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Attention paid to ex still angers wife

Dear Abby: My wife and I were married 30 years when we ran into an old girlfriend (and ex-fiancee) of mine. I spent a good part of the evening dancing with her and ignoring my wife. My w...

DATE: Sep 8, 2020 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

Kirk, Spock dictate county votes

Dear Action Line: A recent letter to the editor wanted to make sure everyone knew they can vote for all county commissioners regardless of which district they live in. Why even have district...

DATE: Sep 7, 2020 | CATEGORY: Action Line

Tips to ripen those finicky tomatoes as autumn approaches

An email came across my desk this past week, and it pretty much exemplified 2020: “The NOAA Climate Prediction Center is forecasting a moderate to high risk of much-below normal temperatures...

DATE: Sep 7, 2020 | CATEGORY: From the Extension Office

Rob Edward: If there’s one thing Colorado needs, it’s ... wolves

Colorado voters will soon have a historic opportunity to overcome a monumental injustice. If voters choose to say Yes to a citizens’ initiative on Nov. 3, wolves will again mingl...

DATE: Sep 6, 2020 | CATEGORY: Guest Columns

Marj Perry: Wolves + lots of people is not a recipe for success

I am a third-generation Colorado rancher, and I don’t think it’s an exaggeration to say that it’s a terrible idea to vote Nov. 3 to bring back wolves to western Colorado. It threa...

DATE: Sep 5, 2020 | CATEGORY: Guest Columns

The case for providing a supportive workplace

Researchers have known for several decades that providing a supportive workplace pays dividends. To be more specific, employees form an overall sense of how much their organizatio...

DATE: Sep 5, 2020 | CATEGORY: Local First

What have you learned about yourself during this pandemic?

At one of those BYOB/backyard, socially distanced happy hours, a friend asked the question: “What have you learned about yourself during this pandemic?” I thought it was a brilliant question...

DATE: Sep 4, 2020 | CATEGORY: Authentic Aging

Years apart stretch marriage thin

Dear Abby: I have been married to my husband for 12 years. He retired from the Army before I met him, and I currently serve, stationed overseas. When we first met, I thought ...

DATE: Sep 4, 2020 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

Have fly rod, will travel

A friend from California called late last winter wanting to know if I’d like to join him for two days of fly fishing in Gunnison this summer. I quickly checked my analog calendar and discove...

DATE: Sep 4, 2020 | CATEGORY: Flies & Lies

Building resilience in youths through innovative programs

When it comes to public health programming for youths, San Juan Basin Public Health focuses on the promotion of healthy behaviors as well as prevention, policy and system change. ...

DATE: Sep 4, 2020 | CATEGORY: Creating Community

Four Corners Folk Festival hosted online

Society is inching back toward music normality. Slowly, like a turtle in a footrace with a sloth. But it’s happening. The shows that have happened live are as close to “normal” as they can p...

DATE: Sep 3, 2020 | CATEGORY: Downtown Lowdown

David Brooks: President Trump and the politics of ‘mean world’

I’ve been thinking about the two families we’ve encountered over the past weeks. The Biden family is emotionally open, rendered vulnerable by tragedy and driven by a powerful desi...

DATE: Sep 2, 2020 | CATEGORY: Guest Columns