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Durango is open for business

Tourists are returning, we are getting rain late in the day and cool nights. The Durango-Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad is running to Silverton, the San Juan National Forest is open with no...

DATE: Jul 21, 2018 | CATEGORY: What's Up Downtown

New leadership at EPA, same rollbacks

By the time Scott Pruitt resigned as the Environmental Protection Agency’s administrator, he was the poster child for bungling personal entitlement. As Republican Sen. Joni Ernst of Iowa put...

DATE: Jul 21, 2018 | CATEGORY: Thinking Green

Bears Ears: Don’t dismantle the sacred spirit of the land

On Dec. 4, 2017, President Donald Trump traveled to Utah to announce his attempt to undo the Bears Ears National Monument. His actions shrink the size of the protected landscape and reduce t...

DATE: Jul 21, 2018 | CATEGORY: Guest Columns

You must resign, Mike Pompeo. Resign, John Bolton.

Before the word “resignation” became a euphemism for being fired, it connoted a sense of public integrity and personal honor. Attorney General Elliot Richardson and his deputy, William Rucke...

DATE: Jul 21, 2018 | CATEGORY: Guest Columns

Parnell: We can expect even more fires in coming years

During summer 2002, my parents and I escaped the smoky air of Estes Park by spending much of our vacation in front of the TV. It had been the worst fire season in Colorado history – a harbin...

DATE: Jul 21, 2018 | CATEGORY: Guest Columns

Primavera: Health reform is really about saving lives

When Jared Polis first approached me about the possibility of serving as Colorado’s next lieutenant governor, he asked what motivated me to enter public service. So I told him my story: ...

DATE: Jul 21, 2018 | CATEGORY: Guest Columns

Woman unsure about forgiving friend

DEAR ABBY: Five years ago, someone I thought was my best friend betrayed me. I had developed a relationship with a married mutual friend. My best friend felt it was her “right and duty” ...

DATE: Jul 21, 2018 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

Hand-pollinating can increase your vegetable yield

Editor’s note: Get Growing, written by the La Plata County Extension Office’s Master Gardener Program, appears during the growing season. It features timely tips and suggestions for your...

DATE: Jul 20, 2018 | CATEGORY: Get Growing

Learn how to age gracefully by watching your dog

By Al Winzerling Senior dogs don’t seem to whine, complain or tell us about their aches and pains, so it’s helpful to know what signs to watch for. Here are some of th...

DATE: Jul 20, 2018 | CATEGORY: From the Humane Society

Video games threaten relationship

DEAR ABBY: I am tired of taking a backseat to my boyfriend’s video game addiction. He comes home from work, sits on the couch and gets lost in his video games. It has gotten to the point...

DATE: Jul 20, 2018 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

Widow struggles to start dating

DEAR ABBY: I was widowed seven years ago. When my husband died, I thought it was the end of my suffering. It had been a mentally and physically abusive marriage for 30 years. We were com...

DATE: Jul 19, 2018 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

Littwin: Trump chooses Putin over country in Helsinki

For those keeping score at home, Donald Trump hit an all-time low in his post-summit news conference from Helsinki with his friend Vladimir Putin. This is not an overstatement. Th...

DATE: Jul 18, 2018 | CATEGORY: Mike Littwin