Columnists

Time to address our deteriorating roads

One of the most serious issues facing Colorado is the increased deterioration of our highways. When I served on the…

February 24, 2015

Sister’s baking makes party memorable

The guests at Gisela Lott’s 60th birthday found themselves confronting a cornucopia of confections, courtesy of Lott’s sister, Renate Rudolph,…

February 24, 2015

Thoughts Along The Way

Weather alters your day and your economy

Dread that I, like many others in the area, would be spending the next four hours shoveling tons of snow…

February 24, 2015

Murder Ink

A dead-on, dirty mystery of internal affairs

This suspicion is held most evidently by cops themselves and is responsible for the multi-layered span of command in large…

February 23, 2015

La Plata Health Watch

Two ‘omas’: Fascinating and incidental

The Greek became Latinized (while retaining a fair amount of Greek), and Latin remains the official language of anatomic terminology…

February 22, 2015

Action Line

City staffer pulls no punches over tiny special-events area

Despite tape that declares ‘special events,’ the only thing going on is the installation of solar lights for the Animas…

February 22, 2015

John Peel

‘Death with dignity’ hits home

Durangoan disappointed he won’t have all options available

February 22, 2015

On Real Estate

What’s the right sales price for your home?

A listing agent will provide a current market analysis to the seller to help determine the initial asking price. The…

February 21, 2015

Creating Community

March is National Kidney Month – know your risk

Now, most of us are familiar with diabetes; but did you know that diabetes is the main cause of kidney…

February 21, 2015

Stewards of the Land

Stay up late tonight, check out the stars

MK Thompson What is a star? Many cultures have developed stories about how the stars came to be. Spear marks…

February 21, 2015

What's up in Durango Skies

Why isn’t Jupiter much brighter than Venus?

Beside the moon, the three brightest objects in the sky are all visible right now. Venus in the west, Jupiter…

February 21, 2015

Population Matters

Congo an example of how family planning works

FP2020 is the nickname of the ambitious program started in 2012 at the London Summit on Family Planning. Its goal…

February 21, 2015

From our Congressman

Get involved in Durango: Save theses dates

Please save the dates of Feb. 23, March 20, April 7 and July 10. I need your help. These dates…

February 21, 2015

From our Congressman

When drivers licenses get political

Put aside for the moment the debate about whether certain people should be present in the U.S. It is a…

February 21, 2015

Neighbors

Chuckwagon dinner and ‘Happy Trails’

Enjoying an “Evening with Roy Rogers and Dale Evans” are, from left, Jack and Sue Eberhart, host Ed Cox, John…

February 20, 2015

Downtown Lowdown

‘Three Favorites’ might end up your favorite

It also continues to have a mission of education that goes hand-in-hand with its mission of entertainment. As Arthur Post…

February 19, 2015

From the Extension Office

For our plant world, sound of alarm bells grows louder

Politely. But spring has sprung, and unfortunately, it seemed to start in late January. As we look to our friends…

February 18, 2015

Thinking Green

A cynical ploy to take our federal lands

In 2012, Utah passed the Utah Transfer of Public Lands Act, a uniquely cynical piece of legislation that demanded the…

February 18, 2015

Neighbors

To the arts, and their supporters, with love

Don and Judy Hayes, left, and Terry Bacon and Debra Parmenter enjoy a serenade of “Let Me Call You Sweetheart”…

February 17, 2015

Bottom Line

Don’t keep all your eggs in one basket

What can private business owners learn from this? Let’s first define a term that may be new to many. The…

February 17, 2015

From our Congressman

Government’s role is to inform, not direct

As chairwoman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, I spend additional time planning the committee’s schedule and working with bill sponsors.…

February 16, 2015

View from the Center

Overcoming life’s hum-drum with local art

These are not only food, clothing and shelter, but also such things as affection, understanding, participation, leisure, creation, identity and…

February 15, 2015

John Peel

Hung up on bad climbing movies

Hollywood sends reality into a freefall

February 15, 2015

La Plata Health Watch

Measles vaccine is smart choice

This multi-state outbreak of the virus, also known as rubeola, is the most significant in the United States in years.…

February 15, 2015