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Keep doing your part to support local businesses

We are fortunate to live in an area with such a strong and ethical local business community. The vast majority of our local business leaders believe in the old saying, “A rising t...

DATE: Jul 4, 2020 | CATEGORY: Local First

Racial equity a foundational goal of public health

On May 25, public attention shifted away from the COVID-19 pandemic when George Floyd was killed by a police officer kneeling on his neck for almost nine minutes during an arrest. ...

DATE: Jul 3, 2020 | CATEGORY: Creating Community

Libraries working hard to create safe, welcoming places

To the library patrons of the four libraries in La Plata County, let me first just offer a simple Thank You! to you for your continued support, your phone calls and messages telling us, the ...

DATE: Jul 3, 2020 | CATEGORY: Shelf Life

Man’s wife feels threatened by his ex

Dear Abby: I have a daughter-in-law I love to pieces and would never intentionally hurt in any way. I recently had contact with my son’s ex-girlfriend, “Kayley.” She had seen me at churc...

DATE: Jul 3, 2020 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

Be prepared, make a list

If I remember correctly, the motto for the Boy Scouts is “Be Prepared”. That should also be the motto for those of us that fly fish. Not being prepared as you head out for a day ...

DATE: Jul 3, 2020 | CATEGORY: Flies & Lies

Neighbor stunned by unseemly request

Dear Abby: I’m a 60-year-old woman. My house is on a corner lot. Just about every time I walk outside, a male neighbor of mine stares at me. He looks like a hobo. I felt bad ...

DATE: Jul 2, 2020 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

Almadani stretches soul definition

Durango’s getting a big nod from musicians like Bassel Almadani. If you regularly read this column or have professional musician pals, you know music scenes are suffering nationw...

DATE: Jul 2, 2020 | CATEGORY: Downtown Lowdown

Charles Blow: Return of ‘Law and Order’ for blacks and hippies

Recently, Donald Trump stood in the White House Rose Garden and announced an executive order on police reform – a list of minor, unfunded actions that incentivized some changes but mandated ...

DATE: Jul 2, 2020 | CATEGORY: Guest Columns

The reason behind those monthly cravings

Today’s column is for all the ladies out there. Men, stay tuned for next month’s discussion on testosterone. For now, we are going to discuss that “once a month” time when many of...

DATE: Jul 1, 2020 | CATEGORY: Strength in Well-being

Husband’s behavior causing gossip

Dear Abby: My husband of 43 years, an alcoholic, has started going to the local grill/bar in our small town. He spends three to four hours there, six days a week. He would go more often ...

DATE: Jun 30, 2020 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

Durango’s tree huggers now smell-turriffic

Dear Action Line: What is the bright yellow flame burning from the metal chimney at the city’s water reclamation facility? Is it methane from, well, you know? There was no hint of the old sm...

DATE: Jun 29, 2020 | CATEGORY: Action Line

Chronic, acute health issues have not disappeared

As a primary care physician, there is one thing lately that concerns me even more than COVID-19: important health issues that are being ignored because of COVID-19. High blood pr...

DATE: Jun 28, 2020 | CATEGORY: La Plata Health Watch