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What will your pet achieve in the new year?

As January comes to a close, it is a good time to reflect on our hopes for our dogs and cats in 2026. While many of us set goals for ourselves at the start of the year, it can also be helpfu...

Unsung heroines: How two women revolutionized access to reproductive health care

A woman came to me with a sad and perplexing story shortly after I began practicing obstetrics and gynecology. She was in her late 30s and had two or three children. She told me that she had...

Relationship has withered on the vine

DEAR ABBY: I am a senior woman in great shape. I am active, and I have never had a problem attracting men. Five years ago, I married a man I had known for many years. We used to have a prett...

Animal Soul ‘itching to release some music’

Local musician Anthony Braun was reared on killer music. Guitar player and musical director for local band Animal Soul, he was someone who had access to a collection of great LPs as a kid, l...

What reporting on three rural Western Colorado city councils has taught me

For the past year and a half, I’ve been reporting weekly on municipal government in three rural Western Colorado towns. Delta is the largest, at just under 10,000 people. Paonia has a popula...

Relatives take sides as accusations, denials pile up

DEAR ABBY: I’m a 51-year-old mother and grandmother whose kids don’t talk to me. The reason: My son, “Aaron,” was sexually assaulted by his friend, “Eli,” and I told him his friend was no lo...

The truth behind ‘zero sugar’ sweeteners

Americans are becoming far more aware of how refined sugar affects their health. In my nutrition practice I hear great progress in people reading labels, cutting back on sugary foods and act...

What Polarization tells us about objects outside our solar system

Greetings stargazers. Everything we know about things outside of our solar system is from the light we receive. I am using the term “light” very broadly to include all types of electromagnet...

What are those things on the U.S. Highway 160 west hillside behind the Holiday Inn parking lot?

Dear Action Line, Pray tell, what are these old structures behind the east end of the Holiday Inn parking lot on 160 as one leaves Durango going west? I’m thinking mini Stonehenge m...

Resolve to be a good steward

All of us at San Juan Mountains Association are starting out the new year with stewardship solidly at the forefront of our minds. Our feet are sore and hands are pruned from all the snow dan...

Co-workers dismissive of youthful newcomer

DEAR ABBY: I am a 31-year-old woman who is not yet established in life. I have no husband or boyfriend, no kids and no clear direction for a career. I start new, low-level jobs often. My pro...

Start the year embodied: Grounding your leadership presence in 2026

As we begin 2026, there’s one resolution that can elevate both your personal life and your work life: become a more embodied leader. Embodied leadership shows up in how we listen, how we mov...