Columnists

The Travel Troubleshooter

Executive order from the president is needed to prevent catastrophe

I attended a tour, then a forum, spearheaded by Hinsdale County Commissioner Cindy Dozier regarding the devastation of southern Colorado…

July 21, 2015

Columnists

Neighbors 100 with panache and a great-great-grandchild

A resident at Sunshine Gardens, she doesn’t need any assistance walking, and instead helps others get to meals and activities.…

July 21, 2015

Money Savvy

Put profits first, then watch business grow

I’m not asking how big your business is or how much revenue it’s generating or how many employees you have.…

July 21, 2015

Fees attached to your hotel bill may shock you

For several tension-filled minutes, two Federal Trade Commission lawyers stood before the committee last month, insisting their agency had done…

July 18, 2015

BLM should update oil and gas leasing terms

I have taken clients to world-class landscapes such as Vermillion Cliffs, Bandelier National Monument, Grand Gulch, La Garita Wilderness and…

July 18, 2015

Alternatives to prison

tools allow for discerning whom should be locked up

July 18, 2015

Downtown Lowdown

Worldly Todo Mundo links humanity through music

Todo Mundo will play at 5 p.m. Friday at Buckley Park, 12th Street and Main Avenue, as part of the…

July 16, 2015

Clubhouse Porch

Bringing the focus back toward the local courses

The CJ’s Diner/Durango Joe’s Coffee Hillcrest Men’s Senior Open will be held July 18-19. The minimum age to enter is…

Thinking Green

Regulation fixes failings of free market

Let’s take a peek at the energy sector to see just how non-existent this free market is. In May, the…

Get Growing

How to plant a tree so it will thrive

By Ayla Moore If you are old enough to remember all of the names of the Brady Bunch as well…

From the Extension Office

4-H’ers make final preparations for county fair

We have completed exchange trips, a natural resource camp, project days and the state 4-H conference. In addition, we are…

The Travel Troubleshooter

Neighbors

Music in Mountains kicks off in high style

This year, it was a performance by Inna Faliks, a talented pianist who heads Piano Studies at the University of…

July 14, 2015

Action Line

Durango’s phone habits show herd mentality

A cow puncher takes a moment to punch in some numbers on a cellphone, an act that just might lead…

July 12, 2015

Gear to thwart thieves while you’re traveling

Consider what happened to Aaron McHugh, who was recently exploring Glasgow, Scotland, after the last leg of a sea kayaking…

Creating Community

Independence important for all – not some – people

Granted, the reality of the situation was more complicated than that, and independence always is. But I think our celebration…

Will the center hold?

elections reflect the spirit of national politics

High court behind two ways to curb legal costs

This is certainly a statewide problem but also affects La Plata County, as approximately 70 percent of civil cases are…