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What to do when disaster strikes on vacation

Celeste Gray used to travel without a plan, which allowed her “plenty of room for spontaneity.” But when she found herself stranded in Spain on Sept. 12, 2001, she discovered the importance ...

DATE: May 22, 2020 | CATEGORY: The Travel Troubleshooter

Parents try to heal son’s broken heart

Dear Abby: My son, a high school senior, was in a relationship with a young woman who broke up with him and began dating his best friend. He was heartbroken. She played him into being fr...

DATE: May 22, 2020 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

Michael Fields: Is this the time for another Colorado comeback?

As Colorado begins to open back up, we know we have a big economic hole to dig out of. Unemployment claims are over 420,000, businesses have shuttered and a lot of Coloradans have...

DATE: May 22, 2020 | CATEGORY: Guest Columns

Bruce Babbitt: Retire some ag lands to save the Colorado River

It is no exaggeration to say that a mega-drought not seen in 500 years has descended on the seven Colorado River Basin states: Wyoming, Colorado, Utah, New Mexico, Nevada, Arizona and Califo...

DATE: May 22, 2020 | CATEGORY: Guest Columns

Jerry Brady: They want us to open everything now? Really?

Open a business now and or stay the course? Sacrifice lives or sacrifice jobs? The issue is almost as fraught as the simple choice facing all of us: Do we wear a mask to protect others or go...

DATE: May 22, 2020 | CATEGORY: Guest Columns

Man wants to know his family

Dear Abby: I recently found out who my biological father is/was. Apparently, my mother and this man had an affair more than 50 years ago. There’s only speculation as to why. ...

DATE: May 21, 2020 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

It’s been a long road for Bruce Allsopp, local musician, luthier

Longtime locals who have traveled East Animas Road (County Road 250) will remember the sign that read “Canyon Music” hanging roadside by a driveway leading up to a typical homestead. ...

DATE: May 21, 2020 | CATEGORY: Downtown Lowdown

Spring cleaning: From the inside out

Every person’s health and well-being is dependent on how their body removes and purges toxins from the body. With environmental pollution, toxic body care products and processed f...

DATE: May 20, 2020 | CATEGORY: Nourishing Morsels

Focus on fitness hard for friend

Dear Abby: I’ve been friends with “Lorraine” for 30 years. Actually, the friendship is kind of one-sided because she bugs the hell out of me. She’s a super-skinny health nut ...

DATE: May 19, 2020 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

Don’t scratch that grass itch at Santa Rita Park just yet

Dear Action Line: Can I run on the new grass at Santa Rita Park? How about now? Now can I run on that grass? How about now? Can I? Can I? Can I? – Itching To Go Dear Itching: The ...

DATE: May 18, 2020 | CATEGORY: Action Line

David Brooks: We need a program of national service right now

There is now a vast army of young people ready and yearning to serve their country. There are college graduates emerging into a workplace that has few jobs for them. There are more high scho...

DATE: May 17, 2020 | CATEGORY: Guest Columns

Chaco drilling plans advance despite pandemic

While much of the country grapples with the coronavirus pandemic, it’s full speed ahead at the Department of Interior approving oil and gas development projects. One of the most c...

DATE: May 16, 2020 | CATEGORY: Thinking Green

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