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The COVID-19 test: Confusion, frustration and gratitude

I had a COVID-19 test! It was negative, so I can breathe a sigh of relief. But the process of deciding to have the test, alerting people I had been with and the never-ending wait for the res...

DATE: Oct 3, 2020 | CATEGORY: Authentic Aging

Bret Stephens: A secret Trump supporter spills the beans

Chris is a registered Democrat in her 50s who lives in Manhattan. She’s well-educated, well-traveled and well-informed. She has voted for candidates of both parties over the years and was en...

DATE: Oct 3, 2020 | CATEGORY: Guest Columns

La Plata Cares: Support for businesses hit by COVID-19

Well, 2020 couldn’t get any weirder. And just as the business community is buckling down for a long, hard winter, another financial support mechanism has emerged: La Plata Cares. ...

DATE: Oct 3, 2020 | CATEGORY: Local First

Braided, brookies and a bird

Last week, two members of the Braided fly fishing club and I decided the three of us should spend a day fly fishing for brook trout. For those of you that don’t know, Braided is a fly fishin...

DATE: Oct 2, 2020 | CATEGORY: Flies & Lies

Man threatened by wife’s talks with ex

Dear Abby: My husband, “Daryl,” gets furious every time I talk to my ex, my two oldest kids’ father. The only thing we discuss is my kids’ issues, but Daryl loses it completely. He start...

DATE: Oct 2, 2020 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

Vaccinations more important than ever during COVID-19

Parenting in the age of COVID-19 has presented unique and stressful challenges and San Juan Basin Public Health acknowledges that this is a tough time to raise kids. We know parents are doin...

DATE: Oct 2, 2020 | CATEGORY: Creating Community

Suzanne Vega virtual show benefits Concert Hall

New York City is certainly not what it used to be. Long gone is the excessive graffiti, burnt out buildings in the Lower East Side, “The Warriors” and The Baseball Furies, replaced by condos...

DATE: Oct 1, 2020 | CATEGORY: Downtown Lowdown

Friend wants to break up with partner

Dear Abby: Years ago, I met a man through golf, and we developed a casual friendship. I lost track of him for a few years, but when I heard his wife was being treated for cancer, I offer...

DATE: Oct 1, 2020 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

Pandemic dashes Apple Days, but fruit, cider abundant

Who would have guessed that in a year when the area hit the jackpot in terms of fruit tree production, we couldn’t celebrate it like we have in the past? 2020 has been defined by...

DATE: Sep 30, 2020 | CATEGORY: From the Extension Office

Weight regain: Why it happens and what to do

Weight loss is much more complicated than calorie in and calorie out. For decades, we have been told that if we just exercised more, ate less (or at least ate everything in modera...

DATE: Sep 30, 2020 | CATEGORY: Strength in Well-being

Man uses gas money to buy tattoo

Dear Abby: My family just came back from a relative’s after a weekend visit. The occasion was a birthday party, and he had a tattoo artist come over. My boyfriend – the father of our 14-...

DATE: Sep 29, 2020 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

Flashing sign prevents cyclist bonks

Dear Action Line: Why is there a flashing stop sign at East Fourth Avenue and Eighth Street? It is powered by a solar panel but blocked by a large tree. Is this going to be the new normal in...

DATE: Sep 28, 2020 | CATEGORY: Action Line