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Aichele: Billing and collections require accounting expertise

I read a letter to the editor recently ( The letter-writer called for voters to be able to describe the job candidates were seeking, to vote with the best available information. I am respon...

DATE: Apr 16, 2018 | CATEGORY: Guest Columns

A controversial stance on shaken baby syndrome upends forensic science

Dr. John Plunkett was 70 when he died in April. He was a forensic pathologist from Minnesota and one of the most influential skeptics of the concept of shaken baby syndrome. In 20...

DATE: Apr 16, 2018 | CATEGORY: Coroner's Report

Boyfriend steps in after dad leaves

DEAR ABBY: My husband’s brother split from his wife, “Charlotte,” five years ago and now works and lives in another country. The brothers are still quite close. His school-age daughters ...

DATE: Apr 16, 2018 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

Travelers can protect themselves from hidden fees

Travel fees are getting more creative than ever – and so should you. When it comes to new travel fees, the sky’s the limit. Or, in Liz Pollock’s case, the fourth floor of her hote...

DATE: Apr 15, 2018 | CATEGORY: The Travel Troubleshooter

Internships stifle job search

DEAR ABBY: My son, a junior in college, is trying to get a summer job. His degree is challenging, and he has a good work ethic plus job experience. Because he hasn’t had much luck applyi...

DATE: Apr 15, 2018 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

Miera y Pacheco was first European to create maps of the Four Corners region

More than 200 years ago, friars Dominguez and Escalante traveled north from Abiquiu, New Mexico, in search of a route to Spanish missions at Monterey in Alta California. Their tr...

DATE: Apr 14, 2018 | CATEGORY: Gulliford's Travels

Mesa Verde comes to Durango

“If Mohammed will not go to the mountain, the mountain must go to Mohammed.” This idiom is based on a story about the prophet Mohammed, who was asked to show his power by making Mount Safa c...

DATE: Apr 14, 2018 | CATEGORY: The Tourism Effect

Constellation Leo can point you toward the southern galaxies

Greetings, Stargazers. The constellation Leo is high in the southern sky. Leo can be found most easily by looking for the backward question mark, called the sickle, with the brigh...

DATE: Apr 14, 2018 | CATEGORY: What's up in Durango Skies

McLachlan: Progress on clean water, housing, water storage

Two bills I am shepherding through the Legislature will have a positive impact on Southwest Colorado; a third was just signed into law. The first, HB18-1301, will help ensure our...

DATE: Apr 14, 2018 | CATEGORY: From the State House

Reed: Katzin Music - A legacy of music education

A legacy of music education

DATE: Apr 14, 2018 | CATEGORY: Guest Columns

Kofoed: Resolving disputes with collaborative family law

When a couple “lawyer up” during a divorce or custody dispute, it may seem that they’re about to go to war. But you don’t have to re-enact Gettysburg to resolve a domestic dispute...

DATE: Apr 14, 2018 | CATEGORY: On the Law

Reyes: Kit Carson co-op sets the record straight

In recent months, the topic of energy providers has emerged as a polarizing issue with information – some accurate, some patently false – being disseminated through public opinion forums and...

DATE: Apr 14, 2018 | CATEGORY: Guest Columns

Photos: Hundreds gather to honor fallen Bloomfield Police officer Timothy OntiverosA solemn procession stretched for blocks Monday morning along West Apache Street in Farmington – a display of unity, grief and honor for Bloomfield Police Officer Timothy Ontiveros, 32.About 7 a.m., a large contingent of law enforcement, motorcyclists, friends and grieving family prepared to embark on the motorcade to the 9 a.m. service at the Bloomfield High School football stadium to celebrate the life of the officer.