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Sibling sees signs of abuser in teen

DEAR ABBY: When I read the column about the warning signs of an abuser in your archives, I was scared to realize that my older brother is one. He has most of the qualities you pointed ou...

DATE: Jan 25, 2019 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

Shy addict flounders in dating pool

DEAR ABBY: I’m a 28-year-old male who has never had a girlfriend or a meaningful relationship. I’m well-educated, nice-looking and have a good sense of humor. But I get shy and nervous a...

DATE: Jan 25, 2019 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

The Trumpification of pro-life movement will cost

WASHINGTON – Through a blooming diversity of investigations, we will soon discover if the world that has always surrounded Donald Trump – the sleazy fixers, the disposable women, the questio...

DATE: Jan 24, 2019 | CATEGORY: Michael Gerson

Alternative sweetners healthier than refined sugar

Did you give up sugar to improve your health in 2019? We are four weeks into the new year. Maybe you’ve had some success or maybe you’ve thrown in the towel. Either way, I want t...

DATE: Jan 23, 2019 | CATEGORY: Healing Nutrition

Kiss puts marriage on shakier ground

DEAR ABBY: I may be having a midlife crisis. I’m not happy in my marriage and haven’t been for quite some time. I pray every night that my husband will find someone else so he will leave...

DATE: Jan 22, 2019 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

This is how we destroy lives now on social media

Within living memory, political polarization had at least something to do with issues, but in the age of social media, it’s almost entirely about social type. It’s about finding a...

DATE: Jan 22, 2019 | CATEGORY: David Brooks

Onset of Trump and Brexit show the West adrift

In August 1990, George H.W. Bush met Margaret Thatcher in Aspen right after Saddam Hussein’s invasion of Kuwait. The pair resolved not to allow Iraq’s “naked aggression” to stand,...

DATE: Jan 21, 2019 | CATEGORY: Guest Columns

Western Colorado can thrive by adding ... wolves!

My visit to the Durango Wolf Symposium last November brought me hope – hope that a new restorative relationship with our natural world is in our future. Hope is not wishful think...

DATE: Jan 21, 2019 | CATEGORY: Guest Columns

Wolves just do not belong in a settled landscape

I attended the November Durango Wolf Symposium and was disappointed by the orchestrated message that sanitizes the role of the wolf and misconstrues and deliberately omits information regard...

DATE: Jan 21, 2019 | CATEGORY: Guest Columns

Code office is a ‘fine’ way to report city to itself

On the heels of the column reminding residents and business owners to remove snow from their sidewalks, who fines the city when the city neglects to do the same with city properties? – Sandy...

DATE: Jan 21, 2019 | CATEGORY: Action Line

Son mired in grief after dad’s death

DEAR ABBY: It has been a little over two years since I lost my father to leukemia. The progression of his illness and death was rapid and unforeseen. It has been a tremendous emotional s...

DATE: Jan 21, 2019 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

It’s news vs. the president

Editors and reporters must learn to resist name-calling, shiny objects

DATE: Jan 20, 2019 | CATEGORY: Frank Bruni

Photos: Wreaths Across America at Greenmount Cemetery in Durango

Photos: Durango High School girls basketball plays Piedra Vista High SchoolPanthers left Durango with 37-29 win on Tuesday night

Panthers left Durango with 37-29 win on Tuesday night

Photos: Noel Night in downtown Durango

Photos and video: Singing with Santa

Photos: Durango Turkey Trot

Photos: Durango High School football takes on Heritage High School in state playoffsDemons lost to Eagles, 45-36, in 4A quarterfinals at home on Saturday