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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

Man uses security cameras to spy

DEAR ABBY: I’m a stay-at-home mom with three children – all in school. We recently had security cameras installed around our house. However, my husband has taken to using them to monitor...

DATE: Mar 17, 2018 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

Is inside better than outside when it comes to owning cats?

By Al Winzerling Since the 1990s, cats have surpassed dogs in popularity as pets in the U.S. and Europe. Generally, cats are less demanding and easier to take care of for a busy p...

DATE: Mar 16, 2018 | CATEGORY: From the Humane Society

Ornstein: This major challenge to local news has gone almost unnoticed

The foundations of the U.S. political system have recently come under unprecedented threat, centered on manipulation by foreign powers – notably, the insidious role of Russian interference i...

DATE: Mar 16, 2018 | CATEGORY: From our Congressman

Mazur: Bayfield basketball gets its day

Some weary boys stepped off the school bus on Sunday, but they were holding the ultimate prize, a long-sought state championship for Bayfield...in basketball. This small school ha...

DATE: Mar 16, 2018 | CATEGORY: From our Congressman

Man searches for past lover

DEAR ABBY: This is the 37th anniversary of when I met and fell in love with a beautiful young woman in Iowa. We were together less than a year before she decided to pursue her dreams in ...

DATE: Mar 16, 2018 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

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.