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Brooks: With a rising populist wave, what comes after Trump?

What happens to U.S. politics after Donald Trump? Do we snap back to normal, or do things spin ever more widely out of control? The best indicator we have so far is the example of...

DATE: Mar 14, 2018 | CATEGORY: From our Congressman

Poem reminds about guest towels

DEAR ABBY: I’m frustrated that guests in my home almost never use the guest towels I’ve put out for them in the bathroom. Why do they do this? I remember a little poem in your...

DATE: Mar 14, 2018 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

Hope will rise when we quiet our minds

You might be surprised to learn that Archbishop Desmond Tutu, Nobel Peace Prize laureate, is not an optimist. Neither is his great friend and conversation partner, His Holiness the Dalai...

DATE: Mar 14, 2018 | CATEGORY: Thoughts Along The Way

Kristof: Trump’s North Korea gamble

It’s infinitely better that North Korea and the United States exchange words rather than missiles. Yet President Donald Trump’s decision to meet Kim Jong Un strikes me as a danger...

DATE: Mar 13, 2018 | CATEGORY: Nicholas Kristof

Thompson: Resistance to Chaco drilling grows on the Navajo Nation

Editor’s note: On March 1, the Interior Department canceled the sale of oil and gas leases that would have impacted the Chaco Canyon area. The department received hundreds of protests of...

DATE: Mar 13, 2018 | CATEGORY: From our Congressman

Coworker mimics woman’s style

DEAR ABBY: I have been trying to get healthy for years and recently lost a lot of weight. Every job I have, I work with grossly obese women. At my present job, one of them keeps coming t...

DATE: Mar 13, 2018 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

Suicide survivor to share his story; 4-H to promote prevention program

La Plata County 4-H will co-sponsor a powerful community event at 6:30 p.m. Monday, March 19. “Cracked, Not Broken: The Kevin Hines Story” will be held at the Community Concert H...

DATE: Mar 12, 2018 | CATEGORY: From the Extension Office

Jail incident results in arrested development

A recent item from The Durango Herald’s police blotter stated: “At 4:58 p.m., an inmate was being violent at the La Plata County jail. Police made an arrest.” Arresting an arrestee. Interest...

DATE: Mar 12, 2018 | CATEGORY: Action Line

The Utah Headliners: FOIA is the speedometer, not the cop writing tickets

The Utah Headliners Sunshine Week is here, and we who value government transparency are again celebrating the laws that allow us to know what our local, state and federal governme...

DATE: Mar 12, 2018 | CATEGORY: From our Congressman

Parents catch teens drinking

DEAR ABBY: My 15-year-old daughter, “Jenny,” went to a sleepover with her two best friends from school last Friday, “Penny” and “Ginger.” Penny’s parents went out and left the girls alon...

DATE: Mar 12, 2018 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

New tracking technology could make lost belongings a thing of the past

As a 6-year-old, Josh Lippiner’s daughter, Emma, played hide-and-seek to win. So one day, when she vanished for more than a few minutes, her parents panicked. “My wife and I could...

DATE: Mar 11, 2018 | CATEGORY: The Travel Troubleshooter

Daughter feels guilt about mother

DEAR ABBY: My 92-year-old mother lives alone, still drives and manages by herself with a feral cat she took in. She’s dealing with heart failure, but doing well on her medication. I am 7...

DATE: Mar 11, 2018 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

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