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Backers hope Route 66 historic designation can drive tourism

Lisa Snell/American Indian Alaska Native Tourism Association via AP “Fifteen, 20 years ago the population was dwindling and we decided…

Sterile, exquisite, colonizing, scholarly: Experts offer their impressions of the new Bible museum

Visitors take in a permanent sunset over biblical-era Jerusalem at the Museum of the Bible.Bill O’Leary/Washington Post Johari Abdul-Malik is…

Horoscope for November 21, 2017

TAURUS (April 20 to May 20): Relationships with partners and close friends are intense but affectionate today. Nothing is casual.…

Apricot Almond Coffee Cake is a special treat for holidays

The right ingredients are crucial. You want California apricots because they’re much more tart and apricot-y than the Turkish variety.…

November 20, 2017

Great Old Broads for Wilderness receives award

Durango organization recognized by Walden Woods Project

November 20, 2017

Horoscope for November 20, 2017

TAURUS (April 20 to May 20): Keep your pockets open, because gifts, goodies and favors from others might come your…

November 20, 2017

Navajo Nation wild horse population about to explode

80,000 may soon roam reservation; tribe lacks money to address issue

Dolores Ranger District releases environmental impact statement

Documents define travel management for motorized recreation on forest roads and trails north of Dolores in the project area, which…

Horoscope for November 19, 2017

TAURUS (April 20 to May 20): You might use a lot of energy to introduce reforms and improvements where you…

Long Hollow Dam extends growing season in dry region of La Plata County

“That extra water down there has been a huge relief,” said Trent Taylor, a farmer who raises hay and grain…

Some religious groups allow courtship of underage girls

Allegations facing Roy Moore prompt reflections on fundamentalist culture

November 18, 2017

The stuffed-pumpkin dish that will make vegetarians (and everyone else) happy this Thanksgiving

Biryani Stuffed Pumpkins.Deb Lindsey/Washington Post As tempting as it is to stuff a single large pumpkin, though, the degree of…

November 18, 2017

Horoscope for November 18, 2017

TAURUS (April 20 to May 20): The New Moon today is the only New Moon opposite your sign all year.…

November 18, 2017

Join scavenger hunt at Mancos State Park on Fresh Air Friday

Mancos State Park, at 42545 Road N in Mancos, will host a photo scavenger hunt Nov. 24 for Fresh Air…

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Thank You Letters

More than 100 volunteers contributed their time to make the annual Friends of the Durango Public Library holiday bag sale…

Christ the King seeking grant applicants

The application deadline is Dec. 1. For applications, visit the church at 495 Florida Road or go to www.ctkdurango.org/resources/forms-and-documents. For…

Organic-food purists assail the designation for hydroponics

Red lettuce grows at an aquaponic farm, a form of hydroponic cultivation, on Nov. 2 in Hilliard, Fla. The National…

Horoscope for November 17, 2017

TAURUS (April 20 to May 20): You will be a force to contend with if you have to defend an…

St. Columba plans Christmas bazaar

More than 35 area craftspeople will sell homemade, handcrafted goods, including stained glass, jewelry, quilts and wreaths, and young members…

To make an excellent Cosmo, don’t mess up the key ingredient

Imagine my shock some years ago when I first mixed up a Cosmopolitan, the most famous cocktail in which America’s…

November 16, 2017

Horoscope for November 16, 2017

TAURUS (April 20 to May 20): All your relationships with partners and close friends will be affectionate and easygoing today.…

November 16, 2017

Keeping the tradition of Navajo moccasin-making alive

“I like this room of Navajo people making moccasins,” Dedman said Nov. 8. “This is what it should be like.…

November 15, 2017