Time to turn your telescope to our nearby neighbors

Greetings, stargazers. I hope you enjoyed the lunar eclipse more than doing your taxes. If you missed this one, there are more to come in the next couple of years. The next one ...

DATE: Apr 26, 2014 | CATEGORY: What's up in Durango Skies

Thank goodness for Pope Francis and his openness

Roman Catholic nuns and priests were a substantial proportion of the populace in past centuries. Their celibacy acted to slow population growth. Starting in the 12th century, prie...

DATE: Apr 26, 2014 | CATEGORY: Population Matters

Oxbow Park: Debating preservation

Has Durango sold its river, and its soul, to recreation?

DATE: Apr 26, 2014 | CATEGORY: From our Congressman

5-month-old Liam has rough welcome to world

Five months ago, Liam Blake Maddox arrived to a family overjoyed to welcome their newest member. His mom and dad, Paul Maddox and Jaci Wright, are a Durango love story. They met w...

DATE: Apr 25, 2014 | CATEGORY: Neighbors

Ellen Roberts’ legislative aide sees process up close

With the session quickly coming to an end, I thought I would write the weekly column to inform you how the Legislature has been for me this year. Perhaps some of you know, I worked for Sen. ...

DATE: Apr 24, 2014 | CATEGORY: From our Congressman

Good Dirt Radio toasts the earth – and itself

It’s true that every day should be Earth Day. My own personal and political beliefs fall on the far left; I’m far to the left of the naysayers of global warming and other causes deemed liber...

DATE: Apr 24, 2014 | CATEGORY: Downtown Lowdown

4-H can help kids mature into adults

Today, I would like to highlight Samantha Harris, a senior member of the Mountaineers 4-H Club. Samantha, who enrolled in the program when she was 5 years old, is the daughter of...

DATE: Apr 23, 2014 | CATEGORY: From the Extension Office

This summer, let a solar oven cook for you

“I’d put my money on the sun and solar energy, what a source of power! I hope we don’t have to wait until oil and coal run out, before we tackle that.” – Thomas Alva Edison ...

DATE: Apr 23, 2014 | CATEGORY: Your Ecological House

Eager to get gardening? Here’s what to plant now

Editor’s note: Get Growing, written by the La Plata County Extension Office’s Master Gardener Program, appears every other week during the growing season. It features timely tips and suggest...

DATE: Apr 23, 2014 | CATEGORY: Get Growing

Clubhouse Porch

I hope you all will enjoy the change from my long-standing Wednesday column to a Thursday feature. The change now allows me to get more timely results from earlier in the week and get them t...

DATE: Apr 23, 2014 | CATEGORY: Clubhouse Porch