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Adult daughter annoyed by dad’s pats

Dear Abby: I am 20-something years old, and my father still hits my behind sometimes. I feel it is inappropriate, but the last time I complained about it, several years ago, it didn’t go...

DATE: Feb 16, 2021 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

Mitch McConnell condemns Trump, but refuses to convict

Editor’s note: Following is a transcript of Sen. Minority Leader Mitch McConnell’s speech made after McConnell voted not to impeach former President Donald Trump. McConnell went on to say he...

DATE: Feb 16, 2021 | CATEGORY: Guest Columns

What’s wrong with feeding birds day-old City Market bread?

Dear Action Line: I like to buy the day-old bread from City Market and feed it to the birds. They like it, but is this a good thing to be doing? – Birdman Dear Birdman: Well, can you a...

DATE: Feb 15, 2021 | CATEGORY: Action Line

Gail Collins: Do not, under any circumstances, Press 1

Lately, I’ve been having conversations with robocallers. I take this as a sign that the pandemic has gone on way too long. “My name is Eve with Discovery Health Care,” one call be...

DATE: Feb 14, 2021 | CATEGORY: Guest Columns

Listen to the public health department

Thank you to San Juan Basin Public Health for its work keeping our community safe over the past 11 months. To be honest, I never knew much about our local public health department...

DATE: Feb 13, 2021 | CATEGORY: What's Up Downtown

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DATE: Feb 13, 2021 | CATEGORY: Guest Columns

Michelle Goldberg: QAnon believers are obsessed with Hillary Clinton

A clear indication that Marjorie Taylor Greene was more than a dabbler in QAnon was her 2018 endorsement of “Frazzledrip,” one of the most grotesque tendrils of the movement’s mythology. You...

DATE: Feb 13, 2021 | CATEGORY: Guest Columns

Keeping the ancients warm: Ancestral Puebloans created turkey feather blankets

I love seeing turkeys in ponderosa woods, moving slowly uphill like priests absorbed in morning prayers. At twilight, they are dark shapes seeking acorns and insects, always leav...

DATE: Feb 13, 2021 | CATEGORY: Gulliford's Travels

Gemini and its twins offer much to explore

Greetings, stargazers. Our season of conjunctions and comets ended when Venus and Jupiter passed each other on the morning of Feb. 11. Now, I plan to revisit a few constellations...

DATE: Feb 13, 2021 | CATEGORY: What's up in Durango Skies

The old normal was only working for some in the population

As the new vaccines begin to surge into the arms of our friends, families and neighbors, many of us are starting to envision what life after COVID-19 may look like. The pandemic has changed ...

DATE: Feb 12, 2021 | CATEGORY: Creating Community

Student has trouble getting homework help

Dear Abby: My mom is mad at me. I have been a little bad, but I always do the dishes, sweep, clear the table and take out the trash. Every day when school is finished, I wait for Mom to ...

DATE: Feb 12, 2021 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

Laurie Meininger: League of Women Voters honors Black women suffragists

As we celebrate Black History Month, the League of Women Votes would like to bring special attention to the contributions of women of color in the suffragist movement and to the 100 years of...

DATE: Feb 12, 2021 | CATEGORY: Guest Columns