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While leaf peeping may still be several weeks off, wildflower peeping is still available in the high country around Durango./ Photo by Missy Votel

Summertime slump

Mountain towns see rare drop in visitors as statewide tourism slows

Paradise lost

When ordinary people get priced out of extraordinary places

Copper Creek conundrum

State plans to kill additional wolf due to continued cattle deaths

Remembering Ms. Haller

Beloved DHS teacher changed lives, one calculus problem at a time

10 years after Gold King

Last in ‘Acid Mine’ series takes look at where we’ve been, where we’re going

August 7, 2025

The real cost of tariffs

August 7, 2025

End suffering in Gaza

August 7, 2025

Atomic bombs didn't save lives

July 31, 2025

Stop the madness

July 31, 2025

Our legal 'drug cartel'

July 31, 2025

Drivers need to slow down, too

July 31, 2025

Tribe will cover KSUT shortfall

July 24, 2025

Co-op should build natural gas plant

Pre-July 2016 Archives

Durango Telegraph eEdition

Animas River at Durango,Co
Discharge, cubic feet per second

More at: waterdata.usgs.gov

The Pole

Ear to the Ground

"Once you hit manboob stage, you're done."
--Discussing that fateful day when a man realizes he can no longer take his shirt off in public

Lockdown mode: You may have already noticed, but bear activity in town is heating up. According to the City of Durango, the “significant uptick” is driven, in part, by a poor acorn crop due to dry conditions. It’s a familiar yet sad scenario where the lack of natural food pushes bears into town in search of a quick and easy meal.; Read More

Thumbin' It

So as of right now, pretty much the entire Western Slope is on fire, with more than 31,000 acres ablaze and smoke-filled skies blanketing the region. (On an up note, thank you, firefighters!)

Haiku Movie Review

Now You See Me

Robin Hood tricksters
reallocating money
abracadabra

~Lainie Maxson

This Week's Sign of the Downfall

Caution, Assphalt Ahead

The Portland Borough of Transportation receives 8,000 pothole complaints annually and tries to make repairs within 30 days. But lately, they’ve fallen behind. So, “Wansky,” a local street artist took things into his own hands by tagging some potholes with genital graffiti, and it worked. PBOT sprang to action and fixed the potholes immediately. They also released a statement urging Oregonians to use the online pothole-reporting system instead of spray-painting phalluses. It makes me wonder if Wanksy’s tactic would work in other situations … I just mailed the IRS some artwork instead of a check. I’ll let you know.

August 7, 2025