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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…

Be a good neighbor and help to prepare for any wildfire

At a recent wildfire conference in Tucson, Arizona, we took a field trip up Mount Lemmon to view, among other…

The Juniper School

District could put new charter at risk by rushing its application

Reading Club tasked with saving its heritage

Reading Club of Durango members, from left, Gayle Brown, club President Maile Kane and Deb Barnes, work on March 12…

Grant Farm is bluegrass meets Bakersfield

That’s fertile territory for armchair music fans and critics. While less-informed music lovers tend to throw everything with some twang…

Sisters share milestone event with huge run

An accomplished ultrarunner with dozens of 50- and 100-mile races under her belt from years past, it did not surprise…

Female 4-H’ers soak up experience at stock show

They are extremely passionate about raising and showing livestock animals. This requires a year-round commitment of hard work and dedication.…

Great tech hope will not solve climate change

For example, what if you smoked and developed a persistent cough? You could decide to stop smoking and get a…

The answer to health-care costs lies with less federal intrusion and more freedom

Misuse of federal subsidies is probably the biggest issue. Additionally, Colorado has raised the eligibility requirements for Medicaid, allowing hundreds…

Soup and generosity warm the soul for life

The Mahogany Grille restaurant serves chicken-tortilla-pineapple-lime soup at Soup for the Soul to benefit Hospice of Mercy on March 18…