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It’s almost Valentine’s Day: Let’s talk about intimacy

Love it or loathe it, it’s coming: Valentine’s Day. Valentine’s Day is a whirlwind of romance, fancy dates, chocolates, flowers. Or it’s a sad reminder of the lack of intimacy in our lives. ...

DATE: Feb 9, 2018 | CATEGORY: Creating Community

Winter trails abound

It is being called “The Winter that Wasn’t,” with this combination of warmer than normal temperatures and lack of snow. I know it has been especially difficult for skiers and backcountry ent...

DATE: Feb 9, 2018 | CATEGORY: On the Run

Despite the headlines, not all wheat is bad for you

Ah, fresh warm bread. Whether it is hot out of the oven, dipped into a steaming bowl of soup or enveloping your favorite sandwich, it is easy to see why it is such a staple food. Wheat makes...

DATE: Feb 9, 2018 | CATEGORY: From the Extension Office

Harrop: The tax cuts are truly a crummy deal for most of us

Would someone kindly replace Nancy Pelosi as a spokesperson for Democrats? The House minority leader’s riff on the tax bill as “crumbs” for average Americans bombed on two fronts...

DATE: Feb 9, 2018 | CATEGORY: Froma Harrop

Living choice causes family rift

DEAR ABBY: How old does a child have to be before she is able to choose a relative to live with? I’m the one my granddaughter wants to stay with. Her home life is in turmoil because of h...

DATE: Feb 9, 2018 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

MET Live delivers Love Potion No. 9

No doubt about it, “L’Elisir d’Amore” is a potboiler. Brimming with stock characters, melodramatic story line and the sudden discovery of a rich uncle, “The Elixir of Love” could...

DATE: Feb 8, 2018 | CATEGORY: Culture Gulch

Douthat: The taming of a demagogue

Recent political history has offered few spectacles more depressing than the acquiescence of leading Republican politicians to the rise of Donald Trump. The selection of a nominee for presid...

DATE: Feb 8, 2018 | CATEGORY: From our Congressman

Kristof: Woody Allen meets #MeToo

Four years ago, when Woody Allen was given a lifetime achievement award by the Golden Globes, Dylan Farrow curled up in a ball on her bed, crying hysterically. Then she wrote an open letter ...

DATE: Feb 8, 2018 | CATEGORY: Nicholas Kristof

Dowd: A goddess, a mogul and a mad genius

NEW YORK — Yes, Uma Thurman is mad. She has been raped. She has been sexually assaulted. She has been mangled in hot steel. She has been betrayed and gaslighted by those she trust...

DATE: Feb 8, 2018 | CATEGORY: From our Congressman

Car from son becomes burden

DEAR ABBY: My son bought me a car in 2012. I had no idea he was doing it. He traded my car in for this newer car. During the last five years this “gift” has been nothing but ...

DATE: Feb 8, 2018 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

Carbohydrates: The good, the bad and the ugly

Today’s topic was a reader’s request. The reader asked, “What carbohydrates are healthy, and should we be avoiding fructose in our diet?” It’s been a long time since I’ve seen a ...

DATE: Feb 7, 2018 | CATEGORY: Healing Nutrition

Thompson: The public land sellout

This month, hundreds of corporate representatives will sit down at their computers, log into something called Energynet, and bid, eBay-style, for more than 300,000 acres of federal land spre...

DATE: Feb 7, 2018 | CATEGORY: From our Congressman

Photos: Navajo Trail OpenFriday was the first day of the Navajo Trail Open at Hillcrest Golf Club

Friday was the first day of the Navajo Trail Open at Hillcrest Golf Club

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.