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While driving on East Third Avenue the other day, I saw something that has always bugged me. Why do drivers think they can pull out of the side streets and wait in the middle of the road in the...
DATE: Feb. 5, 2012 | COLUMN: Action Line
I was raised with the understanding of the American flag being flown at sunrise and taken down at sunset as respect for the country. Why is it that the Durango Public Library leaves its flag up...
DATE: Jan. 29, 2012 | COLUMN: Action Line
Florida Road is driving me nuts. In the morning, everyone coming into town on Florida just blows through the roundabout. They never let anyone on Riverview Drive make a left turn into town despite...
DATE: Jan. 22, 2012 | COLUMN: Action Line
Have you seen the cob bench in Buckley Park lately? It doesnt look like it even lasted as many days as it took to construct. I wouldnt recommend sitting on it. Hope the guy who built it has his...
DATE: Jan. 15, 2012 | COLUMN: Action Line
When will the city install appropriate road signage for 32nd Street from the north Main Avenue intersection, past City Market and down to East Third Avenue? I was thinking something such as Road...
DATE: Jan. 8, 2012 | COLUMN: Action Line
The new flashing yellow-arrow traffic lights have made it very difficult to turn left during peak traffic hours. It feels at odds with what residents used to and still wish to do: make a left turn...
DATE: Jan. 1, 2012 | COLUMN: Action Line
While picking up Christmas dinner groceries at south City Market, I saw something strange. In the aisle of the self-checkout lane, there was a display for Easter candy on sale. Isnt this a tad bit...
DATE: Dec. 25, 2011 | COLUMN: Action Line
Twas the week before Christmas and all through our townsEvents of the past year brought smiles and frowns;So here we are, readers its time that we show emThe annual doggerel, the Action Line...
DATE: Dec. 18, 2011 | COLUMN: Action Line
Who really wants to hear Christmas music for a month (or more)? Has anybody done a study about the percentage of people who cant live without hearing those long-dead crooners vs. those who think...
DATE: Dec. 11, 2011 | COLUMN: Action Line
While walking on historic East Third Avenue the other day, I noticed something odd. On the east side, between Eighth and Ninth streets, the road is wider than the rest of East Third. Its only on...
DATE: Dec. 4, 2011 | COLUMN: Action Line
It seems a lot of people dont understand what to do with the new yellow (blinking) left-turn arrows installed at many intersections. Can you impart some wisdom about this new technological wonder?...
DATE: Nov. 27, 2011 | COLUMN: Action Line
Email doesnt take a vacation. That fact became evident after taking last week off at an undisclosed location with Mrs. Action Line.The Mea Culpa Mailbag was bursting at the seams. Egads! Sort of...
DATE: Nov. 20, 2011 | COLUMN: Action Line
Fort Lewis College is updating about a dozen panels at the Clock Tower in the center of campus to better recognize the past, "in a way that's fully inclusive of our Native American community on campus and the families directly affected by Indian boarding schools."
