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10th Mountain Division members are World War II heroes

By Ruth E. Lambert San Juan Mountains Association As we begin this winter, 76 years ago, winter preparations were underway for ski and snowshoe outings of national impo...

DATE: Nov 23, 2018 | CATEGORY: Stewards of the Land

Want a better relationship with your pup? Remind, don’t correct

Marcy Eckhardt Often when I get called in to help with a dog issue, one of the factors in both the problem and solution is the relationship between the dog and humans. The humans ...

DATE: Nov 23, 2018 | CATEGORY: From the Humane Society

Paradise lost: We suffer, grieve when others do

WASHINGTON – When polarity defines us, it’s easy to lose sight of our common humanity. But all is not political, as nature increasingly reminds us. The fires in California that de...

DATE: Nov 23, 2018 | CATEGORY: Kathleen Parker

Polis, Ocasio-Cortez are wrong on student debt

Democrats won’t be able to do much policy-making over the next two years, because of President Donald Trump and the Republican Senate. But they can use their House majority to do ...

DATE: Nov 21, 2018 | CATEGORY: David Leonhardt

Dad wants slacker gamer son out of the house

DEAR ABBY: My 23-year-old son does not want to work and spends all his time playing video games. He’s obsessed with them. He disrespects my house – and me – by not cleaning his room. ...

DATE: Nov 20, 2018 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

What happened to conservatism? It degenerated.

There’s a powerful moment at the start of Anne Applebaum’s recent essay in The Atlantic. She’s recalling a party she threw on Dec. 31, 1999, at her home in Poland. Many of the hun...

DATE: Nov 19, 2018 | CATEGORY: David Brooks

Rules lack teeth for defining a ‘healthy snack’

While shopping at Walmart, I saw something weird: One of the aisles had an overhead sign touting “Healthy Snacks,” however, the “healthy” items on the shelves were anything but. We’re talkin...

DATE: Nov 19, 2018 | CATEGORY: Action Line

Before renting the car, get the real cost

When Jeremy Epstein rented a Nissan Altima from Hertz in Albuquerque recently, he couldn’t believe the car rental fees. They made the extras charged by the rest of the travel industry look l...

DATE: Nov 19, 2018 | CATEGORY: The Travel Troubleshooter

Politics ruining a friendship

DEAR ABBY: I have a friend who constantly talks about all the negative politics going on today. I’m sick of hearing it. It’s not because I don’t care or disagree, but it has become the t...

DATE: Nov 19, 2018 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

Bigfoot is job qualification for new AG

WASHINGTON – My colleague Ruth Marcus writes: “The acting attorney general of the United States is a crackpot.” As though that’s a bad thing. Which it isn’t. ...

DATE: Nov 18, 2018 | CATEGORY: Dana Milbank

Election moves energy policy to the forefront

With the midterm elections behind us, it’s worth pondering what the outcome means for the environment next year. One can expect significant action in Colorado and New Mexico in t...

DATE: Nov 18, 2018 | CATEGORY: Thinking Green

Can we get Al Gore to run for the Dems in 2020?

Time and Donald Trump do interesting things to a man. They make Al Gore glitter. It’s almost impossible not to be thinking of Gore now, with the words “Florida” and “re...

DATE: Nov 17, 2018 | CATEGORY: Frank Bruni