Columnists

Alcohol steals the potential of so many

Dressed in their Sunday best and formally arranged in two rows, my paternal grandmother, Clara; her parents; three brothers; and…

June 3, 2015

What's Up Downtown

Summer tourism stats shining brightly

Sales tax is collected monthly from every business in Durango by the city. The city releases reports on collections that,…

June 2, 2015

Columnists

Baby on Sunday, appendectomy on Monday

Amy Barrett and her husband, Kermitt, welcomed a new son May 10, just six days earlier. (He attended the event…

June 2, 2015

Action Line

Durango’s an accepting place, except for grass in park

Marilyn and James Lewis walk along a more than three-block-long section of orange safety fending running alongside of the Animas…

May 31, 2015

John Peel

Taking a look backward, or maybe it’s forward …

Darrah Blackwater gets her fortune told just as her walk across China hit 2,000 kilometers. If all goes well, the…

May 31, 2015

The Travel Troubleshooter

Dumped by your travel company: What to do?

He’d booked a house in Orlando through VRBO.com, a vacation rental website. But a few weeks before the family was…

May 30, 2015

On Real Estate

Stable supply of water coming to the county’s Dry Side

As we all know, water is one of the most critical resources, and the water authority will offer an opportunity…

May 30, 2015

From our Congressman

Public Lands

taxpayer money that fuels demands that federal be transferred to the states

May 30, 2015

Policy and Politics

Structure hampered task force results

If he is, it is not because the conundrum of local and state regulation of the activity has been solved…

May 30, 2015

Downtown Lowdown

Dragondeer to play psych blues on train

It is Americana, influencing rock, jazz, country, punk, hip-hop, folk and more, inspiring its own artists, as well as those…

May 28, 2015

Neighbors

Honoring the preservationists

McDaniel, Seyfarth and San Juan Mountains Association thanked

May 27, 2015

Get Growing

Share growing methods at county fair

By Jill Hoehlein This summer’s La Plata County Fair will feature an emphasis on floricultural as well as fruits and…

May 27, 2015

From the Extension Office

Scholarship winners earn success

We also are pleased to announce that we will be awarding six $500 higher-education scholarships to deserving 4-H members. These…

May 27, 2015

Thinking Green

Wolf Creek fight demands we see documents

After all, the U.S. Forest Service did just sign a Record of Decision (bureaucracy-speak for “we’re all done here”), approving…

May 27, 2015

Neighbors

Baby on Sunday, appendectomy on Monday

the show went on

May 26, 2015

Money Savvy

Money issues? Play Financial Jeopardy

Whether I’m observing other people’s financial behavior or looking for column ideas, it’s on my mind. I even worry about…

May 26, 2015

Murder Ink

New mysteries are entertaining summer reads

Ziskin is a natural storyteller and a very accomplished writer. Also reviewed in this column, Styx & Stone and No…

May 25, 2015

John Peel

This year, Ed Zink lends a hand, from the background

Ed Zink, left, talks with Navy veteran Tom Compton of Hesperus on Saturday in Silverton. The 44th Iron Horse Bicycle…

May 24, 2015

Action Line

‘Happy Hour’ offers free parking but no apps or drinks

You could interpret this in one of two ways. For the pessimist, the conflicting signs could be a warning that…

May 24, 2015

La Plata Health Watch

Please, hold the hysteria over listeria

Listeria monocytogenes, one of six listeria bacterial types, is the bad guy, a nasty bug, though less common than the…

May 23, 2015

On Real Estate

How buyers can compete with multiple offers

Buyers looking for a home with one or more of these characteristics may be faced with a multiple-offer situation or…

May 23, 2015

What's up in Durango Skies

If clouds part, prepare to see galaxies, planets

If the clouds ever dissipate, this should be a great month for planets and galaxies. Venus, Jupiter and Saturn are…

May 23, 2015

Creating Community

Hard time exercising? Begin by standing up

Lopez, Victor This article is aimed at those who are having some difficulty getting motivated to exercise. I have good…

May 23, 2015

From our Congressman

Home sprinkler systems: An automatic decision?

The fire districts have provided information to La Plata County representatives and participating members of the public regarding why the…

May 23, 2015