Columnists

Doctors cheating on board exams? I don’t think so

Every medical specialty is overseen by a board of doctors prominent in that field. This board administers examinations – passage…

January 12, 2014

Green Medicine

Time can provide better health care

Time is also a rare commodity in conventional health care. The average time a primary-care doctor gets to spend with…

January 12, 2014

Action Line

A 6-word sign requiring a 159-word explanation

Perhaps this sign is an advertisement for “bike detection” services from a guy named “Lane” who can be found at…

January 11, 2014

Gulliford's Travels

Recapture Canyon

illegal ATV trail stirs up cloud of controversy

January 11, 2014

To Protect and Serve

Learn about law enforcement in Citizens’ Police Academy

If you answered yes to any of those questions, then we want you. The Durango Police Department is proud to…

January 11, 2014

Creating Community

Developmental disability wish list for the new year

In keeping with the New Year spirit, I would like to offer the following wish list for people with developmental…

January 11, 2014

Patient Parenting

Review: Solutions to parenting issues today

Courtesy photo Kahlil Gibran, The Prophet (1923) In 2003, Robert Shaw, M.D., wrote a book called The Epidemic: Raising Secure,…

January 11, 2014

From our Congressman

Dog Protection Act seeks to cut dog shootings by police

In January, mixed-breed Ziggy was shot and killed in his own yard in Commerce City by an officer responding to…

January 11, 2014

From our Congressman

Protecting cervical health starts with vaccine

Dicksondu1-i-syn Cervical cancer is caused by certain types of HPV, or human papilloma virus, a very common sexually transmitted infection.…

January 11, 2014

From our Congressman

Wildfire prevention

Fighting fires is necessary, but mitigation is smarter, safer and cheaper

January 11, 2014

Neighbors

Agnew honored as Volunteer of the Year by WRC

Shauna Agnew accepts the award for Volunteer of the Year from the Women’s Resource Center on Tuesday evening at the…

January 10, 2014

On the Run

Zumba a good complement to running regimen

I began participating in Zumba two years ago as I wanted something fun and different to complement my running, biking…

January 9, 2014

Your Ecological House

Geoengineering: Can it curtail climate change?

– Saying attributed to Bedouin tribesmen It’s been creeping up on us for a couple of decades. It’s been the…

January 8, 2014

Durango Nature Studies

Even busy beavers take a break in chilly Jan.

In January, family-oriented beavers take refuge from the cold and breed in their well-constructed lodges.Courtesy of Sally Shuffield Despite best…

January 8, 2014

From the Extension Office

Test your home for radon

January is National Radon Awareness Month and with our snow and frozen ground comes the opportunity for you to find…

January 8, 2014

The Green Side of Life

WWMPD? Phillips picks ’em ‘from the gut’

What Would Mike Phillips Do? He is our Gridiron Green seer also known as “Commute29.” Phillips would pick a bunch…

January 8, 2014

From our Congressman

Keep ‘poison’ out of farm bill

Harleydu1-i-syn As chair of the Senate Agriculture Committee, Sen. Stabenow has shown extraordinary skill in trying to bring together two…

January 7, 2014

Neighbors

Salsa-ing into New Year for Boys and Girls Club

Erin White Sinberg of Salsera Blanca and Ed Ferrigan warm up before the start of the Tamale Making Class &…

January 7, 2014

Money Savvy

Tools to help you simplify finances, boost your income

Now that smartphones and social media have become a part of our everyday lives, I am excited to recommend four…

January 7, 2014

La Plata Health Watch

How to recognize the symptoms of depression

It is not uncommon for a depressed person to primarily complain of tiredness or fatigue. This is one of a…

January 4, 2014

Action Line

Plans going nowhere for bicycle races on ‘Bridge’

Criterium races, for those of you who are sprocketly challenged, is an event in which riders compete on a relatively…

January 4, 2014

Creating Community

Sometimes, a smile can go a long way, inspire others

A smile has the power to make you feel better. Neuropsychologists have found a strong relationship between facial muscle movement…

January 4, 2014

The Travel Troubleshooter

Fearing long lines at the airport? An app may help

But that was before Ariens, a nurse recruiter for a hospital in Austin, Texas, discovered a smartphone app called WhatsBusy.…

January 4, 2014

From our Congressman

Vaccine task force recommendations are insufficient

The task force addressed only individual decisions without providing information that would elicit community concerns. And research has shown that…

January 4, 2014