Writers on the Range
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- Shoulder to shoulder
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The West has too many visiting hunters, to the detriment of locals and wildlife
- By Andrew Carpenter
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- Home on the range
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Creative builders get rural housing done
- By Dave Marston
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- Getting skunked
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What to do with a stinky pest in the garden
- By Richard Rubin
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- No one size fits all
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Are beavers always the answer? Not really
- By Ted Williams
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- Firefighting goats
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Hungry livestock can be a forest’s best friend
- By Dave Marston
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- Enough is enough
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Let’s blow the whistle on public-land abusers
- By Rob Pudim
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- Speak up
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We can help shape this Utah monument
- By Jonathan Thompson
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- The Golden Rule
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Yes, there’s such a thing as trail etiquette
- By Marjorie "Slim" Woodruff
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- Remembering John Fielder
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Colorado's unofficial landscase photographer
- By Betsy Marston / Writers on the Range
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- Funding the frontline
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Wildland firefighters need our support, better pay
- By Gregory McNamee / Writers on the Range
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- Howdy, partner
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Just moved out West? Here are some tips to get acclimated
- By Betsy Marston
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- Say cheese
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Too many tourists follow a leader
- By Marjorie "Slim" Woodruff
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- Backcountry heroes
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SAR teams put lives on the line, often without compensation
- By Molly Absolon
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- The last wild places
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Mountains in wilderness don’t need climbing hardware
- By Dana Johnson
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- In need of a jolt
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Farmington grapples with post coal-fueled future
- By Dave Marston
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- Famous fossils
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Old bones can be a town’s movie stars
- By Adam Larson
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- A bad deal
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Federal land exchanges serve the wealthy, cost the public
- By Erica Rosenberg
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- Running out of time
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A dancing bird finally gets some protections, but is it too late?
- By John Horning/Writers on the Range
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- 06/04/2026
- Tougher on trash
- By Missy Votel
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As human-bear conflicts rise, new state law targets ‘knowingly’ allowing attractants
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- 06/04/2026
- Redefining the business of art
- By Parker Yamasaki / The Colorado Sun
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Colorado’s new A Corp model helps creatives retain control while attracting investment
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- 05/28/2026
- Quick 'n' Dirty
- By Missy Votel
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Help for the Demon Bridge, Highway 550 N closure, and fire mitigation falls off
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- 05/28/2026
- Getting crafty
- By Haylee May / Colorado Public Radio
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Colorado brewers buck national trend by adapting to changing times
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- Getting gassed
- 06/04/2026
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Gas prices are once again giving America something to complain about. And while the local beer meisters at Ska Brewing can’t fix the price at the pump, the brewery is offering one small bit of relief: a new light beer that costs one cent less than the price of a gallon of unleaded gas.
Introducing Ska’s newest brew: West’s Easy Light Lager, because “everything else is so hard.”
- Short legs, big party
- 05/28/2026
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On most days, Tracy Harwood spends her time as a court clerk for the City of Durango. But next Thurs., June 4 – International Corgi Day – she hopes to bring something entirely different to town: short legs, wiggly butts and oversized personalities.
- River cowboy
- 05/21/2026
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It’s a mash-up made in Westernwear heaven. Sort of. Seems Chaco, the purveyor of the iconic strappy dirtbag river rat footwear, has joined forces with Wrangler, as in tight jeans, big belt buckles, bull riding and snap shirt fame.
- Making plans
- 05/14/2026
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Wondering what’s up with the old 9-R Admin building at the end of E. 2nd Avenue that was going to be a fire department, then wasn’t going to be a fire department and is now going to be City Hall and the Police Department?The City of Durango will demystify plans for the historic building during a public session Wed., May 20, 5:30-7:30 p.m. at the Durango Recreation Center.