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MAGA is spent – unless you’re an adolescent

WASHINGTON – Humans do the strangest things. In two recent why-dunits, the curious have wondered why: (1) a successful TV star would allegedly orchestrate a fake, hate-inspired at...

DATE: Mar 5, 2019 | CATEGORY: Kathleen Parker

Can the boss from hell still be a great leader?

On June 26, 1940, as Britain was girding for the onslaught of the Luftwaffe, Clementine Churchill wrote her husband, Winston, an admonishing note. “There is a danger of your being...

DATE: Mar 4, 2019 | CATEGORY: Guest Columns

City makes cold cuts with sandwich board ban

City Council banned water bowls for dogs and now prohibit sandwich boards outside stores and restaurants because they too can cause pedestrian hazards. When will the city ban posted menus ou...

DATE: Mar 4, 2019 | CATEGORY: Action Line

How to assess tree damage after our heavy snow

February was a bit snowy. My Facebook page is inundated with photos of “Snowpocalypse” and “Snowmageddon” – kids jumping off roofs, walls of the white stuff bracketing the driveway, dogs get...

DATE: Mar 4, 2019 | CATEGORY: From the Extension Office

Netflix is a portal to Earth

The internet might bring the world together after all

DATE: Mar 3, 2019 | CATEGORY: Guest Columns

Forensic pathologists in short supply

One of forensic medicine’s biggest failings is its inability to meet the needs of defense attorneys and their clients. Forensic pathologists are in short supply. We’d need almost ...

DATE: Mar 3, 2019 | CATEGORY: Coroner's Report

City’s April sales-tax question must be defeated

Durango city government’s failure to disclose important facts to the public at a critical time, mishandling of city budgets, disregard of citizen input and loss of voter trust explains why t...

DATE: Mar 2, 2019 | CATEGORY: Guest Columns

Winter for the ages leaves county residents buried

The last 10 days have been nothing short of epic in La Plata County as far as winter goes, with some locations seeing 80 inches of snowfall over the course of the last storm that closed scho...

DATE: Mar 2, 2019 | CATEGORY: From the Chair

Why I was a no vote on that bill

It was the unintended consequences question that affected my vote this week. As one of the most difficult, but researched, votes I have taken this year, I voted no on the National...

DATE: Mar 2, 2019 | CATEGORY: From the State House

Keeping informed is good business

You’ve heard the adage, “Knowledge is power.” Believe it or not, its origin dates back to 1597 when Sir Francis Bacon coined the phrase and published it in his book, “Meditationes Sacrae and...

DATE: Mar 2, 2019 | CATEGORY: From the Chamber

At your vacation rental, more fees may be lurking

When I walked into my Hawaii vacation rental, I collided with a wall of hot, humid air. Instinctively, I scanned the house for a thermostat or air conditioner. I found a small wal...

DATE: Mar 2, 2019 | CATEGORY: The Travel Troubleshooter

What we save and what we leave

One of my indoor projects this winter is to go through an old trunk I have and sort out what to throw out and what to leave for my kids when I’m gone. It’s all part of getting my ducks in a ...

DATE: Mar 2, 2019 | CATEGORY: Authentic Aging