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Despite physical distancing, we don’t have to be socially isolated during outbreak

If you are like me, you are being bombarded with information from every corner about the coronavirus, which is also referred to as COVID-19. I wanted to take the opportunity to s...

DATE: Mar 29, 2020 | CATEGORY: La Plata Health Watch

David Leonhardt: How Trump is making the coronavirus worse now

At a private New York meeting in October 1940, William Knudsen made a desperate plea to the automobile industry’s top executives. Knudsen himself had been the president of General Motors unt...

DATE: Mar 28, 2020 | CATEGORY: David Leonhardt

How to get a refund if you won’t rebook the trip

So you want to cancel your vacation? In the wake of the global coronavirus outbreak, you probably can do it – and get all your money back. I have a few coronavirus refund tips that will help...

DATE: Mar 27, 2020 | CATEGORY: The Travel Troubleshooter

Don’t worry, we will come through this

The worst thing you can do is panic and react based on fear. That said, we need to band together and pull through. Durango has historically, since its founding, been a “boom and b...

DATE: Mar 27, 2020 | CATEGORY: From the Chamber

Avoidance could derail romance

Dear Abby: I’ve had an 18-year-old girlfriend for six months (I’m 24). She’s a sweet girl who’s caring, thoughtful and respectful. Every day typically goes well, and we never argue about...

DATE: Mar 27, 2020 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

Barbara McLachlan: Area businesses adjust to try to survive pandemic

The joy of eating out after a long day, the fun of meeting friends for a drink or the convenience of buying a cup of coffee on the way to work have disappeared from our lives for a while. ...

DATE: Mar 27, 2020 | CATEGORY: Guest Columns

Clyde Church: We are committed to continuing our county work

There is one topic dominating our minds, families, schools, businesses, community, state, nation and world today as we all shift our practices to slow the spread of coronavirus and the disea...

DATE: Mar 27, 2020 | CATEGORY: Guest Columns

Gummersall submerging himself in Texas scene

Musician Tyller Gummersall had great people in his corner when he was a kid. The Allison-raised Gummersall had musical aspirations since he was a child, which began with singing ...

DATE: Mar 26, 2020 | CATEGORY: Downtown Lowdown

Man cheated as wife cared for his mom

DEAR ABBY: My husband of 30-plus years cheated on me several years ago with one of his young private students. In our state, she would have been underage, but she was living in an adjace...

DATE: Mar 24, 2020 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

La Plata Electric Association helps drive statewide policy change

The transformation in Colorado’s energy landscape over the past year is nothing short of breathtaking. A good part of that transformation owes to the leadership of La Plata Elect...

DATE: Mar 23, 2020 | CATEGORY: Thinking Green

Witty sign unwittingly predicts the future

When I saw this marquee at the fairgrounds, the irony of psychics having “unforeseen circumstances” struck me as pretty darn funny. Then, almost immediately, I wondered what Action Line’s ta...

DATE: Mar 23, 2020 | CATEGORY: Action Line

Supporting local business during the coronavirus

As I sit here trying to write my first column as managing director of Local First, three months into the job, the world is facing a pandemic. Whether we actually get hit hard by coronavirus ...

DATE: Mar 20, 2020 | CATEGORY: Local First