Son fears for mom’s welfare

DEAR ABBY: My mother-in-law constantly talks to my husband about committing suicide because she’s not happy with her life or her husband. My husband worries all the time and has offered ...

DATE: Jun 15, 2018 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

Through the fires – a festival opens

The Silverton Theatre Mine soldiers on

DATE: Jun 14, 2018 | CATEGORY: Culture Gulch

Retired man only talks to youngsters

DEAR ABBY: My husband, who is retired, now prefers to talk exclusively to people under 21. He says he is “mentoring” them, though I haven’t seen any indication of this. He sa...

DATE: Jun 14, 2018 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

Friedman: Becoming Ugly America will make us less secure

First Donald Trump remade the Republican Party in his own image, and now he is trying to remake America the same way ‑ into a selfish, dishonest country with no close friends, totally unpred...

DATE: Jun 13, 2018 | CATEGORY: Thomas Friedman

The structure that lets us grow

The royal wedding is finally old news. All the extravagance of the ceremony and the sermon by the black bishop from the United States – these have, at long last, disappeared from the news fe...

DATE: Jun 13, 2018 | CATEGORY: Thoughts Along The Way

La Plata County Extension Office can house livestock affected by 416 Fire

The La Plata County Fairgrounds is an evacuation site for residents with livestock animals that have been affected by the 416 Fire. Our facilities are also equipped to house horse...

DATE: Jun 13, 2018 | CATEGORY: From the Extension Office

3 nutrition strategies to survive your summer trip

What comes to mind when you think of healthy nutrition while you’re traveling? If you’re like most people, you might be wondering, “Isn’t that an oxymoron?” We’ve all...

DATE: Jun 13, 2018 | CATEGORY: Healing Nutrition

Strip club cause for ultimatum

DEAR ABBY: My boyfriend and I have been dating for a year and a half. We are planning on moving to California together in a few months. I flew to Monterey to job hunt, and he...

DATE: Jun 13, 2018 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

Brooks: Trump trades trust, rules for world of wolves

Occasionally you can see eternity in a speck of time, and occasionally you can see the logic of an entire historic moment in one event. So it was with the Group of 7 summit in Quebec. ...

DATE: Jun 13, 2018 | CATEGORY: David Brooks

Leonhardt: Trump tries to destroy Western alliance

The alliance between the United States and Western Europe has accomplished great things. It won two world wars in the first half of the 20th century. Then it expanded to include its former e...

DATE: Jun 12, 2018 | CATEGORY: David Leonhardt

Dad’s relationship makes life hard

DEAR ABBY: I’m turning 17 and live with my dad and his girlfriend. They have broken up four times, causing my dad and me to retreat to the basement where we live the peaceful, happy life...

DATE: Jun 12, 2018 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

Officials hold their fire on blaze-buzzing drones

After the reports of some idiot flying a drone over the 416 Fire, why doesn’t law enforcement shoot down the thing with a shotgun? Seriously. Just blast it out of the sky with a 12-gauge. Th...

DATE: Jun 11, 2018 | CATEGORY: Action Line

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