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Are our furry friends welcome in restaurants?

If one thing is evident about where we live, it is that many visitors and residents love their dogs. They’re sure to be seen on trails, at the Dog Park and strolling with their people in dow...

DATE: Aug 29, 2018 | CATEGORY: Creating Community

Leonhardt: Republicans should heed McCain’s last message

John McCain was no moderate. He won Barry Goldwater’s Arizona seat in 1986 and was, for the most part, a fitting heir to Goldwater. McCain supported a smaller federal government, a hawkish f...

DATE: Aug 29, 2018 | CATEGORY: David Leonhardt

Unfaithful husband stresses marriage

DEAR ABBY: My husband and I have been married 23 years. A month ago, he slept with my daughter’s best friend. As soon as it happened, he told me what he’d done. He said he fe...

DATE: Aug 29, 2018 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

Friend gets coworker a raise

DEAR ABBY: I have reached a crossroads with my career. I used to love my job. I play an important role at my company, and I’m good at what I do. Long term, it provides job security. Howe...

DATE: Aug 28, 2018 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

Confusion dogs law enforcement at wildlife area

A couple of weeks ago, a Colorado Parks and Wildlife officer informed me that dogs are to be “on leash” at Pastorius Reservoir. The officer provided a lengthy lecture. Two days later, a La P...

DATE: Aug 27, 2018 | CATEGORY: Action Line

Samuelson: Could Lehman Brothers have been saved?

WASHINGTON – Who lost Lehman Brothers? As we approach the 10th anniversary of Lehman’s collapse (Sept. 15), these questions won’t go away. The Lehman bankruptcy is portrayed as th...

DATE: Aug 27, 2018 | CATEGORY: Robert Samuelson

Mom uses baby talk with adults

DEAR ABBY: I’m 32 and have been dating my boyfriend, “Jerome,” for five years. We both have successful careers and lives of our own. However, when we visit his family who live in the are...

DATE: Aug 27, 2018 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

Obesity is a disease with far-reaching consequences

The relationship between excess weight and the risk of illness has been known since the time of the ancient Greeks. Yet, the epidemic of obesity experienced in the United States ...

DATE: Aug 26, 2018 | CATEGORY: La Plata Health Watch

When can people leave dinner table?

DEAR ABBY: My wife and I have a disagreement about when a person should be allowed to get up from the table. We have an 8-month-old son whom we both want to grow up to have good manners....

DATE: Aug 26, 2018 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

Put down that lamp! What you can – and can’t – take from your hotel room

When Lynn Culver stays at a hotel, she helps herself to the soaps and shampoos in her room. If housekeeping replaces the items, she takes the new ones, too. Culver, a retired atto...

DATE: Aug 25, 2018 | CATEGORY: The Travel Troubleshooter

Prepare now to reduce holiday stress

Will you be ready for Black Friday? How about Thanksgiving, Hanukkah or Christmas? “The holidays are filled with both joy and stress,” says Ellen Braaten, associate professor of ...

DATE: Aug 25, 2018 | CATEGORY: Money Savvy

District 9-R’s finances in best shape since 2008

The Finance Advisory Committee (FAC) is a voluntary independent oversight body which periodically (twice a year) reports to the Board of Education on the health of the district’s financial p...

DATE: Aug 25, 2018 | CATEGORY: Guest Columns