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Childhood doesn’t unfold along a linear path

Monday night, Dan and his buddies are gathered in the solarium for their biweekly “bow-night,” in which a group of guys, wielding metal rasps and sandpaper, craft primitive bows out of tree ...

DATE: Jan 27, 2018 | CATEGORY: Adventures in Motherhood

You can banish your debt this year

Most people I work with can be debt-free in 12 to 18 months. When my wife and I took control of our money, we paid off $165,000 in debt and saved $20,000 in 15 months. If we did i...

DATE: Jan 27, 2018 | CATEGORY: Money Savvy

Givon and Helmin-Schmid: Revising our land-use code; let reason prevail over passion

Let reason prevail over passion

DATE: Jan 27, 2018 | CATEGORY: From our Congressman

Coram: Speaking up for broadband in rural Colorado

We are now into the third week of the 2018 legislative session and things are beginning to move fast. To start the year off, we successfully passed a bill that continues an inter...

DATE: Jan 27, 2018 | CATEGORY: From the State Senate

White: Join us in efforts to deal with a changing climate

Climate change is real. In 2017, weather-related disasters in the United States alone cost more than $300 billion, part of a multi-decade trend in which loaded climate dice yield increasingl...

DATE: Jan 27, 2018 | CATEGORY: From the Mayor

Grossman: Don’t control population this way

There are many ways to decrease human numbers, and most of them should be shunned. Indeed, some of them are quite horrifying. It has been more than 20 years since the Rwandan gen...

DATE: Jan 27, 2018 | CATEGORY: Population Matters

Mom rejects daughter’s sexuality

DEAR ABBY: I’m a 17-year-old girl and recently came out to my parents, who are stuck in the “it’s just a phase” mindset. I used to be able to talk with my mom about everything, but now w...

DATE: Jan 27, 2018 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

Snoring tied to sleep apnea, which can stress the heart

Do you know someone who snores loudly? Snoring can be attributed to many causes but is a symptom that should alert patients and those who love them to the possibility of sleep a...

DATE: Jan 26, 2018 | CATEGORY: La Plata Health Watch

While we’re dreaming of snow, let’s talk about how it’s made

By Gabi Morey and Kristie Borchers “Whose woods these are I think I know. His house is in the village though; He will not see me stopping here To watch his woods fill up wi...

DATE: Jan 26, 2018 | CATEGORY: Stewards of the Land

Schultz: A second wave of reflection

For decades, an old metal sign used to hang over the toolshed at the coal-fired plant where my father worked. Now it sits on top of the bookcase in my campus office. It is about 2...

DATE: Jan 26, 2018 | CATEGORY: From our Congressman

Mistreated wife concerns friend

DEAR ABBY: I have a good male friend and I have enjoyed his company very much. He’s outgoing and likes many of the same activities I do. Should I ever need anything, I know he would be t...

DATE: Jan 26, 2018 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

Goad: Public lands inspire entrepreneurism, attract Outdoor Retailer

One day we packed up our FJ Cruiser and headed to Alaska. It was a road trip of epic proportions — camping and exploring all across the open lands of the West. (No, we didn’t have an Instagr...

DATE: Jan 25, 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.