Niece discovers why uncle is in prison

Dear Abby: I cannot believe it – my parents tricked me into comforting a child molester. When I was young, my uncle “Dave” went to prison. My family told it like this: “Dave ...

DATE: Apr 28, 2020 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

For victims of domestic violence, help is available

We are all struggling with the new challenges of dealing with a coronavirus pandemic. Yet not all are equally impacted. With the focus on a viral infection, it is easy to lose si...

DATE: Apr 26, 2020 | CATEGORY: La Plata Health Watch

David Brooks: Our age of coddling is over, and good riddance

Over the past decades, a tide of “safetyism” has crept over American society. As Greg Lukianoff and Jonathan Haidt put it in their book “The Coddling of the American Mind,” this i...

DATE: Apr 26, 2020 | CATEGORY: Guest Columns

Tom Stritikus: Fort Lewis can do its part – and it will need help

In January, I told the Colorado Legislature that I feel like I have the best job on the planet. I get to live, I said, in a wonderful community and work alongside outstanding professionals f...

DATE: Apr 25, 2020 | CATEGORY: Guest Columns

A big voice for small business

On the afternoon of March 17, our lives changed like many of yours. At the Durango Chamber of Commerce, we migrated to working remotely. The chamber staff is now hunkering down but still wor...

DATE: Apr 25, 2020 | CATEGORY: From the Chamber

Still no vacation refund? It might be time to play the card

If a travel company isn’t refunding payment for your canceled vacation, maybe it’s time for a credit card dispute. Asking a bank to force a merchant to return your money is typica...

DATE: Apr 24, 2020 | CATEGORY: The Travel Troubleshooter

When you can’t visit the library, find it at your place

Since 1958, libraries have celebrated National Library week every April. This year’s theme is “Find Your Place at the Library,” or more appropriately now, “Find the Library at Your Place!” ...

DATE: Apr 24, 2020 | CATEGORY: Shelf Life

Moving near family forces a choice

Dear Abby: My wife and I have a dilemma we don’t know how to handle. We both recently retired. Our sons (both married with children) live in other states. Because my wife and I no longer...

DATE: Apr 24, 2020 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

Scott Tipton: Democrats held up pandemic relief

The COVID-19 outbreak is unlike any other crisis we’ve faced, and it is testing the resiliency of communities across the nation. In Colorado’s 3rd Congressional District, like in...

DATE: Apr 24, 2020 | CATEGORY: Guest Columns

Usinowicz: Band is more than a band

Eddie Adcock and The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band’s 1972 classic “Will The Circle Be Unbroken” are what led George Usinowicz to the banjo. Neither Adcock nor Nitty Gritty have much to do with each...

DATE: Apr 23, 2020 | CATEGORY: Downtown Lowdown

Woman wonders where’s the divorce

Dear Abby: I am a 39-year-old woman, recently separated. I have been seeing a 45-year-old man who is also separated, but not divorced, from his wife. We have been a couple for about a ye...

DATE: Apr 23, 2020 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

Building immunity by nourishing the nerves

It is important to recognize our bodies as a complex system of systems, each influencing the other in a dynamic orchestration which cannot be described as anything but divine. Whe...

DATE: Apr 22, 2020 | CATEGORY: Nourishing Morsels

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