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Fresh off a stint at Telluride Bluegrass, Santa Cruz, Calif.-based singer-songwriter Jackson Emmer stopped off in Durango last week to play a presumably more low-key backyard concert./ Photo by Alex Krebs

Win for the Weminuche

Wilderness Land Trust orchestrates transfer of 30-acre inholding to Forest Service

Dems name new commissioner

Elizabeth Philbrick sworn in to replace outgoing Clyde Church

Mountain 911

Thousands are rescued from Colorado mountains each year (and tips to not become one of them)

Moose mania

As introduced ungulates make home in SWCO, here’s what you need to know

Meet the new boss

Scott McClain tapped as City's new Parks and Recreation Director

June 26, 2025

Thanks for another great Nordfest

June 26, 2025

All about the trees

June 19, 2025

We've been here before

June 19, 2025

China sabotaging U.S. solar arrays

June 19, 2025

Why Trump attacks liberal education

June 12, 2025

Flying in face of logic

June 12, 2025

Tariffs hurt rural renewable projects

June 12, 2025

We can't eat money

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

"Good thing my hackey sack is in the dry bag."
--There's nothing worse than a soggy sack on a river trip

Busting out all over: Speaking of, uh, sacks, don’t look now, but the Speedo is back. For men. We told you not to look. According to an article by Max Berlinger in the New York Times, skimpy swimsuits for men – which they refer to as “briefs” rather than the brand name Speedo or the more crude “banana hammock” or “mankini” – are making a splash this summer.; Read More

Thumbin' It

30 acres of formerly private land in the Weminuche will forever be spared from development or access issues thanks to The Wilderness Land Trust, which bought the parcel and recently transferred ownership to the U.S. Forest Service.

If the Big Dumb Bill is approved by the spineless House Republicans, it will kick millions of the poorest Americans off Medicaid and basically decimate the Affordable Care Act – but not until after the midterms, of course.

Haiku Movie Review

The Accountant 2

Ben treats the spectrum
with care, and the speed dating
scene is sidesplitting!

~Lainie Maxson

This Week's Sign of the Downfall

Drinking Lame

The “Bierstick Beer Bong Syringe” sells for $24.99 online, but they’re only $17 each if you buy four at a time, which is an obvious ploy by the terrorists who created this thing to destroy civilization as quickly as possible. The Bierstick holds two beers, and once it’s full, the idea is that you put the nozzle in your mouth, place the plunger against a stationary object (the website suggests using a girl’s butt), open your throat, and lean in—doing so allows you to “drink 24oz in two seconds,” according to the description. Their online disclaimer states that Bierstick is not responsible for any “injury, illness, or death” associated with use, but at least they’ve finally come up with a way to avoid tasting Coors Light.

June 26, 2025

July 3, 2025