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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

Girl uses swears she learned from dad

Dear Abby: Although he has never hit me, my husband has been emotionally and verbally abusive ever since our wedding five years ago. One of his favorite names for me when he’s angry is “...

DATE: Sep 1, 2020 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

Plastic bags go underfoot, not to China

Dear Action Line: What happens to all those plastic bags I think I’m recycling at City Market? Do they really get recycled or is China just refilling them with Wuhan Virus to send back to th...

DATE: Aug 31, 2020 | CATEGORY: Action Line

Sharon and Pat O'Toole: Like birds and fish? You should be hugging a cow

You don't hear this from former Interior Secretary Bruce Babbitt or the usual suspects whose goal is to end many water diversions from the Colorado River, but it's true. Rural landscapes and...

DATE: Aug 30, 2020 | CATEGORY: Guest Columns

Have you adopted a dog during the COVID-19 pandemic?

By Marcy Eckhardt La Plata County Humane Society When you have a dog or two, it can seem easy to say, “Sure, I’ll take on another.” But there’s a lot to consider when y...

DATE: Aug 28, 2020 | CATEGORY: From the Humane Society

Can family member skip gatherings?

Dear Abby: Something has been bothering me for a long time. When I attend family functions, I become extremely bored. Whether they are birthday parties or Christmas Eve celebrations, the...

DATE: Aug 28, 2020 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

How can the library help students, teachers going back to school?

The scent of freshly sharpened pencils, a new box of crayons, clean notepads at the ready. The anticipation of a new classroom, new friends and new possibilities. Alas, this will all be diff...

DATE: Aug 28, 2020 | CATEGORY: Shelf Life

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