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Get Growing

Sad to see summer go? If so, get to work on your winter garden

By Jama Crawford As the sun sets on our growing season – four glorious frost-free months – most mountain gardeners…

September 17, 2014

Bear Smart

Pass the acorns, berries and everything else. I’m hungry

A black bear eats acorns in a backyard near Turtle Lake on Sept. 5. Bears enter a feeding-frenzy phase in…

September 17, 2014

Clubhouse Porch

Dalton Ranch Golf Club The inaugural Dalton Cup, Sept. 10: 1. Red Team – Iiona Cofman, Diane Curtis, Cathy Gaskell,…

September 17, 2014

Neighbors

Hat’s off to service – and here’s to more

Neighbors

September 16, 2014

Money Savvy

Sex, money and getting along with your partner

Surprising? Not really. Seventy percent of couples said money causes most of their spats. Yes, finances are a more common…

September 16, 2014

View from the Center

At DAC, everyone is invited to join in artistic play

That was the message delivered by a faculty member at orientation for Rocky Mountain College of Art and Design. I…

September 14, 2014

La Plata Health Watch

Respiratory virus a reminder to take precautions

The virus is known as enterovirus D68. This virus was first identified in the early 1960s and has rarely been…

September 14, 2014

John Peel

Korean kids sing for Durango

Evangelist, broadcaster Billy Kim brings children’s choir

September 14, 2014

Gulliford's Travels

Exploring Tsankawi Ruin Clues to an ancient culture found on New Mexico’s Parajito Plateau

I was looking for Tsankawi, which in the Tewa language means “village between two canyons at the clump of sharp,…

September 13, 2014

Action Line

Free ride for electric cars is but a false charge

One of the electric car charging stations at the Durango Transit Center. The stations are not free; it costs $1.80…

September 13, 2014

Creating Community

People make difference for those with disabilities

But after all is said and done, “services” make very little difference in peoples’ lives. The people providing those services…

September 13, 2014

Authentic Aging

Knowing the developmental stages of aging can help

There are many models out there for identifying where we are in life, and I have found them extremely helpful…

September 13, 2014

On Real Estate

Steps can help protect your credit score

Here are a few options: Fraud alerts The main step credit-protection programs take is to activate a fraud alert on…

September 13, 2014

From our Congressman

U.S. Rep. Gardner changes his tune on state water issues

Jim Isgar As someone who has been involved in Colorado water policy for the past decade, I found this interesting…

September 13, 2014

From our Congressman

Understanding premarital and marital agreements

Perhaps the most basic requirement is that a premarital or marital agreement be in writing and signed by both parties.…

September 13, 2014

From our Congressman

Fifty years of wild places

Conservation Corps, The Wilderness Society partner on stewardship

September 13, 2014

Neighbors

A little rain can’t dampen Girls Night Out fun

From left, Sarah Douglas, Jenny Newcomer and Patti Zink are just a few of the women enjoying a bit of…

September 12, 2014

Downtown Lowdown

Digging into the past, finding future sounds

Not only does it have scores of great venues and the world’s finest amphitheater sitting just West of the city…

September 11, 2014

On the Run

Pagosa Springs races work to get kids outdoors

Run director and founder Morgan Murri said GECKO is a nonprofit that started seven years ago in Pagosa Springs. “We…

September 11, 2014

From the Extension Office

Share your garden’s bounty with community’s hungry

The Colorado State University Extension Office, Cooking Matters and Growing Partners will be accepting any and all extra produce for…

September 10, 2014

Your Ecological House

Enjoy exercise without a stable of pricey gadgets

I’m glad I did. By the end of the term I could do “trades,” “crossovers” and a variety of other…

September 10, 2014

Durango Nature Studies

20,000 calories a day: Get ready to hibernate

For bears, hibernation is not a time of total inactivity. While in their dens, they birth and nurse their cubs.Courtesy…

September 10, 2014

Neighbors

The fruit of the grape supports a safe haven

Eric Allen, owner of The Wine Merchant, pours a glass of white at Alternative Horizons’ Ninth Annual Wine & Music…

September 9, 2014

Durango School News

National debate about testing misses key point

Our systems continue to be the focus of national debate, most recently centered on testing and standards. Are we testing…

September 9, 2014