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Great Adventures of Jenny and Goose

Slaying dragons in the wild blue yonder

Goose marched up the trail at Junction Creek ready to slay any dragons that came her way.Courtesy of Jenny Johnston…

March 3, 2016

Flies & Lies

Inquiring minds want to know

For the experiment, I placed myself in different areas of the den, in different positions, closed my eyes from 30…

March 3, 2016

View from the Fort

Los Lonely Boys highlight month at the Fort

The Art Gallery hosts Lara Stein Pardo, artist and cultural anthropologist and visiting assistant professor of Anthropology at U.C. Boulder,…

March 3, 2016

Coroner's Report

After Scalia’s death, autopsy was necessary

Conspiracy theorists suggest Scalia’s assassination was ordered by President Barack Obama, former Vice-President Dick Cheney, the Clintons, the Bush family…

March 2, 2016

Authentic Aging

As we get older, our friendships evolve

Letting go of the need for social approval and feeling more freedom to be ourselves, we’re trying to adjust to…

March 2, 2016

From the Extension Office

Feels like spring out there; time to attend to fruit trees

No, this isn’t how my kids describe their dad or a way to describe the 2016 Chicago Cubs, the odds-on…

March 2, 2016

From our Congressman

Youth council provides valuable input

I’m the legislator co-chair of the council, so rather than heading home, I joined the group in its efforts. Since…

March 1, 2016

Money Savvy

What it takes to make a living wage

The minimum wage in Colorado is $8.31 an hour, but $12.79 an hour is what you’ll actually need to earn…

March 1, 2016

From our Congressman

Do not homogenize all of Main Avenue

The new clients for the old Francisco’s want to retain the lovely veranda, which should be enough to keep a…

February 29, 2016

Action Line

Not all is what it ‘seams’ with smelly gas seep

Action Line has a nose for news, and this situation just didn’t pass the smell test. Something is indeed rotten…

February 28, 2016

The Travel Troubleshooter

Congress needs to protect rights of air travelers

Not much, unfortunately. The current legislation to fund the FAA, widely believed to be the best chance in years to…

February 27, 2016

Creating Community

This year, take a giant leap forward in volunteering

If you can commit to helping out for one day this year, you will be doing a tremendous service for…

February 27, 2016

From our Congressman

Symbolic racism

Confederate flag history steeped in oppression

February 27, 2016

From our Congressman

Planned Parenthood staff deserve a raise

Sandra Elizabeth Planned Parenthood is not only the nation’s foremost leader in top-notch reproductive health care for women, but it…

February 27, 2016

Population Matters

‘Don’t get pregnant’ no substitute for contraception

The Zika virus, declared “public health emergency of international concern,” is the cause of the Salvadorian government’s warning against pregnancy.…

February 27, 2016

Stewards of the Land

Do not disturb wildlife during the cold winter months

Elk winter in herds to discourage predators and sleep together for warmth.Courtesy of MK Gunn While some animals are hibernating…

February 26, 2016

Get Growing

Attention gardeners, plan now to enter county fair in August

By Judy Bolton Every February during the snow melt “slush fest,” I start dreaming about growing beautiful flowers and vegetables.…

February 24, 2016

La Plata Health Watch

For young kids, cold medicines are a no-no

If you think hungry and tired make for a cranky toddler, then try adding cold symptoms. Like most of us,…

February 24, 2016

Adventures in Motherhood

After injury, kids are the best medicine

I know. Highly cautious middle-aged mothers are not the typical profile for concussions. I’m still a little baffled, but there’s…

February 24, 2016

From our Congressman

Highways, buildings need adequate funding

I am running House Bill 16-1138, which is very important to ensure that the Colorado Department of Transportation and capital…

February 23, 2016

Neighbors

Reading Club studies creative women

Ann Norris, right, assisted by Gayle Brown, shows Reading Club of Durango members one of her most treasured quilts before…

February 23, 2016

A Take on Tourism

What’s a persona to do?

Kunkel Consumer intelligence gathering has been going on for a long time, and has become its own industry. The business…

February 23, 2016

From our Congressman

Currency

with old to make room for new

February 21, 2016

Action Line

Action Line Elevator’s halfway service prompts half-baked theories

Action Line ponders the complexities of how the West Building with four floors has an elevator sign saying it serves…

February 21, 2016