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Girlfriend of addict loses self-esteem

Dear Abby: I’ve been with my boyfriend, “Rocko,” for two years, but in the late months of last year, he became distant. He would disappear for days at a time, block my phone number and i...

DATE: Aug 14, 2019 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

Conservatives can’t duck the blame on this one

Connor Betts, the alleged Dayton, Ohio, shooter, believed in socialism, supported Elizabeth Warren’s candidacy, and regularly inveighed on Twitter against various personages on the right (in...

DATE: Aug 13, 2019 | CATEGORY: Guest Columns

On China and trade, Trump’s reputation sinks

WASHINGTON – Donald Trump sold himself as an expert deal-maker. At the top of his list was a promised trade bargain with China. It isn’t working as planned. The trade war with China is a da...

DATE: Aug 13, 2019 | CATEGORY: Robert Samuelson

Man insists on reading messages

Dear Abby: My husband and I have been together for 20 years. I have never cheated on him or given him any reason to believe I have. But he is constantly on my Facebook account. He also r...

DATE: Aug 12, 2019 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

Environmentalists needlessly delay development

I am writing with regard to the recent developments with the Village at Wolf Creek, and because I have received a number of inquiries on the subject. The history of this project i...

DATE: Aug 11, 2019 | CATEGORY: Guest Columns

Foreign policy is a domestic issue in Colorado

Conventional wisdom says voters don’t care about foreign policy. But conventional wisdom is wrong. Because foreign policy touches most everything we Coloradans worry about here at home. ...

DATE: Aug 10, 2019 | CATEGORY: Guest Columns

History Colorado explores the West, up north in the Canadian Rockies

In a column about the Southwest, why write about Canada? Because I just visited the Southwest – southwestern Alberta. We were there for one of History Colorado’s famous Tours & T...

DATE: Aug 10, 2019 | CATEGORY: Gulliford's Travels

Farm to table to farm: The eat local movement

You may have heard the term “eat local” around town, and with the harvest season drawing near, this call to action becomes more relevant than ever. Local First has a long track re...

DATE: Aug 10, 2019 | CATEGORY: Local First

Hubble palette reveals glowing clouds of gas

Greetings, Stargazers. Happy monsoon season. I have been enjoying the nice clear mornings, followed by afternoon, dog-freaking thunderstorms, even if it puts a damper on evening ...

DATE: Aug 10, 2019 | CATEGORY: What's up in Durango Skies

Pedicures and pajamas: Airline passengers do the strangest things

What’s the strangest thing you’ve seen a passenger do on a plane? If you said, “Change into pajamas midflight,” then maybe you were on my red-eye from Orlando to Frankfurt, Germa...

DATE: Aug 9, 2019 | CATEGORY: The Travel Troubleshooter

Mom has fallen out of love with dad

Dear abby: I’m a mother of two girls, ages 3 and 5. Their father and I are together, but I’m not in love with him anymore. I have felt this way for two years now. I’m not exci...

DATE: Aug 9, 2019 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

Language can reflect our biases

Most people have learned the “R” word is rude and is not an appropriate term to describe people with intellectual disabilities. But that word has a complicated history that corresponds inext...

DATE: Aug 9, 2019 | CATEGORY: Creating Community