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Breuer’s comedy is grown up, not adult

Longtime “Saturday Night Live” fans may recall former cast member Jim Breuer best as the character Goat Boy. The New York-born comedian, whose tenure on the long-running NBC late-...

A Rose blooms in our Week 7 Gridiron Green

A rose by any other name would smell as sweet. This name goes by Dan Rose, and his Week 7 Gridiron Green was pretty sweet. The DRose from Mancos, not to be confused w...

In finest season, school garden project a joy

Two more days until the weekend. I find it difficult on these crisp fall days to sit inside the office, catching up on phone calls, emails and webinars, while the last of the sunlight dips b...

Sorry affair with the Navajo Mine leaves public out

In 1957, the Utah Construction Co. leased lands on the Navajo Nation to mine coal, and the Navajo Mine was begun. The mine always has been, and continues to be, the only coal sup...

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The hottest fashions of yesteryear

There is no question women today have it pretty easy in the fashion department – except for the pantyhose, Spanx and high heels, of course – after seeing what our Victorian foremothers had t...

A tale of murder in post-war Great Britain

A Commonplace Killing is British author Siân Busby’s final book, and its final chapter the last cogent thought before she succumbed to a drawn out and piteous death in 2012. And w...

Microbiome may hold keys to good health

The relationship between humans and microbes is being redefined and the human microbiome may be on the cutting edge of the future of modern medical science. What is the human micr...

Odd benches, sofas don’t sit well with residents

My husband and I couldn’t help but notice a mystifying situation along the Animas River Trail. A number of benches in Santa Rita Park appear to have been positioned to prevent any pleasing v...

When it comes to this life: ‘Each day, each hug is a gift’

After my last column detailing Col’s concussion, I received many kind emails. Thank you. One comment flew, express-delivery, straight to my heart: “These children we are guardians of are a g...

La Plata County collaborates to ensure residents’ health

Many of you may not be aware that there exists a dedicated group of people in our community working to meet the health-care needs of our residents. The Citizens’ Health Advisory Council (CHA...

Pre-Check plan raises major privacy concerns

When the Transportation Security Administration’s Pre-Check formally launches sometime this fall, its trusted-traveler program already will have the enthusiastic endorsement of frequent trav...