Columnists

Knowing the ins and outs of how to properly buy real estate

Craigdu1-i-syn You are making a major investment, so plan on being thorough. Consider retaining a good real estate lawyer to…

May 11, 2013

Neighbors

Mexican dinner supports Mountain Middle charter

Mountain Middle School board member Jim McCarthy, left, and Interim Head of School Lloyd Carlton enjoy a moment to chat…

May 10, 2013

Gulliford's Travels

It’s a tree – how about a hug? There’s a lot to learn from giants of the forest

I can’t remember when I started hugging trees, but I’ve always admired them, perhaps because I grew up on the…

May 10, 2013

Treasure Hunter

Treasure hunters, please inquire within

I’m qualified to be the next Indiana Jones, right? Dreaming of a chest of gold, rubies, diamonds and antique jewelry…

May 10, 2013

On the Run

Narrow Gauge runs add trail option this year

Two years ago, when the race start was moved to Animas Surgical Hospital, Dave Rakita suggested adding a trail run.…

May 9, 2013

Downtown Lowdown

Hey kids: DJ means disc jockey

I’m not talking about what passes for a DJ in today’s world of electronic music. I’m talking about a person…

May 9, 2013

From the Extension Office

Celiac disease a hard one to keep up with

Typically, it is a clinical diagnosis rather than a definitive one. When applying numbers to our county population of 51,334,…

May 8, 2013

Thinking Green

Why public’s oversight role shouldn’t be cut

One of the most powerful tools people in our country have is the National Environmental Policy Act, or NEPA. NEPA…

May 8, 2013

Mouths to Feed

Making meatballs from scratch teaches kids how to prepare food safely

It’s a good thing, because by the time we get inside to consider dinner, it is quite late. When I…

May 7, 2013

Clubhouse Porch

3 local alumni teed it up for a shot at the Open

Holt, Schreiner – Durango High School alumni – and Sena – a Montezuma-Cortez High School alumnus – competed on the…

May 7, 2013

From our Congressman

Wildfire prevention, safety, funding consume final days

I am sponsoring Senate Bill 264, the Rural Health Bill with Sens. Irene Aguilar, John Kefalas and Rep. Edward Vigil.…

May 7, 2013

From our Congressman

Session wraps up with key successes for District 6

Yet I passed a number of bills on topics that I believe are important to Colorado and my district. Addressing…

May 7, 2013

Neighbors

Sweet playhouse to aid Big Brothers Big Sisters

And now one more family is going to have a custom-designed playhouse in its backyard. Raffle tickets for the 2013…

May 7, 2013

What's Up Downtown

Visiting Chicagoans face bald deception

We spent the first several days catching up on news and how our lives had changed in many ways. Kids…

May 6, 2013

La Plata Health Watch

Sometimes the thyroid does too much, or too little

The thyroid is a gland located in the front of the neck made up of soft tissue which produces thyroid…

May 5, 2013

Adventures in Motherhood

Why not love winter? It amplifies the joy of springtime

Everything about spring is coming back to me, how it feels a little like jailbreak from winter, like, dont look…

May 4, 2013

The Travel Troubleshooter

Want a better airline seat? Website may help

Vicki Morwitz does. Hers involves a long-haul plane trip, a minuscule economy-class enclosure and a circuitous routing that deposited her…

May 4, 2013

Serving Veterans

Administration plans to expedite claims decisions

VA claims raters will make provisional decisions on the oldest claims in inventory. That will allow eligible veterans to begin…

May 4, 2013

Creating Community

Care Team of the Southwest teaches residents to self-manage

San Juan Basin Health Nurse Navigator Helen Joline takes client Juan Romero’s blood pressure during a home visit.Courtesy of Jane…

May 4, 2013

Action Line

City’s can-do spirit evident in trash-can swap

Our saga begins with last weeks column about the ongoing Durango bear study and a reader wondering whats the point…

May 4, 2013

From our Congressman

Uganda’s lively media

country is way past Idi Amin

May 4, 2013

From our Congressman

War, weather, crops led the news in July 1898

On April 25, Congress declared that a state of war had existed since April 21. Interestingly, that was after President…

May 4, 2013

From our Congressman

Research needed before trying new gun control laws

There is some truth to the presidents unusually vitriolic outburst, but he left out the most important reason: We dont…

May 4, 2013

Neighbors

YaYa Sisterhood gets its kicks on Route 66

Mary Husemoller offers a welcoming cocktail to guests at the YaYa Sisterhood Luncheon, a fundraiser for Durango Friends of the…

May 3, 2013