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Task for city is creating a sustainable future

In February, I recounted the extensive list of goals the City Council has met since I began my year as mayor last sp;ring. Some of that work is still in progress, but this month, I will take...

DATE: Mar 22, 2014 | CATEGORY: From our Congressman

Students need more than just academic support

Populated by a high school boy and a pair of middle school girls, all with distinctly different learning styles, interests and personalities, my house is a veritable research lab on educatio...

DATE: Mar 22, 2014 | CATEGORY: Policy and Politics

A call to citizens: Hold governments accountable

Two recent court rulings speak loudly about the power of public information in a democracy. The Illinois Court of Appeals said the city of Chicago must make available for public i...

DATE: Mar 22, 2014 | CATEGORY: From our Congressman

Discovering steampunk style

Whether you call it an extravaganza in its own right or a preview of Steampunk Snowdown 2015, the Discovery Museum’s Steampunk Stomp was a sight to behold. There was plenty of ent...

DATE: Mar 21, 2014 | CATEGORY: Columnists

Train your dog to be a perfect hiking companion

Colorado is a beautiful state with hundreds of miles of hiking trails. Combine this with a dog that would love nothing more than to spend the day wandering the backcountry with you, and you ...

DATE: Mar 20, 2014 | CATEGORY: Durango Dog Tales

String Cheese vet Hollingsworth has a backup plan

If the fragile music industry ever sours, leaving musicians, writers and bloggers, roadies and sound guys out of work, musicians like Kyle Hollingsworth will be able to fall back on other tr...

DATE: Mar 20, 2014 | CATEGORY: Downtown Lowdown

Gardening workshops to sharpen skills

About seven years ago, Colorado State University, New Mexico State University Extension and Fort Lewis College got together to develop an annual workshop about land management. T...

DATE: Mar 19, 2014 | CATEGORY: From the Extension Office

Green business will not save you or the climate

The promise of green business is a lie. As a person who pursued sustainable business strategies at the country’s largest organizations for close to 14 years, this statement is a...

DATE: Mar 19, 2014 | CATEGORY: Thinking Green

Don’t wait until your retirement to improve firm

A recent Pepperdine University Private Capital Markets Project survey revealed that almost two-thirds of nearly 1,000 business owners surveyed expect to transfer ownership in the next 10 yea...

DATE: Mar 18, 2014 | CATEGORY: Bottom Line

Tuesday Lit members show mastery of Blarney

As a big fan of traditions, I love an event that swings around every year about this time. Tuesday Literary Club’s annual St. Patrick’s Day Party either lightens up the end of win...

DATE: Mar 18, 2014 | CATEGORY: Neighbors

With funds cut, district adjusts to ‘new normal’

Durango School District 9-R is amid a massive restructuring to adjust to reduced funding from the state. This change comes after attempts to seek new investments from voters thro...

DATE: Mar 18, 2014 | CATEGORY: Durango School News

Our Colorado legislative process is just as involved as 3-D chess

With a very busy week behind me, I’m pleased to say that six of the seven bills I presented in committee passed and now head to the floor for consideration by the full Senate. The bills orig...

DATE: Mar 17, 2014 | CATEGORY: From our Congressman