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Stop poisoning us with genetically modified foods

Harwooddu1-i-syn Recent studies have shown that the body cannot process high-fructose corn syrup mostly because it is genetically modified. A…

Adios, 9-R – A ‘Jet Blue’ exit but without the slide

In the lead up to my departure, my students had a lot of questions about why I chose to leave,…

Beyond bags

Reducing use a critical step for global environment

Tuesday Lit celebrates 75th year of fun, learning

Enjoying Tuesday Literary Club’s Spring Picnic are Sheila Casey, left, Betsy Clark, center, and co-hostess Suzanne Zerbe at the home…

Strive for balance when reinforcing dog’s behaviors

A few generations ago, child-rearing philosophies began to shift toward overall permissiveness, with the goal of nurturing a more free-spirited…

Moetones an apt choice for FAC at Moe’s

Moe’s is no exception. The Friday Afternoon Club concert series kicked off last week and will continue throughout the summer.…

Chilling effects come from tempting fate here

These are all ways that we gardeners try to get a jump on the vegetable-growing season, tempting Mother Nature with…

At last, gardening fans, it’s time to Get Growing

By Darrin Parmenter When does gardening season begin? For many of us, it started way back in the dregs of…

As name implies, it really is a center for nature

Her email reminded me of what it is like to spend a day in the rich abundance of the Nature…

S.W. Colo. to benefit from progress made at Capitol

Let’s focus on some great progress for Southwest Colorado and other parts of rural Colorado this session. One of the…

It’s fundraising season in the Four Corners

We start with a tradition up the valley at Dalton Ranch Golf Club: the Durango Foundation for Educational Excellence tournament…

More effective leadership means healthier nonprofits

Paulette Church, left, new director of the Professional Nonprofit Management Certificate Program at Fort Lewis College, and Dene Kay Thomas,…

The best way to go forward often starts at the end

What, you ask, does this have to do with business? Actually, a great deal. Have you ever developed a business…

Busy musicians, actors shrug off ‘shoulder’ season

The fifth annual Durango Chamber Music Festival got off to a colorful start Friday. “Rhythm, Romance and Revelry,” this year’s…

How great is this Gatsby anyway?

Proposed bag ‘tax’ in Durango has residents’ heads turning on a dime

You raise some great questions about the City Council’s efforts to raise awareness. But it seems the main things being…

When seizure led to death, was that ruled a suicide?

“To others outside our community, we appear not to know what we are doing, because we come to different conclusions…

The feminist movement strikes again with a new book

In 1963, Betty Friedan’s watershed book, The Feminine Mystique, defined the “problem that has no name,” to the great relief…

Here’s some advice to prevent yourself from being victim

At one point or another, virtually everyone becomes a victim of some type of crime. Acts of violence and their…

Discrimination can lead to exclusion from life events

Paul Forziano and Hava Samuels were married in April. Even after their marriage, they cannot live together. Why? Because they…

Retiring fireman leaves history behind

Mick Stowers’ first fire helmet is the black one, a hand-me-down he acquired when starting with the Durango Fire Department…

Business landscape

Protecting treasured areas good for local economy, quality of life

Clear goals, not just values, shape best policies

Despite the fallback iron-fist, I do try to make these parenting decisions in the context of broad goals that are…

Democrats rushed election reform bill before its time

Scott Gesslerdu1-i-syn To begin, the bill forces Colorado into election policy that performs worse than our current system. The new…