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Ski pass has fewer blackouts and insurance for whiteouts

Action Line congratulates you on an active retirement filled with numbers – like doing “powder 8’s” midweek. But we should…

If you smoke pot, there are consequences

In the United States, the lifetime prevalence of marijuana use is 42 to 46 percent. Meanwhile, use appears to be…

Water conservation

S.W. Colo. needs ideas on smarter use

Airline denies injured woman her Skycouch

Q: Last year, I booked an Air New Zealand Skycouch for a flight from San Francisco to Auckland, New Zealand.…

Is your home in a flood plain?

Just because the home is in what is considered a high-risk flood area doesn’t necessarily mean flood insurance is required.…

Helping our young girls, boys with life’s challenging transitions

Transitioning from winter to spring is wonderful but not always easy. We got stuck in the mud a couple of…

Dangerous bugs

plan fails to adequately address growing public health threat from overuse of antibiotics

Spring cleaning under the shadow of war

In Asia, the Japanese were on the move. Here they seriously threatened American territory and the country’s national interest. Between…

Finding everything we need on trip to desert

We pass dozens of vaguely familiar dirt roads, at which earlier versions of Dan and I parked an ’86 Honda,…

Book & Author event delights

Marcy Jung, professor emerita of Fort Lewis College, said she always had a secret desire to wear a sandwich board,…

Factor’s elimination makes more vets health-care eligible

Effective in 2015, the VA eliminated the use of net worth as a determining factor for both health-care programs and…

March was the month for new music

It’s something consistent, and has been since the advent of vinyl, tape, CD, mp3, and back to vinyl. As great…

Power of 2 helps make saltwater trip excellent

This really becomes apparent if you are fly fishing in a location that does not have a fly shop within…

Early delights: Asparagus, garlic

A combination of fertile soil, plenty of water and sunshine, a dash of love and care, and even a little…

To preserve Wolf Creek, speak up now

Last week, that possible dark day moved closer to reality, leaving only one question on the table: What are you…

Leave them alone: Helping baby wildlife can kill

A fawn looks for a way to get to its mother on the other side of a fence. Fencing should…

Taking the legislative reins for Connect for Health Colorado

While I’d been on the committee for a few years since its inception, I asked last fall to be taken…

Divisiveness stymies reform on assessments

There is a dominating atmosphere where positional stands prevent sides from coming together and finding common ground. Sadly, often at…

Music in the Mountains: Countdown begins

Curb excess, reduce clutter, find peace

Well, many of us are essentially living like that already. Consider this: If 100 kids represented all the children in…

When it comes to tourism, always keep Momma happy

Kunkel The number of people booking vacations direct (or using online booking engines like Expedia or Travelocity) continues to increase.…

Prohibition’s unintended consequences

Instead, it documents New York City’s common poisonings of the 1920s and 1930s and the committed efforts of forensic-medicine’s pioneers…

Heart-pumping research

Durango hopes to become the Silicon Valley for sports technology

Are airlines about to charge more for kids?

True, there’s no faster way to start a brawl on a flight or an online chat room than by putting…