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Tiffany Mapel: These e-bikes are good for everyone – so may I ride the trails?

At 48, I’m finally at a point in my life where I am now an e-bike owner. I’ve been reading various articles about the perceived dangers and controversies that surround these motorized machin...

Gail Collins: Is Rudy Giuliani just the worst best friend?

Rudy Giuliani is the Trump administration’s point man on Ukraine. Just remember that, and everything else will make a lot more sense. “I think it’s incredible the way he’s done,” ...

Sarah Tingey: Thanks, Democrats, for trying to protect ANWR

Thank you to the Colorado Democratic Congressional delegation for recognizing that the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, America’s last truly wild place, is not worth destroying for less than...

Student lives in fear of the future

Dear Abby: I’m frightened that I will become homeless and won’t be able to pay my bills. I’m afraid of getting older and ending up a homeless woman, freezing to death on the streets. I w...

Richard Grossman: This book sets worthy climate change priorities

How can we reverse global warming? That question needs many answers, and the best approach is in the new book “Drawdown: The Most Comprehensive Plan Ever Proposed to Reverse Global Warming.”...

Early intervention can help children with developmental delays

Every child should have the opportunity to strive for their full potential. By now, the back-to-school sales are over, summer sleep schedules are long forgotten, notebooks have be...

Frank Bruni: Why impeaching Trump is necessary – and should scare you

President Donald Trump deserves to be impeached. But the prospect terrifies me, and it should terrify you, too. That’s not to say that it’s the wrong move. Arguably, it’s the only...

Get ready for a fabulous fall in downtown Durango

Fall is a great time to get back downtown. Now that the summer tourists have gone home, the Durango Business Improvement District has several things planned over the next month f...

To fight unfair damage fees, always take pictures

I take pictures of everything when I travel. Not just the landmarks, the kids and the tacos we ordered from a San Antonio food truck. I shoot my car, my hotel room, even my vacation rental. ...

Bad news comes secondhand to bride

Dear Abby: I am getting married soon. I grew up without a biological father. When I was younger, a man (I’ll call him Tom) stepped into my life and has been like a father to me for almos...

There are plenty of ways to learn your own way, in your own time

I had the opportunity to observe my teenage granddaughter studying last week. With her wireless earphones, loud music and her computer spread open on her bed, I cringed. She’s an A student. ...

When it comes to adoption, older dogs have a lot to offer

By Chris Nelson La Plata County Humane Society I bet you didn’t know that October is National Adopt-A-Shelter Dog month. This is a monthlong push by shelters across the...