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Open enrollment is here – find out how affordable health insurance can be

The COVID-19 pandemic has proved how major medical events can happen to any of us, no matter how healthy we are. Even though health insurance cannot prevent you from getting sick or hurt, it...

DATE: Dec 3, 2021 | CATEGORY: Creating Community

Do something unique – give an experience

’Tis the season, and the spirit of giving has never been felt more than now as we continue to navigate “the new normal.” Gifting can mean different things to different people. It can be som...

DATE: Dec 3, 2021 | CATEGORY: From the Chamber

Three’s a crowd for wife

DEAR ABBY: I am a 44-year-old woman who has been married for three years. We all have a past. Unfortunately, I made mistakes in mine that I foolishly mentioned to my husband when he asked. H...

DATE: Dec 2, 2021 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

Mom dislikes son for resemblance to brother

DEAR ABBY: My 25-year-old son is a single father of three boys, 6, 4 and almost 3. They have been living with me, my youngest and my husband in a two-bedroom house for a while now, and I’m n...

DATE: Dec 2, 2021 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

Fort Knox Five bringing the funk

Leaving Washington, D.C., was a great thing for Steve Raskin’s musical output. Not that the musician hadn’t been busy since before leaving the D.C. for the Vancouver-British Columbia area. H...

DATE: Dec 2, 2021 | CATEGORY: Downtown Lowdown

Enjoy the sweetness of the season

Do you love the taste of sugary treats but wish there was a healthier way to enjoy them? This holiday season, there’s no reason to ditch the traditions that support and give context to our l...

DATE: Nov 30, 2021 | CATEGORY: Nourishing Morsels

This week: Putting out fires on Highway 3

Dear Action Line: Twice I’ve been on Colorado Highway 3 going into Durango and seen a commercial water hauling truck stopped by the fire hydrant there. Do you think that he is filling up...

DATE: Nov 29, 2021 | CATEGORY: Action Line

Opioids: The other surging epidemic

There is an epidemic that is killing tens of thousands of Americans and has recently been surging throughout the country. I’m not talking about COVID-19. It is the opioid epidemic. The opioi...

DATE: Nov 28, 2021 | CATEGORY: La Plata Health Watch

Give thanks for good news about population growth

The world our three granddaughters will inherit will be different from the world that we have known. I hope that their world in half a century is not too ghastly – and there is reason to sup...

DATE: Nov 28, 2021 | CATEGORY: Population Matters

It’s all here at your Durango Public Library

Hi, Durango. As the new Durango Public Library interim director, I’ve been asked to contribute these rotational articles about local libraries. I’ll begin by saying what a wonderful communit...

DATE: Nov 26, 2021 | CATEGORY: Shelf Life

Romance with inmate gets complicated

DEAR ABBY: I am a 42-year-old mother of three who has been in a relationship with a man for almost six years. He is incarcerated. We started out as friends. Things were great until this year...

DATE: Nov 26, 2021 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

When you’re ready to adopt, think local first

This time of year, we are all reminded about the importance of shopping locally. Today, I’d like to remind you it is just as important to adopt shelter pets locally. Local animal welfare or...

DATE: Nov 26, 2021 | CATEGORY: From the Humane Society