Columnists

Couple suffering amid loss of grandchild

DEAR ABBY: We recently suffered the loss of our first grandchild. She was only 24 and taken far too soon.…

June 4, 2025

Action Line

Why is recycling so complicated?

The Durango Recycling Center bales material and vendors truck it away. Wonder what happened to the “A.” (Action Line)cca Dear…

June 2, 2025

Sports

Lake Nighthorse has plenty of new improvements

some ‘podcasting’ to catch some stocked trout

Like tank treads on a Rose Bowl float, do we need a new national anthem?

Ages ago, I traveled overland from Europe to Nepal: the Orient Express train from Munich to Istanbul, a boat through…

It’s time to stop preaching fiscal austerity and start practicing fiscal justice

I am writing as a paraeducator at Riverview Elementary School. I work in the Significant Support Needs program, assisting students…

Working for public lands that support real people, places and livelihoods

June is Great Outdoors Month – a time when families across the country head outside to enjoy the rivers, mountains…

Divorcee still in love with ex

DEAR ABBY: I have been divorced from my ex-husband, “Cliff,” for a year and a half. My nearly adult children…

We can’t fix hot or dry, but we can fix dense forests, together

In Western Colorado, we understand how connected everything is: forests to watersheds, snowpack to irrigation, public lands to the economy.…

May 30, 2025

Friend’s marriage a roller coaster

DEAR ABBY: A man I know has been married for 40 years. His wife gets mad at him for small…

May 30, 2025

Downtown Lowdown

All aboard the Blues Train with Brody Buster

A train car on the Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge line is the perfect size for a performing one-man band…

Authentic Aging

Summer 2025: The paradox of joy and suffering

Ah … summer’s here. It’s time to loosen up our clothing, loosen up our time, lift our hearts, allow for…

Boyfriend lets sleeping dogs lie

DEAR ABBY: I am recently divorced after a 37-year marriage. My boyfriend, “Grant,” has been divorced for a long time.…

Lehigh County’s ethical investment, a model for local governments nationwide

When public officials steward our tax dollars, they must uphold both financial responsibility and the values of the community they…

Action Line

Digital clock operates on Durango Time

This photo was actually taken at 1:56 p.m. (Action Line)cca Dear Action Line, Can something be done about the digital…

May 26, 2025

Daughters have clearly sided with ex

DEAR ABBY: I’ve been divorced for 10 years and have since remarried. I began dating my current wife nine years…

Animas Valley Land Use Plan wrongs residents, denies protections afforded the rest of the county

To develop a commercial property in La Plata County, a Land Use permit is required to obtain a building permit.…

The president should know that censoring and whitewashing history never works

In March, President Donald Trump issued an executive order titled “Restoring Truth and Sanity to American History.” To my knowledge…

Greed will become our downfall and harm the most vulnerable among us

As a young man, I often wondered at the fact that so many people idolized the wealthy. I still do.…