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

I had been noticing something was different about me when I, a lifelong reader, started avoiding reading instructions - recipes, manuals, long emails. I figured I was getting kind of lazy. I...

DATE: Oct 1, 2022 | CATEGORY: Opinion

Housing crisis isn’t a crisis. It’s capitalism.

Absent a shift in our moral compass, our current form of free-market capitalism will transform U.S. society into a largely unrecognizable system defined by extreme inequality and rising pov...

DATE: Oct 1, 2022 | CATEGORY: Opinion

‘Qualifications, experience, work ethic’

Since Rep. Lauren Boebert won the 2020 Republican primary election, she has made a mockery of CD3 while spending most of her time away from the district, working to boost her personal brand ...

DATE: Oct 1, 2022 | CATEGORY: Opinion

KSUT takes deeper dive into history, mission

KSUT is grateful for the opportunity to take a deeper dive into the nuance of its history and mission, as a follow-up to this week’s story in The Durango Herald, focusing on our collaborativ...

DATE: Oct 1, 2022 | CATEGORY: Opinion

Blast and cast

Visiting old friends, hunting dove and fly fishing in Texas

DATE: Sep 30, 2022 | CATEGORY: Sports

It’s fall, so back off the fertilizer

Although I’m a huge fan of fertilizer, there is one time of the year when it shouldn’t be applied, and that is during the fall season. Fertilizer sends nutrients to your plants that gives th...

DATE: Sep 30, 2022 | CATEGORY: Local News

‘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 have represented House District 59, proud to serve alongside my Repu...

DATE: Sep 24, 2022 | CATEGORY: 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 beautiful state go in a direction that breaks my heart. Children are being used as a politic...

DATE: Sep 24, 2022 | CATEGORY: Opinion

‘EVs poised to take over the highway’

It’s National Drive Electric Week and there are many reasons to celebrate! By now, you have heard the buzz about electric vehicles (EVs) and charging stations in Colorado. Or maybe you have ...

DATE: Sep 21, 2022 | CATEGORY: Guest Columns

Steps to ensure plants’ health before bringing them inside

The weather is finally beginning to cool down, and you may be thinking of moving your houseplants back inside for the winter. It’s a great way to continue enjoying them, but there are some s...

DATE: Sep 18, 2022 | CATEGORY: Columnists

‘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, my family relied on food stamps and food banks. I was the first person in my family to at...

DATE: Sep 17, 2022 | CATEGORY: Opinion

Food-truck ban a smokescreen for Denver cops’ mistake

When powerful people make mistakes, they tend to blame less powerful people. The Denver Police Department is powerful. Denver’s food-truck owners, not so much. This power dynamic – not publi...

DATE: Sep 17, 2022 | CATEGORY: Opinion

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