Columnists

Sports

Articulation makes a good fly

Experimenting and finding realistic movements while fly fishing

August 5, 2022

Local First

Corralling health care costs

Doug McCarthy Health insurance is something we don’t like to think about until we need it. And then we want…

August 5, 2022

Creating Community

SafeCare Colorado: Stronger families and brighter futures

We’ve all heard the saying “it takes a village” to raise a child. This was true before COVID-19 hit, and…

August 5, 2022

Downtown Lowdown

Noodle plays Rockin’ on the River Concert Series

College is a great catalyst for band formation. From Devo to Public Enemy, The Commodores to Phish, thousands of bands…

August 5, 2022

Dear Abby

Employee wants out of book club

DEAR ABBY: I have worked for the same company for 20 years. For the last eight years, I was part…

August 4, 2022

Dear Abby

Mom troubles son’s girlfriend

DEAR ABBY: I have been with my 45-year-old boyfriend, “Doug,” for six years. His mother, who was widowed five years…

August 2, 2022

Action Line

Action Line takes a peek at peaks and parks

The San Juan Mountaineers placed this piece of paper in a container on Jagged Mountain in the Weminuche Wilderness after…

August 1, 2022

La Plata Health Watch

Call 988 for direct access to mental health support

People suffering a mental health crisis have a new resource to seek help. Earlier this month, the U.S. Department of…

July 30, 2022

Opinion

5 things Frisch must do to beat Boebert

Steve Mandelldu1-i-syn Can Democrat Adam Frisch beat Republican incumbent Lauren Boebert? Up front, I should admit that I am not…

July 30, 2022

Opinion

Single-payer system benefits patients, physicians

U.S. physician organizations are shifting positions toward a single-payer healthcare system to benefit both doctors and patients. The single-payer system…

July 30, 2022

What's Up Downtown

San Juan Brewfest tickets on sale now

I have been involved with the San Juan Brewfest event since 2008. Over the past 15 years, this event has…

July 30, 2022

Dear Abby

Employees sacrifice for dying co-worker

DEAR ABBY: A co-worker has been stricken with multiple stage-4 cancers. We all have been compassionate and caring, supporting him…

July 29, 2022

Dear Abby

Wife’s smoking addiction clouds future

DEAR ABBY: I have been married to my wife for 32 years. I love her dearly. Recently, though, her smoking…

July 29, 2022

Opinion

Turn on comfort TV, turn off the strife

cca Like you, I can watch anything I want to on television right now. Between cable, streaming and YouTube, I…

July 29, 2022

Downtown Lowdown

Durango Brass builds on tradition

A town needs a brass band. Something with trumpets and cornets, French horns, euphoniums, trombones and tubas. Back in the…

July 28, 2022

Dear Abby

Wife driven into arms of old boyfriend

DEAR ABBY: I have been married to my husband, “Jim,” for three years, but we have been together for seven.…

July 26, 2022

Action Line

Hurrah for peace-bringing construction zone

Crews work on the utility lines and redirect traffic on Junction Street at about noon Tuesday. Would it be proper…

July 25, 2022

Opinion

Keystone Pipeline won’t make gas cheaper

Ted Williamscca Ever since boycotts started blocking Russian petroleum products, social media has been rife with memes that blame rising…

July 23, 2022

The Tourism Effect

New platform lets your voice be heard

Weylin Ryan If you’re a La Plata County resident, we want to hear from you. Visit Durango’s new engagement platform,…

July 22, 2022

Dear Abby

Husband’s secret life revealed

DEAR ABBY: I have been married for 23 years. About a year ago, our 22-year-old daughter became suspicious that her…

July 22, 2022

Opinion

Fear of wolves rooted in myth

Wolves are coming to Colorado and, so far, I have not witnessed people preparing for their arrival. Letters appear in…

July 22, 2022

Downtown Lowdown

Music in the Mountains Pops Night: The Magical Music of Harry Potter

Great American Cinema would be nothing without its scores. The man behind many of those familiar film scores is the…

July 21, 2022

Dear Abby

50 years of friendship ends over beau

DEAR ABBY: For 50 years, I had a close career and personal friend I’ll call “Ellen.” She has been married…

July 21, 2022

From the Extension Office

Exchange program connects 4-H members across the country

Our La Plata County 4-H Interstate Exchange Program recently returned from an adventure-filled week visiting Wyoming County 4-H in Pennsylvania.…

July 21, 2022