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Curiosity about teen love nags woman

Dear Abby: I’ve only had one boyfriend. For most of my childhood, he was my best friend. When we were 14, I got scared we might fight, break up and never forgive each other, so I told hi...

How to prune your fruit trees so they will thrive

People get scared when it comes to pruning, and I’m not sure why. I’ve done some pruning one-on-one with homeowners. I tell them to take about 30 percent of the live wood out of ...

Meltdown celebrates its 25th year

Editor’s note: This is the first in a two-part column highlighting the Durango Bluegrass Meltdown and its overall contribution to the community.People have big opinions about bluegrass m...

Green New Deal is a raw new deal for Colorado

Congress is a place where bold ideas are developed and debated, rejected or approved. Solutions to some of our nation’s toughest challenges start out as a few lines on a piece of ...

Democrats shunning us, mismanaging power

Kudos to The Durango Herald for bringing coverage of the Colorado legislative session to the people of our community through a local lens. Democrats, who gained control of both ch...

Escaping from diet overwhelm

Being overwhelmed with diets and nutrition is all too common. The first popular mainstream diet formed in 1863 when William Banting created a detailed brochure as to how a low-carbohydrate, ...

Life changes after man reveals secret

Dear Abby: I am a woman in my 30s working two jobs to make ends meet after a divorce. A few months ago, I met a nice gentleman who has been understanding about my situation and crazy hou...

Casual Fridays are N.M.’s ska historians

Las Cruces, New Mexico, may sound like an unlikely place for a ska music scene, but it’s been home to at least two ska bands that have properly represented the music. One band is ...

Public health planning: Using science and action to improve health

This year’s theme for National Public Heath Week occurring Monday through Friday is “Creating the Healthiest Nation: For Science. For Action. For Health.” San Juan Basin Public H...

Conspiracy theories are all wet about dry creek

The Animas River is rising, the San Juan Basin’s snowpack is 160 percent of normal and the temperatures have been warm. So why is there no water in Junction Creek? Where is all the water fro...

Time takes toll on husband’s interest

Dear Abby: I have been with my husband for 20 years. I’m 43, and he’s 63. Our sex life has died. He is no longer attracted to me, and he has let me know it. His love is physi...

We’ve all just made fools of ourselves – again

“You have a president who, in my opinion, beyond a shadow of a doubt, sought to, however ham-handedly, collude with the Russian government, a foreign power, to undermine and influence our el...