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Woman concerned about nephew’s care

DEAR ABBY: My younger sister, “Fern,” gave birth to a son three months ago. Since she returned to work, it seems like all she does is dump her baby, “Ricky,” on others so she can sleep with ...

DATE: Sep 6, 2022 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

Beating the breakfast blues

How do you like to start you day? Do you know that those first few choices each morning will set your brain up for what you continue to choose for the rest of the day? How we wake up in the ...

DATE: Sep 6, 2022 | CATEGORY: Nourishing Morsels

Purple Cliffs ‘inherent to who we have become as a nation’

JoVonna Miller, a fourth-year student at Fort Lewis College, never envisioned herself living at Purple Cliffs. But for three weeks this summer, it was the only place she and her 13-year-old ...

DATE: Sep 5, 2022 | CATEGORY: Opinion

2017 sign honors fallen trooper from 1959

Dear Action Line: Why is there a sign outside the Strater Hotel dedicated to a State Trooper? I don’t know who this is or what happened. Did I miss something? – Just Joe Dear Joe: Well,...

DATE: Sep 5, 2022 | CATEGORY: Action Line

Could 2022 be the ‘Year of the Weeds’?

As the 2022 growing season comes to close (hopefully slowly), it is up to all of us to come up with the title. For example, 2021 was “The Year of the Grasshopper.” While not all stretches o...

DATE: Sep 5, 2022 | CATEGORY: From the Extension Office

‘What did you do this summer?’

This is the age-old first day of school assignment, ice-breaker exercise. I love summer and had a good one. Some travel, lots of swimming, good food from the garden, fun times with friends, ...

DATE: Sep 3, 2022 | CATEGORY: Authentic Aging

Husband tired of being ignored at home

DEAR ABBY: I have been with my wife for 25 years, married for 22 of them. I love her very much, but sometimes I feel it isn’t mutual. We have three children, all girls, ranging in age from e...

DATE: Sep 2, 2022 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

Colorado leading the charge in building a comprehensive suicide prevention model

September is National Suicide Prevention Month and San Juan Basin Public Health is working hard in a national coalition to help prevent suicide in our communities and beyond. The Colorado-N...

DATE: Sep 2, 2022 | CATEGORY: Creating Community

There’s more to fly fishing than catching

Just getting out can be rewarding

DATE: Sep 2, 2022 | CATEGORY: Flies & Lies

‘Tragedy of the commons’ explains fake news crisis

Fake news, disinformation and conspiracy theories abound. If you want to understand the crazy, mixed-up, 21st century information ecosystem, think about it as what is called a “tragedy of th...

DATE: Sep 2, 2022 | CATEGORY: Opinion

New beau sets conditions for marriage

DEAR ABBY: About a year ago, I started a long-distance relationship with a widower. His wife died four years ago. He told me he slept on the couch a long time and got very little sleep after...

DATE: Sep 1, 2022 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

Adam Swanson returns to Community Concert Hall at Fort Lewis College

Pianist Adam Swanson is returning to the music venue where his college music studies ended. He’s been a mainstay of downtown Durango’s music scene since he began playing ragtime piano in th...

DATE: Sep 1, 2022 | CATEGORY: Downtown Lowdown

Photos: Thousands take to the streets for ‘No Kings’ march and rally in Durango

Photos: Navajo Trail OpenFriday was the first day of the Navajo Trail Open at Hillcrest Golf Club

Friday was the first day of the Navajo Trail Open at Hillcrest Golf Club

Photos: Durango Fire Protection District opens Station 2

Photos: Hundreds gather to honor fallen Bloomfield Police officer Timothy OntiverosA solemn procession stretched for blocks Monday morning along West Apache Street in Farmington – a display of unity, grief and honor for Bloomfield Police Officer Timothy Ontiveros, 32.About 7 a.m., a large contingent of law enforcement, motorcyclists, friends and grieving family prepared to embark on the motorcade to the 9 a.m. service at the Bloomfield High School football stadium to celebrate the life of the officer.