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Congress rejects land protections

Over the past year, Congress has increasingly turned to a previously obscure legislative tool called the Congressional Review Act in order to get rid of protective land management decisions....

Support Local Youth at the La Plata County 4-H Community Garage Sale

Spring has arrived, and for many of us that means it’s time to clean out closets, garages and storage spaces. As you begin your spring cleaning this year, I hope you will keep La Plata Coun...

How do I make sense of my neighbor’s contradictory yard signs?

Dear Rachel, Several of my neighbors (in the Animas Valley) have “Turn off Social Media. Talk to Your Neighbor” yard signs. I agree with those signs wholeheartedly. I've been tempted to ...

Parents ignore older son’s request

DEAR ABBY: I am in my late 30s. I live halfway across the country from my parents and don’t have the best relationship with them. I also have a brother four years younger from whom I have be...

Four years after my Alzheimer's diagnosis, I'm still holding my own

I got a clean bill of health this week. I took my annual cognitive exam, and it shows no cognitive decline over the past three years. That's great news. I feel like my brain has been working...

PJ Moon & The Swappers play a double

Local musician PJ Moon has to make music. It’s an artistic endeavor he’s always chased, even when he moved to Denver back during the pandemic. As the music business was on a forced hiatus, ...

Disability issues in the Colorado Legislature

We live in a divided world. I’m referring to the divide between Coloradans who are entirely unaware of the Legislative General Session and those who follow legislation like a sports fan foll...

Alliance delivers 10x return, investing over $1M into local economy

Economic development in La Plata County can look like many things. It looks like unlocking key funding to develop attainable housing. It looks like building local business capacity by addres...

Grown son’s return spoils couple’s ‘fun’

DEAR ABBY: My husband and I are in our early 60s. For the last five years, we have been having some great fun. We dress up, role-play and invite friends to join us from time to time. It has ...

Seven foods that naturally lower cortisol and support belly fat loss

Many people exercise consistently, try to eat well and still struggle with stubborn belly fat that refuses to go away. When this happens, the issue is often not simply calories or willpower....

How does the time change actually save daylight, anyway?

Dear Action Line, Whelp, another time change to daylight savings time, another bleary-eyed late-for-work day on Monday. Why on earth do we need to do this time change thing, I hate ...

Colorado deserves better: A troubling eight-year trajectory

Colorado has historically valued independence, controlled spending, and respect for limits on government. As Senate Minority Leader, let me be clear: Our state is drifting from these princip...