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Astro Zombies pay tribute to The Misfits

The Misfits were a classic early 1980s hardcore-punk band. The small but rabid punk scenes in cities like Boston, New York, Washington, D.C., and Los Angeles all showed this band some love, ...

DATE: Mar 11, 2021 | CATEGORY: Downtown Lowdown

Hijacking the brain’s reward mechanism

A key component of behavior change is the brain’s reward system, which consists of neurons in the different regions of the brain communicating to one another using dopamine, the feel-good ch...

DATE: Mar 10, 2021 | CATEGORY: Strength in Well-being

Brother alarmed by sister’s choices

Dear Abby: A few weeks ago, my 14-year-old sister snuck out and had sex with a boy she met on Snapchat. I know this because my distraught mother decided to tell me. My sister...

DATE: Mar 9, 2021 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

Letter: San Juan Basin public Health meetings are a sham

San Juan Basin Public Health provides public health services using taxpayer funds. One year ago, the COVID-19 “emergency” allowed the staff to close their offices. The only way f...

DATE: Mar 9, 2021 | CATEGORY: Letter from Korla

Extraterrestrials pay visit to La Plata County

Dear Action Line: Can you explain this crop circle near Ignacio? – Aliens Ate My Buick Dear Buick: This sets a personal Action Line record for shortest question, so thanks and congratu...

DATE: Mar 8, 2021 | CATEGORY: Action Line

Time to sow: How to get your seeds growing indoors

I hope many of you heeded my call last month to start buying your seeds. I ended up finding some of the varieties of vegetables I like to grow through online seed vendors; I boug...

DATE: Mar 8, 2021 | CATEGORY: From the Extension Office

Soleil Gaylord: Time for Haaland at the helm of Interior

A portrait of Andrew Jackson – arbiter of forced removal for tens of thousands of Cherokee, Creek, Seminole and Choctaw people – came down from the Oval Office wall just hours after Joe Bide...

DATE: Mar 7, 2021 | CATEGORY: Guest Columns

To go or not to go, that is the question

Getting the two vaccine shots were such momentous occasions for me. As the vaccine went into my arm, I visualized it traveling around in my system and submerging itself into my v...

DATE: Mar 6, 2021 | CATEGORY: Authentic Aging

Allen Best: Will Comanche 3 be the state’s last coal plant?

Coal to feed the roaring blast furnaces of Pueblo’s steel mill was being mined a century ago at dozens of hamlets in the foothills of Colorado’s Sangre de Cristo Range. Little remains today ...

DATE: Mar 6, 2021 | CATEGORY: Guest Columns

10 little-known lodgers tax facts, figures

You’ve probably heard about the proposed lodgers tax increase. This April, 1-A will be the only question on the ballot besides the vote for new city councilors. If passed, 1-A giv...

DATE: Mar 6, 2021 | CATEGORY: The Tourism Effect

Wife in awkward position with friends

Dear Abby: I’m married to the most patient, loving and wonderful husband in the world. Recently, I had a falling-out with his friend group. I admit I was not a good friend because of men...

DATE: Mar 5, 2021 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

San Juan Basin Public Health’s 1-year anniversary of COVID-19 response

With the one-year mark of San Juan Basin Public Health’s emergency response to COVID-19 at hand, we are looking back over the course of the last 12 months to reflect on the impact of the pan...

DATE: Mar 5, 2021 | CATEGORY: Creating Community