Columnists

Brush up your skill sets for business success

Many resources are available to today’s business owner. They include, but are not limited to, chambers of commerce, professional and…

October 29, 2013

La Plata Health Watch

This treatment is not pretty, but it appears to work

The microbiome – the trillions of microorganisms, bacteria and other bugs in the gut – is being recognized as a…

October 27, 2013

What's up in Durango Skies

Satellites race across the sky after sunset

The time between monsoons and snow also is the season between the objects in the bright summer Milky Way and…

October 26, 2013

Creating Community

To discover new ideas, be adaptive to change

After attending this week’s La Plata County Economic Summit, where the theme was “Innovation,” I have expanded my thinking to…

October 26, 2013

Action Line

Moving to Durango requires mindset, wardrobe change

Allow Action Line to be the first to welcome you to our bizarre slice of paradise. It’ll take some getting…

October 26, 2013

From our Congressman

Feed the world with resource-minded agriculture

Food production is not the problem; allocation is

October 26, 2013

From our Congressman

Facts show City Council has gone too far with bag ordinance

The facts surrounding the bag ordinance are clear and evidence to support a vote to repeal it. Fact: The petition…

October 26, 2013

Population Matters

Countering starvation requires more than just food

There is hunger even in Durango. Before the Manna Soup Kitchen, poor people had no place to go for a…

October 26, 2013

Stewards of the Land

History comes alive with local education project

Ruth Lambertdu1-i-syn The history of La Plata County is rich and diverse, and these project activities give residents and visitors…

October 25, 2013

Neighbors

Creating something tasty from pasture to plate

After a lesson on cooking with beef courtesy of the La Plata County Cowbelles, Durango High School ProStart students, from…

October 25, 2013

Downtown Lowdown

Breuer’s comedy is grown up, not adult

The New York-born comedian, whose tenure on the long-running NBC late-night program was almost 20 years ago, remains a name…

October 24, 2013

The Green Side of Life

A Rose blooms in our Week 7 Gridiron Green

This name goes by Dan Rose, and his Week 7 Gridiron Green was pretty sweet. The DRose from Mancos, not…

October 23, 2013

From the Extension Office

In finest season, school garden project a joy

When autumn starts – for me, somewhere around the first of October – I always come to the conclusion that…

October 23, 2013

Thinking Green

Sorry affair with the Navajo Mine leaves public out

The mine always has been, and continues to be, the only coal supplier to the Four Corners Power Plant, and…

October 23, 2013

Mountain Daylight Time

Candy Man

Mountain Daylight Time - Produced by Rich Alcott

October 21, 2013

Neighbors

The hottest fashions of yesteryear

That was demonstrated in spades at the Fashion Show and Tea at the Durango Heritage Celebration on Oct. 11. Wow,…

October 21, 2013

Murder Ink

A tale of murder in post-war Great Britain

And with her increasingly enfeebled scrawl of pen to paper, Busby has left us with one of the most intellectually…

October 20, 2013

La Plata Health Watch

Microbiome may hold keys to good health

What is the human microbiome, you ask? Quite simply, it is the panoply of microbial organisms that feed, interact and…

October 20, 2013

Red Cross and you

Director departing but Red Cross will remain committed to area

As we grow older and more comfortable with our lives, change often becomes something we try to avoid. But change…

October 19, 2013

The Travel Troubleshooter

Pre-Check plan raises major privacy concerns

Pre-Check offers an appealing shortcut past the often long airport security lines. After you pay an enrollment fee and submit…

October 19, 2013

Creating Community

La Plata County collaborates to ensure residents’ health

For almost a year now, the coalition has been working on a mental-health and substance-use project that has a broad…

October 19, 2013

Adventures in Motherhood

When it comes to this life: ‘Each day, each hug is a gift’

I’ve been thinking about this as I rub arnica oil over Col’s eight gnarly head-stitches, as my children climb into…

October 19, 2013

Action Line

Odd benches, sofas don’t sit well with residents

The husband of loyal reader “Perplexed” attempts to enjoy the “view” of the Animas River from a Santa Rita Park…

October 19, 2013

From our Congressman

College prep course ignites early planning, eases nerves

Before I started taking this class, I had a few ideas about where I wanted to go to college and…

October 19, 2013