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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

Swanson: Toxic masculinity and the way we raise our boys

For years, we have taught our boys, from the moment they come into the world, that to be a man you can’t show emotions, respect is connected to violence and have repeatedly ingrained three t...

DATE: Mar 19, 2018 | CATEGORY: Students on Point

Woman hides past addiction

DEAR ABBY: I am a 53-year-old woman who has finally met a kind, decent man after many abusive relationships. I honor our bond and have been open about my past, which has been colorful, t...

DATE: Mar 19, 2018 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

Frustration takes flight over seat assignment fees

Beth Shadur doesn’t like sitting on the aisle, so when she flew from Chicago to New York recently, her husband, an elite-level frequent flier, tried to find her a window seat. But...

DATE: Mar 18, 2018 | CATEGORY: The Travel Troubleshooter

Disabled wife tired of messy man

DEAR ABBY: I’m a disabled middle-aged woman, married for 15 years. From the beginning, there was never much passion between my husband and me, but we’re friends. I’m now becoming less ab...

DATE: Mar 18, 2018 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

Interior Department hears resistance to energy leases

Five years versus five days. That succinctly describes the different weights accorded to constituents raising objections to expanded oil and gas leasing in landscapes with special circumstan...

DATE: Mar 17, 2018 | CATEGORY: Thinking Green

Bidwell: Science has much to teach us about our world

I imagine conversations in the Mountain Studies Institute office are much like conversations you’re having over coffee or beer. We’re talking about the snowpack and warm winter temperatures,...

DATE: Mar 17, 2018 | CATEGORY: On Education

McLachlan: Broadband deployment in rural Colorado

People with broadband service get to fill out college applications at home, watch YouTube videos, email friends and research important topics. Those without have to work in coffee...

DATE: Mar 17, 2018 | CATEGORY: From the State House

Costello and Moore: Federal budget poison pills – policy riders risk clean air, public health

According to the 2018 Conservation in the West poll, Coloradans overwhelmingly favor health-protective rules that keep us safe from air pollutants and climate-changing methane emissions. Sev...

DATE: Mar 17, 2018 | CATEGORY: From our Congressman

Downtown ambassadors take to the streets

The Durango Business Improvement District offers many programs for businesses, as well as information and services for anyone visiting downtown Durango. One thing that fulfills both is the D...

DATE: Mar 17, 2018 | CATEGORY: What's Up Downtown

Grossman: Shootings are a terrible way to reduce our population

“… I call on President Trump and the Republican controlled House and Senate and Executive Branch to work together, get some bills passed and stop taking money from the NRA because children a...

DATE: Mar 17, 2018 | CATEGORY: Population Matters

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.