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When it comes to fire preparedness, don’t just worry: Take action

Our forests and fields are tinder-boxes, and I’m scared! I know that just one spark can start a high-intensity wildfire that threatens homes, people, clean water, power lines and our economy...

DATE: Apr 27, 2018 | CATEGORY: Stewards of the Land

New Zealand, an outdoor wonderland

From glaciers to fjords and mountains to beaches, there is no shortage of geographical beauty and outdoor adventure opportunities in New Zealand. I spent almost a month there most...

DATE: Apr 27, 2018 | CATEGORY: On the Run

Kristof: Trump treats immigrant kids cruelly because he can

A lifetime ago, Anne Frank’s family applied for visas to the United States to escape Hitler, but we rejected the Franks and other desperate Jewish refugees. We thought: This is Europe’s prob...

DATE: Apr 27, 2018 | CATEGORY: Nicholas Kristof

Single woman pushed into dating

DEAR ABBY: I’m 37 and still single. I have never been able to keep a guy around very long. They have all given me different reasons, but the main theme is that I’m “too independent and b...

DATE: Apr 27, 2018 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

Dowd: Fake pearls, real heart and a 100 ways to shine light

WASHINGTON — Barbara Bush was an expert at throwing shade, even before the term existed. When Congressman Dan Rostenkowski gave the first lady a shampoo for white hair made in his...

DATE: Apr 26, 2018 | CATEGORY: Maureen Dowd

Gallegos: The University of Colorado’s impact locally and statewide

I’ve been traveling around the Third Congressional district recently to hear from community and business leaders, as well as residents, about how the University of Colorado is serving the re...

DATE: Apr 26, 2018 | CATEGORY: Guest Columns

Fackler: Drought-resistant electricity for the Southwest

We need to boil water to make chicken soup. We don’t need to boil water to make energy anymore. Water is scarce in Colorado, yet most of our electricity still comes from burning ...

DATE: Apr 26, 2018 | CATEGORY: Guest Columns

Sisters refuse to travel for visits

DEAR ABBY: I have three sisters who won’t come to visit me. I am older and their only brother. We are all in our 50s. We all get along great and have no issues. Seven years ag...

DATE: Apr 26, 2018 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

Gerson: ICE and the bitter fruit of demunization

WASHINGTON – The attitude of President Trump toward federal law enforcement is, to put it mildly, mixed. The FBI refused to bend to his will. So it is comprised of “hardened Demo...

DATE: Apr 25, 2018 | CATEGORY: Michael Gerson

Wife asked to join porn watching

DEAR ABBY: My husband is retired. Except for golf a few times a week, he’s home all the time. He has taken to looking at porn a lot when he is home, including pictures and reading racy s...

DATE: Apr 25, 2018 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

Bruni: The Bush twins want to set the record straight

Editor’s note: This column first published in The New York Times on Oct. 19, 2017.The other morning, after too little sleep and with too much to do, Jenna Bush Hager found herself draggi...

DATE: Apr 24, 2018 | CATEGORY: Frank Bruni

Purnell: Does occupational licensing really improve public health and safety?

Barbers, dental assistants, electricians and many more jobs we encounter on a regular basis are increasingly regulated by states through occupational licensing, ostensibly for the purpose of...

DATE: Apr 24, 2018 | CATEGORY: Guest Columns

Photos: Wreaths Across America at Greenmount Cemetery in Durango

Photos: Durango High School girls basketball plays Piedra Vista High SchoolPanthers left Durango with 37-29 win on Tuesday night

Panthers left Durango with 37-29 win on Tuesday night

Photos: Noel Night in downtown Durango

Photos and video: Singing with Santa

Photos: Durango Turkey Trot

Photos: Durango High School football takes on Heritage High School in state playoffsDemons lost to Eagles, 45-36, in 4A quarterfinals at home on Saturday