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Tradition changes after mom’s death

Dear Abby: Every summer, my husband and I, our two boys and my parents would take several vacations at Mom and Dad’s lake home. This is where Dad grew up and where we spent countless vac...

DATE: Jun 24, 2019 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

We could always just sink the pirate ships of Iran

On April 14, 1988, the USS Samuel B. Roberts, a frigate, hit an Iranian naval mine while sailing in the Persian Gulf. The explosion injured 10 of her crew and nearly sank the ship...

DATE: Jun 23, 2019 | CATEGORY: Guest Columns

On your next trip, expect the unexpected

Travel can be unpredictable. At least that’s what Socrates Anastasiadis will tell you when you ask him about his recent Vantage River cruise from Basel to Amsterdam. When he arriv...

DATE: Jun 23, 2019 | CATEGORY: The Travel Troubleshooter

Pine River Library is a gem that needs your help

As a property-owning, tax-paying citizen of Bayfield who also works at the library, I’m offering information and personal experience for consideration by my fellow citizens (“ I don’t speak...

DATE: Jun 22, 2019 | CATEGORY: Guest Columns

Urban renewal and the North Main District

When the Chamber was located in Santa Rita, I have to admit, I didn’t visit North Main as much as I should have. But now “relocating” to our new location (and new building) across from Duran...

DATE: Jun 22, 2019 | CATEGORY: From the Chamber

Mom miffed son gets no time with dad

Dear Abby: My ex-husband and I have been divorced for five years. I have sole custody of our 6-year-old son, “Charlie.” My ex lives five hours away with his current wife and her four chi...

DATE: Jun 21, 2019 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

Maintenance of trails, public lands a shared responsibility

We all know what is happening. For a while now, there has been a big push to get healthier by eating right, getting exercise and going outdoors to enjoy nature. All of these suggestions are ...

DATE: Jun 21, 2019 | CATEGORY: Stewards of the Land

Responses to disaster reflect county’s key values

The contrast between June 1, 2018 and June 1, 2019 could not be more stark. As of June 1, snowpack in the Animas River Basin is 1,493% of the median. Last year on the same day, it...

DATE: Jun 21, 2019 | CATEGORY: From the Chair

Brew Train is keeping it local

The Brew Train is all about supporting local. Part of the Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad, the weekly Brew Train, which runs from Rockwood to Cascade every Saturday mor...

DATE: Jun 20, 2019 | CATEGORY: Downtown Lowdown

Harvard is choosing the wrong path to wisdom

Over the past year and a half, the students from Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida have handled themselves with a fervor and commitment that has, most of the time, in...

DATE: Jun 20, 2019 | CATEGORY: David Brooks

Bernie, the ’30s called and wants its decade back

WASHINGTON – Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders, a leading candidate for the Democratic nomination for president, is a man from the 1930s. If you didn’t believe that before, you certainl...

DATE: Jun 19, 2019 | CATEGORY: Guest Columns

Dear voters, your views on foreign policy stink!

Most of human history has been marked by war. Between 1500 and 1945, scarcely a year went by without one great power fighting another. Then, in 1945, that stopped. Battlefield dea...

DATE: Jun 18, 2019 | CATEGORY: David Brooks

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