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America’s environmental safety net unravels

The summer brought a whirlwind of change to America’s bedrock environmental laws, or at least the rules that implement those laws. The Trump administration has made no secret of i...

DATE: Sep 20, 2019 | CATEGORY: Thinking Green

Woman has diagnosed sleep disorder

Dear Abby: I am a female in my mid-20s. My whole life I have been in a constant state of exhaustion. When I was in school, I’d try so hard not to fall asleep in class. (I actually enjoye...

DATE: Sep 20, 2019 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

Puente Jr. takes stage at Roots Rocks

Tito Puente Jr. is a hard-rock drummer with a mambo legacy. The legacy being he’s the son of percussionist, songwriter and record producer Tito Puente. The “King of Latin Music,”...

DATE: Sep 19, 2019 | CATEGORY: Downtown Lowdown

La Plata County 4-H members shine at Colorado State Fair

As summer comes to a close, our 4-H program calendar year ends. As always, the year has been filled with many great achievements and accomplishments for our 4-H youth members. It is truly am...

DATE: Sep 18, 2019 | CATEGORY: From the Extension Office

Let’s debate: Are Democrats doomed to lose?

WASHINGTON – He’s in our heads. Even more than we knew. It isn’t just that he hovered over the Democratic debate last week. It’s more profound than that. Don...

DATE: Sep 18, 2019 | CATEGORY: Maureen Dowd

Could you have ‘leaky gut’ and not know it?

If the foods you’ve always enjoyed (or even loved) now make you sick, you may have what the health industry calls a food intolerance. However, the underlying problem that’s causing it could ...

DATE: Sep 18, 2019 | CATEGORY: Healing Nutrition

Moving brings out social insecurities

Dear Abby: My husband and I are moving to a retirement community where we won’t know a soul. I hate leaving our friends and the relationships we have formed here. I have never been espec...

DATE: Sep 18, 2019 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

Getting the county land use code right is critical

Don’t look now, but summer suddenly disappeared on us. With cool mornings and evenings beckoning the coming fall foliage, jumping in leaf piles and sipping apple cider are replacing summer t...

DATE: Sep 17, 2019 | CATEGORY: From the Chair

The time has come to stop calling Trump a racist

WASHINGTON – President Trump is a horrendous racist. And it’s time for Democrats to stop calling him one. Substantial evidence shows that labeling Trump “racist” backfires against...

DATE: Sep 17, 2019 | CATEGORY: Dana Milbank

The Trump administration is throttling the BLM

WASHINGTON – This is how the Trump administration goes about the quiet business of incapacitating the U.S. government. President Trump spent his summer making war on Denmark, send...

DATE: Sep 16, 2019 | CATEGORY: Dana Milbank

New ADU names make an initial appearance

Many folks in our neighborhood west of the Durango Public Library are renting ADUs. In Wyoming, where they’re a bit behind with naming, some people call them Accelerated Depreciation Units. ...

DATE: Sep 16, 2019 | CATEGORY: Action Line

Wife’s wardrobe doesn’t measure up

Dear Abby: My cousin recently married a lovely girl, someone he’d been dating for a couple of years. Our whole family loves her, and she’s always been very sweet to us. She’s...

DATE: Sep 16, 2019 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby