Columnists

What it feels like to find out you have Alzheimer’s

Kim Martincca I had been noticing something was different about me when I, a lifelong reader, started avoiding reading instructions…

October 1, 2022

Opinion

KSUT takes deeper dive into history, mission

Tami GrahamChristopher Marona Southern Ute Tribal Radio station manager Sheila Nanaeto is interviewed in Durango filmmaker Sean Owens documentary “Tribal…

October 1, 2022

Dear Abby

Living arrangement includes surprise roommate

DEAR ABBY: I was in a relationship that abruptly ended because he cheated. We didn’t have kids, so I moved…

September 30, 2022

Dear Abby

Woman hid cheating from jailed beau

DEAR ABBY: My boyfriend and I have been involved for five years. He was sentenced to prison for 3½ years.…

September 30, 2022

Sports

Blast and cast

Visiting old friends, hunting dove and fly fishing in Texas

September 30, 2022

From the Extension Office

At Apple Days, celebrate the versatility of this delicious fruit

Minus the minutes I laid on the couch yelling at the Broncos football team, I spent the better part of…

September 30, 2022

Downtown Lowdown

Young Dubliners returns to Durango

Celtic rock band Young Dubliners’ young beginnings were as a bar band. Literally. In their early days in the mid-1990s,…

September 30, 2022

Dear Abby

Husband’s fantasies have opposite effect on wife

DEAR ABBY: I have been married 30 years. Our marriage has been a happy one. My husband supports me through…

September 27, 2022

Action Line

It’s a gas: A case study in technology vs. familiarity

On Tuesday, regular unleaded was $3.99.9 at Speedway and $3.98.9 across the street at Peerless. If it appears someone doctored…

September 26, 2022

La Plata Health Watch

Bivalent COVID-19 vaccine can ‘turbo charge’ immunity

If you are like a lot of people, you may be wondering whether you are due for a COVID-19 vaccine…

September 24, 2022

Opinion

‘Votes first for District 59’

It’s election season, a time to reflect on what we’ve accomplished together and anticipate what’s ahead. For six years, I…

September 24, 2022

Opinion

‘Truly stood up for rights’

My name is Shelli Shaw and I am not a politician. Like you, I’ve been watching our nation and our…

September 24, 2022

What's Up Downtown

October Offerings – Shakespeare Snowdown, Hot Air Balloon Glow, Children’s Halloween

October is shaping up to be yet another busy month in the heart of Durango with multiple events and happenings.…

September 23, 2022

Dear Abby

Keeping old friendship in new marriage

DEAR ABBY: I recently married “Joel,” a man I love very much. While we have our differences, we are solid…

September 23, 2022

Dear Abby

Husband’s ‘other woman’ is Mary Jane

DEAR ABBY: I have been with my husband for seven years, and I’m tired of having the same fight every…

September 23, 2022

Downtown Lowdown

Evan Fricke Experiment to release new album

If it’s American-made genres of music, then local musician Evan Fricke has likely played in a band specializing in said…

September 23, 2022

Guest Columns

‘EVs poised to take over the highway’

Laurie Dicksoncca It’s National Drive Electric Week and there are many reasons to celebrate! By now, you have heard the…

September 21, 2022

Healing Nutrition

IBS and food mistakes making it worse

The Mayo Clinic classifies Irritable Bowel Syndrome is an intestinal disorder. The exact cause of IBS isn’t well understood, and…

September 20, 2022

Strength in Well-being

The last few pounds

When you experience the first 10 pounds of weight loss, the benefits are usually noticeable. Clothes start fitting better, joints…

September 20, 2022

Dear Abby

Husband discovers women’s clothing

DEAR ABBY: My wife has been away for a while caring for her ill parents. Because I was alone, I…

September 20, 2022

Action Line

Skating at Folsom, and who was Claire Viles?

Dear Action Line: Recent maintenance on the unnamed trail that extends south from Demon Bridge along the east side of…

September 19, 2022

Thinking Green

Will uranium boom again in the Four Corners?

The Four Corners has a heritage of uranium production as long as the atomic era. Uranium mines throughout the Dolores…

September 17, 2022

Opinion

‘Will protect election infrastructure’

People like me don’t usually run for office. I grew up in the mountains of Estes Park and, at times,…

September 17, 2022

Opinion

Food-truck ban a smokescreen for Denver cops’ mistake

Justin Pearsoncca When powerful people make mistakes, they tend to blame less powerful people. The Denver Police Department is powerful.…

September 17, 2022