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Restricted diet makes parties awkward

Dear Abby: I have multiple chronic health conditions. Because my symptoms are worsened by a lot of foods, I’m on a highly restricted diet. If I stay on it, I feel as well as possible. (I...

DATE: Jan 30, 2020 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

Bret Stephens: Anyone but Trump? Let’s rethink that, shall we?

Donald Trump is a lawless president and revolting person who richly deserved his impeachment and, in a better world, would be convicted in the Senate and removed from the White House. That’s...

DATE: Jan 29, 2020 | CATEGORY: Guest Columns

Same ol’ weather isn’t grounded in reality

The NOAA website for Durango is one of my go-to sources for weather forecasts, along with durangoweatherguy.com. However, for many days now the NOAA site has shown incorrect information – an...

DATE: Jan 27, 2020 | CATEGORY: Action Line

Healthy habits can be a shield against disease

It has been said that human beings are creatures of habit. Of course, this applies as equally to bad habits as to good ones. As it turns out, much of our health is dependent upon...

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

Ross Douthat: Andrew Jackson goes hunting in the Persian Gulf

There’s a witticism that makes the rounds on Twitter whenever Donald Trump does something particularly plutocratic or corrupt, a variation on the following: Look, this is what all those folk...

DATE: Jan 26, 2020 | CATEGORY: Ross Douthat

Melissa Youssef: We’re checking the city budget more than twice

Small-town politics are unique because local residents are connected to each other in so many ways. We are friends, neighbors and co-workers. We experience multi-layered community relationsh...

DATE: Jan 25, 2020 | CATEGORY: From the Mayor

Laura Packard: Let’s spotlight Gardner’s real record

In Sen. Cory Gardner’s op-ed for this paper (“ I’m a stage 4 cancer survivor. I moved to Colorado at the beginning of last year because I needed to keep my health insurance, despite all of ...

DATE: Jan 25, 2020 | CATEGORY: Guest Columns

Here’s how to help your Local First Foundation

Local First, the nonprofit organization that is the voice of local, independent businesses in La Plata County, has been serving the business community for 12 years now. We are ap...

DATE: Jan 25, 2020 | CATEGORY: Local First

Should you take the train? Here’s how to decide

If you’re visiting Southern California, taking the train from Los Angeles to San Diego makes sense – on one level. You’ll see the area’s iconic beaches, strawberry fields and historic railro...

DATE: Jan 25, 2020 | CATEGORY: The Travel Troubleshooter

New hire disappointed to be gofer

Dear Abby: I recently landed a new job and was excited about doing work that would be directly in line with my education and background. I left a job of more than a decade to pursue this...

DATE: Jan 24, 2020 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

It’s important to spay and neuter your pets

By Emily Phillips La Plata County Humane Society Winter may be in full swing, but soon enough, spring will be knocking on our doorstep and trying to knock up your furry...

DATE: Jan 24, 2020 | CATEGORY: From the Humane Society

David Brooks: Behold the Democrats committing political suicide

This is a golden age for “Theyism,” the belief that there is some malevolent, elite “they” out there and “they” are destroying life for the rest of us. There is Donald Trump’s cul...

DATE: Jan 24, 2020 | CATEGORY: David Brooks