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Littwin: My good friend Rob Hiaasen was no one’s enemy

My friend worked at the Capital Gazette newspaper in Annapolis, Maryland. He is dead. Shot by a madman with a gun that, in America, madmen can routinely and legally possess. My fr...

DATE: Jul 1, 2018 | CATEGORY: Mike Littwin

Got a complaint about the travel industry? Take it to the top

If you’re thinking of taking your travel complaint to the top, here’s a little good news: someone’s listening. When I started advocating for consumers more than 20 years ago, exec...

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

Man struggles to lose weight

DEAR ABBY: My husband has become very overweight, which has caused his sex drive – as well as his health – to suffer. I worry about him constantly, and I miss the intimacy we used to hav...

DATE: Jul 1, 2018 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

Bring the USS Pueblo back home

On Jan. 23, 1968, the USS Pueblo and its crew were attacked by the North Korean military while peacefully sailing in international waters. The crew of the ship valiantly tried to resist capt...

DATE: Jun 30, 2018 | CATEGORY: Guest Columns

Don’t let ideology smother a brilliant American birthright

A handful of our representatives in Congress are quietly preparing a multibillion-dollar rip-off of American families. Count yourself among the cheated if you value kids’ sports, ...

DATE: Jun 30, 2018 | CATEGORY: Guest Columns

Good Sam’s time is now

Legislation would allow qualified groups to take on mine cleanup projects in Colorado and across the country

DATE: Jun 30, 2018 | CATEGORY: Guest Columns

Schultz: Let’s not confuse civility with surrender

Before I sat down to write this column about what it means to be civil in today’s political climate, I took my dog for a walk through our neighborhood. We live in the largest deve...

DATE: Jun 30, 2018 | CATEGORY: Connie Schultz

Add it up: Durango train crucial to city

What a month it has been since my last column. While the full impacts of the 416 Fire will not be known for some time, it feels like we dodged a bullet and things are slowly returning back t...

DATE: Jun 30, 2018 | CATEGORY: What's Up Downtown

Don’t get sick at your next summer picnic

It’s one of the most unpleasant feelings you can imagine – getting a stomach bug. Yet gastroenteritis is quite common and, more importantly, highly preventable. At a time of year...

DATE: Jun 30, 2018 | CATEGORY: La Plata Health Watch

Sisters seek escape from sex trade

DEAR ABBY: I’m 19 and my sister is 16. We have been working as prostitutes here in our state and in several nearby states. We know we need help, but we are afraid to ask for it. Hotlines...

DATE: Jun 30, 2018 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

When trees are rich with fruit, thinning can improve the harvest

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: Jun 29, 2018 | CATEGORY: Get Growing

WIC program increasing access to healthy foods in community

For more than 16 years, San Juan Basin Public Health has housed the local Women, Infants, and Children program with services available in Durango, Pagosa Springs and Ignacio. WIC...

DATE: Jun 29, 2018 | CATEGORY: Creating Community

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