Columnists

John Peel

History can be fun, especially in a bar

Tom Noel’s Denver bar tours often include a visit to the Buckhorn Exchange at 10th and Osage. The Buckhorn, founded…

February 1, 2014

The Travel Troubleshooter

It’s easy for your credit card to be compromised

A day later, her friend Jennifer Henderson got a call from a MasterCard representative. Her card number also had been…

February 1, 2014

Creating Community

Working together as community, we can increase opportunities

Sometimes, people need help and solutions right away. The story about Margaret is fictional, but it represents struggles similar to…

February 1, 2014

From our Congressman

Counting coyotes

Lamenting the loss of their songs, and the increase in the number of unwanted rodents

February 1, 2014

From our Congressman

All-of-the-above needed for Denver TV

du1-i-syn Yet that is exactly the uncertainty that Broncos fans in Durango, Cortez and across the southwest corner of the…

February 1, 2014

From our Congressman

Governor got it right: Do not be complacent about pot

Now that the law passed, it’s simply a matter of waiting to experience the consequences. So far, the only consequences…

February 1, 2014

Neighbors

How do you spell …? Animas High brags

John Dunn, emcee of the 2014 Snowdown Spellebration, gives team The Madagascar Baobabs, the Animas High School team, from left,…

January 31, 2014

Downtown Lowdown

DJs will take over Snowdown after tonight’s downtown parade

Denver DJ Greg Eversoul will be one of three spinning tonight after the Snowdown parade at the Lost Dog Bar…

January 30, 2014

From the Extension Office

Coalitions work to build our community

In today’s column, I will share information about two coalitions with upcoming events. First is La Plata County Thrive! Living…

January 29, 2014

Thinking Green

Gas, oil industry should be treated like any other

Part of the debate is semantic, centered around different ways in which the term fracking is used. Another component of…

January 29, 2014

The Green Side of Life

Guru, Commute compute your XLVIII champion

The Gridiron Green regular season-champion also known as “commute29” has picked alongside your venerable Gridiron Guru throughout the postseason and…

January 29, 2014

From our Congressman

Take a trip to help Silverton, Ouray get through rough patch

Acknowledging that safety must come first, this is more than an inconvenience in traveling north and south in our area.…

January 28, 2014

Columnists

High-spirited crowd supports Trails 2000

Trails 2000 Executive Director Mary Monroe Brown, left, and auctioneer Calvin Story conduct the live auction during the organization’s 24th…

January 28, 2014

Thoughts Along The Way

Supply, demand of pot sales may follow path of ‘Cheesepocalypse’

Kismet? Positive chi? Providence? Call it what you like, these two states have likely paved the way for the relegalization…

January 27, 2014

Murder Ink

Rankin scores again with 20th Rebus thriller

There are few crime fiction writers minting this kind of currency, and Rankin has been doing spectacular work in 20…

January 27, 2014

John Peel

On the comeback trail

Just a couple years ago, Jerry Brown returned to be California governor after a 28-year absence. History is filled with…

January 25, 2014

Action Line

City hopes plan with bike parking goes off with a hitch

The city is putting beige parking-meter “hitches” that will replace those green upside-down U-shaped things bolted into the sidewalk. Most…

January 25, 2014

La Plata Health Watch

Keep marijuana, related edibles out of kids’ reach

On our front porch, a brief exam revealed normal skin color and temperature, clear lungs, a normal pulse and heart…

January 25, 2014

Creating Community

Behavioral-health disorders have achievable recoveries

For years this question has been debated, and a great deal has been written about recovery from the perspective of…

January 25, 2014

What's up in Durango Skies

Alpha stars not always the sky’s brightest

When learning about the night sky, much of what you are doing is learning names. Just like with plants or…

January 25, 2014

From our Congressman

Snowdown from the start

Honoring Terry Fiedler’s seminal role in Durango’s Winter Celebration

January 25, 2014

Policy and Politics

Lowest-priced home triggers trip down memory lane

This house was the lowest-priced in-town home sold in 2013. Though it has seen some improvements since, it was a…

January 25, 2014

Population Matters

How to age gracefully with slowing population growth?

Let’s look at the start of the process of demographic change, when birthrates fall. This causes a decrease in the…

January 25, 2014

Neighbors

Asking some tough questions

Durangoans Rich Hoehlein and Kim Martin, left, discuss possible program ideas with Sister Helen Prejean on Tuesday at Martin’s home.…

January 24, 2014