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Miscarriage leaves woman speechless

DEAR ABBY: My sister-in-law, a mother of four, just had a miscarriage at five months. I have no idea what to say to her or my nieces and nephews. “Sorry” doesn’t seem to suffice. Her 6-y...

DATE: Mar 23, 2018 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

Armano: Budget riders undermine clean water, healthy rivers

I make my way to local rivers and high mountain lakes as often as possible to find solace, beauty and healthy habitats. Whent I’m not fishing, I am an engaged angler who stands up against ba...

DATE: Mar 22, 2018 | CATEGORY: From our Congressman

Friedman: Get me back my Turkey

Many years ago, the Israeli Bedouin expert Clinton Bailey told me a story about a Bedouin chief who discovered one day that his favorite turkey had been stolen. He called his sons together a...

DATE: Mar 22, 2018 | CATEGORY: Thomas Friedman

Duran: Protecting Coloradans from discrimination

Recently in this space, Sen. Bob Gardner, a Colorado Springs Republican, wrote that Democrats had resorted to “misinformation,” “demagoguery” and “hysterical cries” about Republicans’ vote t...

DATE: Mar 22, 2018 | CATEGORY: From our Congressman

Wife longs for life away from house

DEAR ABBY: My husband, Tom, and I have three kids: One is in college, the next is in grade school and the youngest is a baby. I’m a full-time medical student, and he’s a professional ath...

DATE: Mar 22, 2018 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

Littwin: With layoffs, Post owners are looting the public trust

I’ve been lamenting the news of the latest devastating round of layoffs at the already-decimated Denver Post. Well, I’m sick of lamenting. The question now is what can we do about...

DATE: Mar 21, 2018 | CATEGORY: Mike Littwin

Are your ‘gut’ and brain really connected?

We’ve all experienced it – that moment when you can’t think of a word and you just sort of babble as you try and get your thoughts straight. This mental “clouding” has been labeled brain fog...

DATE: Mar 21, 2018 | CATEGORY: Healing Nutrition

Unfaithful man struggles to tell wife

DEAR ABBY: I have been married to my wife for 10 years. We have two beautiful daughters and have always had a great relationship. Last month, I was invited to go on a trip ov...

DATE: Mar 21, 2018 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

Abuse increases in marriage

DEAR ABBY: I have been married 14 years and have two children. The first three years of marriage were great. We both cared for and respected each other. As our children grew older and ou...

DATE: Mar 20, 2018 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

Bennet: No, Congress isn’t gutting Dodd-Frank

When I joined the Senate, the United States was losing about 750,000 jobs a month. Because of reckless gambles on Wall Street, our economy reeled from the worst financial crisis since the Gr...

DATE: Mar 20, 2018 | CATEGORY: From the U.S. Senate

Kristof: A parable of self-destruction

EASTER ISLAND – This remote speck in the South Pacific is famous for its colossal stone statues, nearly 1,000 of them towering over the landscape like guardians. Who built them? H...

DATE: Mar 20, 2018 | CATEGORY: Nicholas Kristof

Building lacks charm, bootleggers or Russians

What the heck in tarnation is that building at the corner of Aspen and Plymouth off Florida Road? I suspect we got moonshiners or a Russian troll farm hiding in plain sight. Any reconnaissan...

DATE: Mar 19, 2018 | CATEGORY: Action Line

Photos: Durango Fire Protection District opens Station 2

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.