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Bamboo and brookies, what fun!

So far, this has been a really busy summer. My calendar shows “non-fishing stuff” going on almost everyday since the first of June. I’m an old, retired curmudgeon; it shouldn’t have been tha...

DATE: Aug 2, 2019 | CATEGORY: Flies & Lies

Greatness doesn’t demand that you be a jerk, too

Soren Kierkegaard asked God to give him the power to will one thing. Amid all the distractions of life he asked for the power to live a focused life, wholeheartedly, toward a single point. ...

DATE: Aug 2, 2019 | CATEGORY: David Brooks

Multiple narratives – surprise – can all be true

The last issue of New York magazine featured a long, bizarre, amazing story by Kera Bolonik about a hapless Harvard Law professor, Bruce Hay, who managed to get duped by two apparent grifter...

DATE: Aug 1, 2019 | CATEGORY: Ross Douthat

Willa Cather penned the antidote for Trump’s age

When I was in high school, I read Willa Cather’s “My Ántonia” and loved it for the love story it told. This week, I borrowed my daughter’s copy and read it again. It turns out to ...

DATE: Aug 1, 2019 | CATEGORY: Guest Columns

Robin Davis: ‘I’m just a guitar player’

Robin Davis doesn’t listen to a lot of bluegrass. Despite the fact that he currently plays guitar in old-time outfit Six Dollar String Band, was a member of local bluegrass bands...

DATE: Jul 31, 2019 | CATEGORY: Downtown Lowdown

The saboteur within us all

We all have one. That voice that frequently pops into our mind and fills us with fear, doubt, worry and more. The mind is truly the one and only thing that can demolish our best intentions. ...

DATE: Jul 31, 2019 | CATEGORY: Strength in Well-being

I need your feedback to perfect our lands bill

Colorado’s Third Congressional District is home to some of the country’s most beautiful landscapes and open spaces. Towering mountains, vast forests, archaeological sites from hun...

DATE: Jul 29, 2019 | CATEGORY: From our Congressman

Lawyers courted briefly with county bounty

Here’s a phone screen shot from a recent official La Plata County job posting. It looks like I may have chosen the wrong career path. No wonder our county budget is looking kinda slim. Sign ...

DATE: Jul 29, 2019 | CATEGORY: Action Line

Sisters puzzle parents’ secret bankruptcy

Dear Abby: My sister and I recently found out (through the internet) that my mother and stepfather have filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy. A few months ago, Mom approached my sister (who’s ...

DATE: Jul 29, 2019 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

I’m rooting for Boris Johnson to salvage Britain

Boris Johnson has been Britain’s prime minister for little more than a day, and the reviews are in. He’s a disaster! A fraud! A Trumpy toff and shameless showman who won’t just be bad for th...

DATE: Jul 28, 2019 | CATEGORY: Guest Columns

Complications of diabetes can be widespread, but they can be prevented

One of the most common chronic health conditions affecting adults in the United States is Type 2 diabetes mellitus. Risk factors for diabetes include family history of the condition, increas...

DATE: Jul 28, 2019 | CATEGORY: La Plata Health Watch

A primer on the perils: Warning! Travel insurance doesn’t cover this

If you think your travel insurance policy will protect your upcoming summer vacation, you might want to take another look. Travel insurance doesn’t cover everything. Truth be told, it might ...

DATE: Jul 27, 2019 | CATEGORY: The Travel Troubleshooter