Local and Regional News
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Bicyclists on the Animas River Trail pass a plastic bag of dog waste left between the trail and the Animas River last week at Schneider Park.
Our civic doody
Dog owners, your duty does not end when you bag up doggie doody.
The doggie bag must be thrown into a trash container and not left on a...
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National & World
Report: 8M would gain legal status
WASHINGTON – Sweeping immigration legislation moving toward a vote in the Senate would boost the economy and reduce federal deficits, the Congressional Budget Office said...
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Business
New runway smooths the way for travelers
Animas Air Park will officially reopen for business today.
The air park’s 5,014-foot runway was closed for two weeks while it was repaved, and flights were...
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Good Earth
Community gardens take root
The enthusiasm of a young crowd – a family crowd, really – is keeping the community garden at the Durango Housing Corp. apartments in south Durango looking good this...
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Education
Class, not race, may be colleges’ new test
In post-Great Recession America, which is the bigger barrier to opportunity – race or class?
A decade ago, the U.S. Supreme Court kept the focus on race as a...
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Obituaries
Ivan Leon Bruckman
Durango resident Ivan Leon Bruckman died Sunday, June 16, 2013, in Durango. He was 71.
Mr. Bruckman was born to Fred and Kathryne Bruckman on May 22, 1942, in South Gate,...
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Columnists
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Thinking Green
A new wilderness within expanse of the San Juans
On Tuesday, the Senate Energy and...
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Bear Smart
Electric fencing will keep bears out of the coop
One of my favorite takeaways from a...
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Our Economy
EU welcomes my summer home – well, sort of
A common theme of mine during the last...








