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Boy’s sensitive nature worries grandmother

DEAR ABBY: My grandson is 6 and very sensitive, maybe too sensitive. He’s also lovable, super scientific-minded, good-hearted and generous with his little sister. However, he still uses a di...

DATE: Jun 1, 2023 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

Big Head Todd coming to Durango

They’re a Colorado-based band that has never played in Durango. At least frontman and guitar player Todd Park Mohr doesn’t think they have. They’ve played just about everywhere else in the ...

DATE: Jun 1, 2023 | CATEGORY: Downtown Lowdown

Colleague notes what’s really going on

DEAR ABBY: A guy at work, “Leon,” is my age, very friendly and down-to-earth. When we’ve worked together, we have had great conversations, and he has told me a lot about his girlfriend who h...

DATE: May 30, 2023 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

Inside investigation: Invasion of the light strings

Dear Action Line: I think we’re being invaded, but it’s possible there’s another explanation. I saw a string of lights in the night sky a few nights ago. There were maybe 10 to 15 lights...

DATE: May 29, 2023 | CATEGORY: Action Line

Get real about broadband in rural areas

“Electricity is a modern necessity of life, not a luxury. That necessity ought to be found in every village, in every home, and on every farm in every part of the United States.” – Presiden...

DATE: May 28, 2023 | CATEGORY: Opinion

Poems anchored me as I lost my son, so I shared them

In the early hours on Tuesday, about 12 hours before our treasured 12-year-old son died from a rare form of brain cancer, I climbed into his bed at Shaare Tzedek Medical Center in Jerusalem,...

DATE: May 28, 2023 | CATEGORY: Opinion

Membership in organizations matters

I fondly remember my first membership to an organization. I was 10 and saved up money from babysitting and my allowance. It was the 1980s and before the internet was readily available, so a...

DATE: May 27, 2023 | CATEGORY: Local First

Friends skeptical about reconciliation

DEAR ABBY: My husband and I were married nine years. He unexpectedly left me when COVID-19 first hit. We were apart for a year and eight months and ended up divorcing. I filed because, even ...

DATE: May 27, 2023 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

Woman obsessively monitors rival

DEAR ABBY: I’m a 45-year-old woman who has been dating “Ben” (53) for two years. We have known each other for more than 20. He treats me like a queen. Before our dating, he had a girlfriend ...

DATE: May 27, 2023 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

Social drivers of health

As a country, we spend nearly 20% of our gross domestic product, or more than $4 trillion annually, on health care. Nevertheless, we continue to lag many other countries in health-related ou...

DATE: May 26, 2023 | CATEGORY: La Plata Health Watch

Libraries are great places to find shared interests

In 2022, Pine River Library staff members met with more than 70 local residents and community leaders to ask a couple of questions. The first was, what do you think are the biggest challenge...

DATE: May 26, 2023 | CATEGORY: Shelf Life

Live, laugh and sing, but don’t say goodbye

Last Sunday, the Durango Choral Society celebrated another successful year with a festive party. Simply titled, “Live, Laugh, Love: Cabaret,” the dinner, drinks, schmoozing and musical potpo...

DATE: May 25, 2023 | CATEGORY: Culture Gulch