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Laszlo: Making, not breaking, sage-grouse recovery

If you’ve farmed, ranched or owned land in the West, you’ve probably participated in a few discussions about the greater sage-grouse and its imperiled habitat. After two years of ...

DATE: Mar 3, 2018 | CATEGORY: From our Congressman

Ex complicates work romance

DEAR ABBY: I have a crush on a guy I work with. I’m 19, and he’s 26. He has a kid, which actually doesn’t bother me. I love kids and have taken care of them most of my life. My problem i...

DATE: Mar 3, 2018 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

Can libraries be considered neutral institutions?

Are libraries neutral? Should they be? What does neutrality mean in terms of a library? Neutrality in a library can be defined as “not denying access to library services and resou...

DATE: Mar 2, 2018 | CATEGORY: Shelf Life

Public health works to protect your water, air quality

In the Four Corners, we love our world-class mountains, deserts, forests and rivers. Most people worry about water and air quality in this context – are we protecting our rivers from the imp...

DATE: Mar 2, 2018 | CATEGORY: Creating Community

How we decide where to aim our efforts

Editor’s note: This is Part 1 of a two-part series on tourism marketing strategies.Last month, I described, in percentages, where the Durango Area Tourism Office spent its marketing doll...

DATE: Mar 2, 2018 | CATEGORY: The Tourism Effect

Looking at our responsibilities as we age

Shouldn’t our responsibilities lessen as we age? I’m thinking we did our careers, we did our families, now we can relax. Well, that doesn’t seem to be the reality many of us are experiencin...

DATE: Mar 2, 2018 | CATEGORY: Authentic Aging

Littwin: Hancock needs to learn where inappropriate ends and sexual harassment begins

So, now it’s the mayor. The #MeToo movement has made the short — if somewhat bumpy— journey from the state Capitol to City Hall, where Mayor Michael Hancock admits to having sent what he cal...

DATE: Mar 2, 2018 | CATEGORY: Mike Littwin

Couple seeks support for friends

DEAR ABBY: Occasionally, married friends will come to my husband or me to vent about marital problems. We have been through a few rough patches during our 12 years of marriage, and durin...

DATE: Mar 2, 2018 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

Gardner: Civil rights commission isn’t exempt from legislative oversight

In recent weeks, much misinformation and political hyperbole has been spread about a “Republican plot” to defund the Colorado Civil Rights Division and the Civil Rights Commission. ...

DATE: Mar 1, 2018 | CATEGORY: From our Congressman

Bruni: Am I going blind?

They say that death comes like a thief in the night. Lesser vandals have the same M.O. The affliction that stole my vision, or at least a big chunk of it, did so as I slept. I went to bed se...

DATE: Mar 1, 2018 | CATEGORY: From our Congressman

Wife can’t stand husband’s friend

DEAR ABBY: My husband loaned a “dear friend” some money a year ago. She has yet to pay back a penny. When I ask him about it, he gets mad and tells me it’s none of my business. I have hi...

DATE: Mar 1, 2018 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

A generation emerging from the wreckage looks forward

I’ve been going around to campuses asking undergraduate and graduate students how they see the world. Most of the students I’ve met with are at super-competitive schools – Harvar...

DATE: Feb 28, 2018 | CATEGORY: From our Congressman

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.