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Zimmerman: Corporate interests compromise the Interior Department

What if I told you that a multibillion-dollar company decided to trademark the name of one of America’s most prized national parks? And that the company then sued the United Stat...

DATE: Sep 2, 2018 | CATEGORY: Guest Columns

Unneeded calls offend friend

DEAR ABBY: May I say something about people who call “friends” or others they haven’t talked to recently while they’re driving to an appointment or other errand, only to abruptly end the...

DATE: Sep 2, 2018 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

How do people deal with serious illness later in life?

We all seem to know someone who is going through a serious illness. The older we get, it’s becoming more and more common to hear of great struggles with difficult disorders. I’m ...

DATE: Sep 1, 2018 | CATEGORY: Authentic Aging

Is it time for warning labels on plane tickets?

Airline tickets are more complicated and confusing than ever. Do they also need warning labels? Maybe. A provision in the Senate version of the Federal Aviation Administration Rea...

DATE: Sep 1, 2018 | CATEGORY: The Travel Troubleshooter

Locals help businesses weather storm

The city of Durango released sales tax data recently which show how summer started this year for local businesses. As we all know, the 416 Fire started June 1, and it was a very slow start o...

DATE: Sep 1, 2018 | CATEGORY: What's Up Downtown

Editorial cartoon (judith)

DATE: Sep 1, 2018 | CATEGORY: Judith Reynolds Cartoon

Lachelt: County will continue work on homeless issue

This has been a challenging summer for our community, beginning with the 416 Fire, which consumed more than 54,000 acres and cast a pall over La Plata County for the month of June. ...

DATE: Sep 1, 2018 | CATEGORY: From the Chair

Milbank: Trump, our Constitutional scholar in chief

WASHINGTON – There oughta be a law! The great lawgiver Donald Trump arose before the sun Tuesday pondering one of the finer points of jurisprudence and, at the tender hour of 5:24...

DATE: Sep 1, 2018 | CATEGORY: Dana Milbank

Barker: Old school is not suitable for a community and conference center

9-R won’t serve for a convention center or a combined event center – now is a good time to keep looking, if we remember all the pieces

DATE: Sep 1, 2018 | CATEGORY: Guest Columns

Marbury: A raise in sales and property taxes is needed

I believe in our historic town and support the brave men and women in blue who put their lives on the line every day for all of us! I’m voting for construction, operation and main...

DATE: Sep 1, 2018 | CATEGORY: From the Mayor

Accountant refuses pay for estate

DEAR ABBY: For the past 2½ years, my deceased father’s friend and accountant has been working on winding up his estate. The bulk of the estate has been disbursed, and it should be cleari...

DATE: Sep 1, 2018 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

Libraries can help you realize your dreams

It starts with a dream. A dream of creating something useful, of bringing needed goods or services to a community, of being your own boss and starting a business. Just knowing where to begin...

DATE: Aug 31, 2018 | CATEGORY: Shelf Life