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Nutrient-dense asparagus can be prepared in many ways

Oh yes, spring is my favorite season. Calves, lambs, fawns appearing across the fields and, best of all, the asparagus! It starts appearing mid-April and ends in June. As one of the few pere...

DATE: May 10, 2018 | CATEGORY: From the Extension Office

Father concerned about breastfeeding

DEAR ABBY: Our daughter turns 5 soon, and my wife still breast-feeds her to bed every night and wakes her a few times a night for more breastfeeding. This has had negative consequences o...

DATE: May 10, 2018 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

Leonhardt: Let’s hope Barnes & Noble can survive

Barnes & Noble is in trouble. You hear that, in worried tones, when you talk to people in the book business. You feel it when you walk into one of the chain’s stores, a cluttered...

DATE: May 9, 2018 | CATEGORY: David Leonhardt

Mom can’t handle same-sex relationship

DEAR ABBY: My daughter recently informed me that she has met someone and the someone happens to be a woman. My reaction was, of course, shock and anger, although I have kind of suspected...

DATE: May 9, 2018 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

Kristof: Our addiction to Trump

We in the commentariat complain about President Donald Trump, but we’re locked in a symbiotic relationship with him. News organizations, especially cable television channels, feed...

DATE: May 8, 2018 | CATEGORY: Nicholas Kristof

King: The positive contributions of immigrants in Colorado

With tax day fresh in our rearview mirror, it’s a good time to reflect on the contributions immigrants make to our economy. Nationally, immigrants earned $1.4 trillion in 2016 and contribute...

DATE: May 8, 2018 | CATEGORY: Guest Columns

Wife’s taste in art disregarded

DEAR ABBY: I’m a married woman in my 30s. My husband and I own a home, which I have decorated to our taste with the exception of “my” bathroom. My husband and I use separate bathrooms. M...

DATE: May 8, 2018 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

Dry year creates challenging conditions for farmers, ranchers in Southwest Colorado

I write this as the rain is finally coming down in the valley, wet snow in the high country. In Durango, moisture in two of the last five days has been a rarity, albeit welcome. ...

DATE: May 7, 2018 | CATEGORY: From the Extension Office

Harrop; Democrats need their own version of America First

“America First” would be a harmless phrase were it not loaded with dark undertones. It harks back to the America First Committee, a group advocating U.S. neutrality in World War II. Some mem...

DATE: May 7, 2018 | CATEGORY: Froma Harrop

Invitation loses appeal with details

DEAR ABBY: My boyfriend’s best friend asked if we could drive an hour to visit them and their children on Saturday. I’ve met her twice, and we have chatted a bit online. I have met her f...

DATE: May 7, 2018 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

For summer vacationers, RV sharing is revving up

John Flynn and his family won’t check into a hotel on their next vacation. Instead, they’ll roll to their destination in a Fleetwood Jamboree, a 31-foot recreational vehicle that sleeps six....

DATE: May 6, 2018 | CATEGORY: The Travel Troubleshooter

Churchgoer confused by lust

DEAR ABBY: I am a happily married man. I’m also a part of my church’s worship team and at the church three times a week. Two ladies are active in the church almost as much as I am. Every...

DATE: May 6, 2018 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby