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Treatment of female relatives has crossed line

DEAR ABBY: My daughter “Lia” and her husband, “Jerry,” visited his mother and stepdad, “Gil,” a few months ago. Gil gave Lia an inappropriate hug, with his hand sliding to her buttocks. Lia ...

DATE: Jul 1, 2023 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

Couple quarrels over America’s past

DEAR ABBY: I am a Hispanic-American woman who has been married to my husband for three years. He was born and raised in North Carolina. He’s a wonderful person. We both share a passion for a...

DATE: Jul 1, 2023 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

Woman struggles to find purpose in life

DEAR ABBY: I am a 29-year-old housewife with a loving husband, a caring mother and equally supportive in-laws. I’m writing because I feel useless. I don’t even have a hobby I’m good at. Alth...

DATE: Jul 1, 2023 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

La Plata County Humane Society provides TNR services to community

Trap-neuter-return, or TNR, consists of the capture, sterilization and release of feral cats. La Plata County Humane Society’s TNR program is free to all residents of La Plata County. Feral...

DATE: Jul 1, 2023 | CATEGORY: From the Humane Society

Thanks to Mother Nature, gardening can be challenging

If the first six months of the year are any indication, 2023 will go down as the “Year of the Wacky Weather.” I honestly cannot remember a stranger start to a growing season, and to cap it a...

DATE: Jul 1, 2023 | CATEGORY: From the Extension Office

‘Our democracy, for the most part, in good hands’

Over several decades, Americans have witnessed a growth in political extremism and naked partisanship. Those are often accompanied by assertions to the effect that all government is inept an...

DATE: Jun 30, 2023 | CATEGORY: Opinion

PlayFest heads toward the future

PlayFest 2023 has set sail with a dedication, a playwright panel and a stunning opening-night solo show that all signal a promising future. Last Sunday, the festival got underway as company ...

DATE: Jun 29, 2023 | CATEGORY: Culture Gulch

Gasoline Lollipops: ‘Man, serve it up’

It’s a band with a “Denver Sound” thing going on. For the unaware, Denver Sound is a term used to describe now defunct bands like The Denver Gentlemen and Sixteen Horsepower, and more curren...

DATE: Jun 29, 2023 | CATEGORY: Downtown Lowdown

Lidl-Trek cycling era begins

Team aiming high in Tour de France after strong national championships

DATE: Jun 29, 2023 | CATEGORY: Sports

Restoring the land can actually be fun

Driving back to Colorado State University with a van full of students after a day of working to heal some beat-up land north of Fort Collins, I wondered: Could ecological restoration be a ne...

DATE: Jun 28, 2023 | CATEGORY: Opinion

Choose to exist, cherish where you are now

Appreciating where we are in this moment and what we have in our present life can be a challenging concept. As a society, we seem to be caught up in the idea that our happiness lies in our f...

DATE: Jun 27, 2023 | CATEGORY: Food

The bridge in the middle of nowhere

Dear Action Line: While waiting in line at the new car wash south of town, Cascade Xpress, I glanced down into the gully on my right and saw the structure in the attached photo. It looks...

DATE: Jun 26, 2023 | CATEGORY: Action Line

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