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Getting close-in parking has its pros and cons

Home Depot offers “Pro” customer parking, presumably for contractors. How is that fair? Those guys are being paid to shop. Seems like those of us spending our own dime and time ought to get ...

DATE: Jul 15, 2019 | CATEGORY: Action Line

Some conventional wisdom about college is wrong

Times have been tough for higher education, and the challenges have been numerous: the wake of the Great Recession, dwindling state funding, declining enrollments and growing public skeptici...

DATE: Jul 14, 2019 | CATEGORY: Guest Columns

Is Vladimir Putin right that liberalism is obsolete?

WASHINGTON – It looks as if Vladimir Putin wants to be recalled as something besides an aggressive autocrat. He yearns, it seems, to be seen as a leading political thinker, respec...

DATE: Jul 13, 2019 | CATEGORY: Robert Samuelson

When a killer wore a deputy’s badge in Telluride

Why is it that we remember and even glorify such Western American outlaws as Billy the Kid and Butch Cassidy when other outlaws are long ago dead, buried and forgotten? One histo...

DATE: Jul 13, 2019 | CATEGORY: Gulliford's Travels

Brand your business as local and independent

Last month’s Local First column discussed business as a force for good and the next generation’s estimated $1 trillion in impact investing by the end of 2020. While the positive social and e...

DATE: Jul 13, 2019 | CATEGORY: Local First

Try this exercise to see how far the moon is from Earth

Greetings, Stargazers. This month marks the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landing. Some of us were lucky enough to be around when that happened. I was a space...

DATE: Jul 13, 2019 | CATEGORY: What's up in Durango Skies

Take a moment to recognize and appreciate power of nature

It’s hard to believe that we have just wrapped up our sixth week of summer camps at Durango Nature Studies. Our “Junior Naturalist Field Camp” – a weeklong day camp for elementary-aged stude...

DATE: Jul 12, 2019 | CATEGORY: Durango Nature Studies

Read the fine print before you travel

Before you embark on your summer vacation, take a few minutes to read the fine print on your airline ticket, car rental contract, vacation rental contract – or any other contract the travel ...

DATE: Jul 12, 2019 | CATEGORY: The Travel Troubleshooter

Ex insists on ‘happy family’ photos

Dear Abby: I’m engaged to be married to a wonderful woman who has a 6-year-old daughter with her ex-husband. They share joint custody. His controlling nature was a major fact...

DATE: Jul 12, 2019 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

Structure of dad’s will leaves his daughter feeling left out

Dear Abby: My sister and I are 42 and 50. Our parents divorced 30 years ago, and Dad has been remarried for about 20 years. Although he lives across the country, we see him twice a year ...

DATE: Jul 12, 2019 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

20 years after court decision there’s still work to be done

July is a season of momentous anniversaries. Most of us recognized the anniversary of the birth of our nation on Independence Day. The United States grew from the principles of equality, lif...

DATE: Jul 12, 2019 | CATEGORY: Creating Community

Want to eat more fruits, vegetables? Try these strategies

Eating fruits and vegetables comes with undeniable health benefits. Dietary guidelines suggest 2½ cups of vegetables and 2 cups of fruit per day for adults. How does your intake m...

DATE: Jul 12, 2019 | CATEGORY: From the Extension Office