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The Trump Doctrine

On foreign policy, like it or not, this administration is exceeding expectations

DATE: Feb 9, 2019 | CATEGORY: Ross Douthat

County needs to surmount big challenges

The beginning of the year is always a time of high activity and change at La Plata County, and 2019 is delivering large doses of both. In January, we said goodbye to County Manage...

DATE: Feb 9, 2019 | CATEGORY: From the Chair

Positive change is on the horizon

Please join Visit Durango in welcoming tourism industry executive Barbara Bowman as interim executive director. Barb brings a wealth of industry expertise to Durango from 27 years leading to...

DATE: Feb 9, 2019 | CATEGORY: The Tourism Effect

A Mesa Verde plate: New tags would help support national park

Instead of fake news, how about real news? Instead of political posturing and name calling, how about a project to unite us as a region and a state? How about a Mesa Verde National Park lice...

DATE: Feb 9, 2019 | CATEGORY: Gulliford's Travels

Find Perseus, the classic Greek hero in the night sky

Greetings, Stargazers. There are lots of bright stars and constellations in a clear winter sky, but somehow, I haven’t written a column about the constellation Perseus. Maybe tha...

DATE: Feb 9, 2019 | CATEGORY: What's up in Durango Skies

Hotel guests baffled by after-the-fact damage charges

After Doris Weller checked out of the Hampton Inn Parsippany, she assumed that she’d settled her bill. But the New Jersey hotel had a final surprise: a mysterious $250 charge to her Discover...

DATE: Feb 8, 2019 | CATEGORY: The Travel Troubleshooter

Family unfriends man’s fiancee

DEAR ABBY: After two years of dating, my boyfriend and I recently got engaged. We’re in our 30s and grew up in the same town. It will be a second marriage for both of us. We were each pr...

DATE: Feb 8, 2019 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

Nonprofits can lobby for issues that affect their mission

At the end of February, I will make my annual trek to Denver to celebrate Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities Awareness Day at the Capitol. The day is one part Civics 101...

DATE: Feb 8, 2019 | CATEGORY: Creating Community

I got new fly fishing gear, now what?

For some reason you received a new fly rod, reel, line, leaders and some flies for Christmas. You received these items because you either asked for them or a friend or significant other want...

DATE: Feb 8, 2019 | CATEGORY: Flies & Lies

GOP must stand up to Trump on immigration

Another government shutdown is looming. Rather than quietly admitting defeat on his border wall stand, President Trump has punted the issue to a bipartisan group of lawmakers. He ...

DATE: Feb 7, 2019 | CATEGORY: Guest Columns

Make your chocolate dark ... for your health

Did you know that chocolate is the No. 1 food craved by women between the ages of 25 and 40 years old? Just about every woman in that age range knows this. It’s delicious. We are ...

DATE: Feb 6, 2019 | CATEGORY: Healing Nutrition

Three’s a crowd in marriage

DEAR ABBY: I’ve been married to my best friend for nine years. We have our ups and downs, but we’re generally happy. When “Fifty Shades of Grey” came out, I told him I was interested in ...

DATE: Feb 5, 2019 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby