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A cycling panda takes flight on a new mural on the side of the Durango Cyclery. For more on the mural, designed by artist Jonathan Bailey, turn to p. 17./ Photo by Stephen Eginoire

A new spin

Mural at Durango Cyclery catches more than the eye

Wreckreation vs. wildlife

Backcountry skiers, conservationists lock horns over sheep closures in Tetons

Land of too many uses?

Forest Service grapples with grazing, wildlife issues

Every drop counts

State looks to new rules, tracking devices to measure water use

Left in the dark

Future of now-shuttered Henry Strater Theatre remains in limbo

Awesome sauce: Tales of a mid-summer's night Creamy; By Ari LeVaux; 08/19/2021

November 24, 2021

Put the brakes on new fire station

November 24, 2021

Stop it, but go on ...

November 18, 2021

Confront true history

November 11, 2021

Teach accurate history

November 11, 2021

My body, my rules

November 11, 2021

Protections for life

November 4, 2021

Defend voting rights

November 4, 2021

Journey for J. Wagoner

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

"I just watched a Boebert rant. It was hilarious and made me want to punch her all at the same time. That's good art."
--It appears Rep. Lauren Boebert is now pushing the timeless question, "What is art?"

Turkey triage

One Thanksgiving, a few years ago, I sliced my finger on a piece of broken glass while cleaning dishes, requiring a late night trip to Mercy Regional Medical Center’s emergency room to put half of my pinky finger back on.

There, a doctor, making small talk while pumping an alarming amount of anesthesia into my finger, said every year people are admitted into the ER on Thanksgiving for … drumroll please … over-eating. As I waited several hours for the routine procedure of four stitches, and while my partner slept outside in the car with the heat on, I wondered, what is everyone else doing in here?

Just add snow

Rain or shine (or snow), Purgatory Resort plans to hold opening day this Saturday. As far as what lifts and trails will be open, we’re still in a state of – if you hate bad puns, look away – purgatory on what that will look like.

Southwest Colorado has received little to no early season snow. As a result, Purgatory Resort has had to rely on its snowmaking capabilities to make good on its target to open Nov. 20.

Thumbin' It

Lake Nighthorse feeling the love this year, with a 14% increase in visitation, amounting to about 107,250 people. See? All it took was the age old "bouncy" water park, always a kid (and adult) favorite.

The arrival of Black Friday, the one day of the year we can forget about putting on airs of a civilized society and channel our inner-Frank Costanza to trample our fellow man for the most beautiful doll.

Haiku Movie Review

King Richard

Funny, rich and full
of family bonding to
share on turkey day

~Lainie Maxson

This Week's Sign of the Downfall

Maximus Bullcrapus

Ainsworth’s, the British Royal Family’s pharmacy of choice, has started selling pills that contain water, lactose and ground up pieces of the Berlin Wall, because eating them supposedly breaks down emotional barriers. No joke, this “homeopathic therapy” is called “Murus Berlinensis.” The theory behind it is that “like cures like,” and that the solution in the pills retains “the memory of a breaking wall,” so you will too once you swallow. But something tells me there’s another ingredient in these pills, and whomever created them is absolutely full of it.

Word on the Street

With Thanksgiving upon us, the Telegraph asked, What’s the craziest thing a relative has done or said at dinner?

""My friend's grandma was so pissed the turkey took so long, when she finally took a bite, she said, 'It's not even any good.''"
Ty

Hans "'What the hell is wrong with you?' – My grandma."
Hans

November 24, 2021