Columnists

Parties worked together during session

Senate Bill 1, which I sponsored with Rep. Leroy Garcia, D-Pueblo, will make college more affordable by investing $100 million…

May 19, 2014

View from the Center

Arts Center starts new microgrant program

In a community with such a depth of artistic talent, it seems there should be a program helping them overcome…

May 19, 2014

La Plata Health Watch

Eat too much, and you turn into a lazy lion

Let me illustrate my point with a vignette. Picture yourself at a great feast, such as a holiday buffet. You…

May 18, 2014

Action Line

Bi-polar street sign doesn’t predict epic global shift

A city of Durango street sign at Seventh Street and East Second Avenue mistakenly identifies the street as “West” Second…

May 18, 2014

John Peel

Role model? Not if you ask her

A gracious woman views changes over 91 years

May 18, 2014

Creating Community

First aid for mind, body and soul available for individuals

In a first-aid class, we learn how to perform the Heimlich maneuver as our spouse is choking on the bones…

Adventures in Motherhood

Playing is training for finding your passion as an adult

Isn’t this what the young San Francisco entrepreneurs do? Take known objects and twist, stretch, dissect, rotate and stamp their…

Red Cross and you

Businesses are helping turn state red for Century of Service

Decked out in red T-shirts, staff from AlignTec, 99X Durango’s Hit Music Station, 92.9 The Point and Jonathan E. Cohen…

On Real Estate

Is investment property the right choice for you?

Now that we are on the other side of the Great Recession, property values and interest rates, though beginning to…

The Travel Troubleshooter

Buyer beware: Don’t get burned by flash sales

“We were told that it was a ‘flash’ sale and that day was the last to book,” he said. “We…

High school is over, but my life is just starting

Mikayla Montoyadu1-i-syn Now, many people may believe senioritis is just a joke and not an actual disease. I and 299…

Protecting our national treasures

What the president can do right now for conservation

Policy and Politics

Enough already with the marijuana treats

Rarely does a day go by that news coverage lacks a marijuana-related story, which makes sense given the laundry list…

Summer the time to get started on college applications

Deborah Medenwaldtdu1-i-syn There are two important steps that every college-bound student should complete before his or her senior year: The…

Downtown Lowdown

New Country Rehab doesn’t play ‘new’ country

It’s a city of almost 3 million people. It has good bands in all genres. While Rush, for good reason,…

May 15, 2014

Durango Dog Tales

Three phases to teaching dog ‘come’ command

1) Round robins Begin in a quiet area of your house. Have your special treats ready, then give the “come”…

From the Extension Office

4-H’ers earn scholarships

I also would like to congratulate all high school students who will be graduating in the coming weeks. I hope…

Durango Nature Studies

Playful river otters are hard to glimpse in the wild

Forty years ago, river otters had been driven out of Colorado. Today, their numbers are bouncing back, and they could…

Thinking Green

We can’t allow government to ignore our voices

I, Dan Olson, found common cause with the tea party. Coming from your local environmental group, this declaration deserves some…

Clubhouse Porch

I wanted to give a shout-out to a couple of events in early June which both will be contested on…