Columnists

A vintage economy is like a vintage wine

Combine this with the right micro-climate, and you get oenological bliss. Cross the wires, and all bets are off. And…

December 30, 2014

Marking 20 years of Seasons’ deliciousness

KSUT-FM program and operations director and one of the first employees at Seasons Rotisserie & Grill, Ken Brott, center, along…

December 30, 2014

Action Line

Accuracy of Google map not a shore thing

A Google map of the Santa Rita Park area and Smelter Mountain indicates lakes and ponds that aren’t really there.Google…

December 28, 2014

La Plata Health Watch

No one says night shifts are easy

Actually, it’s longer than that. In college, I worked several summers in a major-chain, meat-packing plant. The worst shift was…

December 27, 2014

On Real Estate

Choosing a home can be a personal thing

There are opportunities to own homes in many settings, including world-class resorts like Glacier Club or Durango Mountain Resort, or…

December 27, 2014

Stewards of the Land

Stay warm outdoors in the winter

San Juan Mountains Association volunteer Bill O’Dowd stays comfortable during a winter excursion. By staying knowledgeable about your winter clothing,…

December 27, 2014

What's up in Durango Skies

Familiar Orion offers much to contemplate

Perhaps the most recognizable constellation in the winter sky is Orion. Many people unfamiliar with the night sky can at…

December 27, 2014

Creating Community

Local collaborative helping kids turn around truancy

It turns out that truancy might just be the tip of a bigger problem. That is what a local collaborative…

December 27, 2014

From our Congressman

Community bolstered exciting year at FLC

I recently had the chance to meet with a friend of FLC as he endowed a new scholarship for our…

December 27, 2014

From our Congressman

Serving Colorado

guided by uniquely western perspective

December 27, 2014

From our Congressman

Early lesson serves the mayor well

Marbury I have much to be grateful for as the mayor of Durango. First, I want to thank The Durango…

December 27, 2014

Population Matters

World should condemn ‘assembly line’ sterilizations

More people are added to the population of India each year than to any other country. India has family-planning programs,…

December 27, 2014

Neighbors

Not just interested in the past

Peggy Morris, left, and Janice Sheftel show off the internship the San Juan Archaeological Society is donating to the Center…

December 26, 2014

Downtown Lowdown

Mastery returns to shelves: great reissues of 2014

Many records are born again decades after their original release through the reissue, which often contains bonus material, outtakes and…

December 25, 2014

Neighbors

And a ‘very Merry Christmas to all’

Four weeks of anticipation have led to this moment. And one of my favorite activities in the build up is…

December 24, 2014

Neighbors

Neighbors A landmark – and delicious, too

Aaron Dominguez makes pumpkin ravioli Thursday in the Culinary Kitchen at the Manna Training and Resource Center. One of six…

December 24, 2014

From the Extension Office

You can celebrate holidays without eating too much

For me, the prime rib is in the oven. The shrimp, stuffed mushrooms, cookies and pie are waiting in the…

December 24, 2014

Thinking Green

Today, feel beauty, hurt of our world

If there is one thing I’ve learned in my 30-odd years on Earth, it is this: Do not disparage tradition…

December 24, 2014

Bottom Line

Butterfly Effect applies to your local business

Here is one of many variations: “When a butterfly flaps its wings in one part of the world, it can…

December 22, 2014

Murder Ink

A Christmas gift: Six book picks for readers

Here are six golden eggs from the Geese-A-Laying day, my gift to get through the 12 days of commercial merriment,…

December 21, 2014

La Plata Health Watch

Manage your medications responsibly

If you think about it, a century ago, with the exception of aspirin, few effective chemical treatments existed. For instance,…

December 21, 2014

John Peel

Winter: Yay or nay?

snow and chill bring smiles to some, frowns to others

December 21, 2014

Action Line

Wag more, bark less with annual Christmas doggerel

The public art at the intersection of U.S. Highway 550/160 became one of the most talked about stories in Durango…

December 21, 2014

Creating Community

Gratitude can bring substantial health benefits

Medical researchers are now asking, could gratitude be rewarded with better health? No pills? No strict diets or exercise regimens?…

December 20, 2014