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Thiessen: The 10 worst things Trump did in his first year

One week ago ( However, his record of conservative achievement has been overshadowed by a whole series of self-inflicted wounds. Here are the 10 worst: 10. He has made no effort...

DATE: Jan 22, 2018 | CATEGORY: Marc Thiessen

Man’s dream career is crushed

DEAR ABBY: I recently was rejected for a job that would have turned into a career. I put all my eggs in one basket, so to speak, and told everyone around me during the process that it wa...

DATE: Jan 22, 2018 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

Debate about presidential photo needs to be reframed

I would like to know why our president and vice president’s pictures are not in our Social Security office. And no, I am not happy about it! It is disrespectful, illegal and unpatriotic! Tha...

DATE: Jan 21, 2018 | CATEGORY: Action Line

To plan, or not to plan – land use in La Plata County

It might be easy to chuckle at the silliness of the conspiracy theorists convinced the United Nations is scheming with La Plata County to forcibly relocate rural folks into urban housing cen...

DATE: Jan 21, 2018 | CATEGORY: Thinking Green

Spaniards display emotion, affection in a way Americans don’t

Part of getting to know people who live in another country is learning the basic interactions that friends and acquaintances use. In this column and on my blog, I am trying to f...

DATE: Jan 21, 2018 | CATEGORY: An American in Spain

Are you prepared next airline IT outage? It’s coming

For Gojko Adzic, it’s not a question of if, but when, the next airline IT outage will happen. He should know. As the author of Humans vs Computers, a book about ordinary people ca...

DATE: Jan 21, 2018 | CATEGORY: The Travel Troubleshooter

Loans cut grandson’s inheritance

DEAR ABBY: I co-signed a college loan for my grandson. Unfortunately, he didn’t earn passing grades and was kicked out. He frequently misses loan payments, and I end up getting a late pa...

DATE: Jan 21, 2018 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

4-H members collaborate to build Snowdown obstacle course

Snowdown 2018 is quickly approaching. All we need now is snow, especially for our agriculture community. I hope we receive some much-needed precipitation soon. For the last five...

DATE: Jan 20, 2018 | CATEGORY: From the Extension Office

Knight: Liberal pity for conservative women is misplaced

One year ago, the Women’s March on Washington drew crowds of over three million people to protest the election of President Donald Trump, and to advocate for a slew of issues believed to be ...

DATE: Jan 20, 2018 | CATEGORY: Students on Point

Property taxes: The big picture and fine print

Do you know everything that your computer operating system can do? Do you care? Or do you only care that you can share your photos on the device of your choosing, and that your b...

DATE: Jan 20, 2018 | CATEGORY: From our Congressman

People, ideas help me serve 59th district

Like the parable of the blind men describing an elephant, it’s easy to forget that not everyone in our state is surrounded by the rugged mountains, green fields, charming small towns and rur...

DATE: Jan 20, 2018 | CATEGORY: From the State House

Zalneraitis: The dangers of acquisition: Industry consolidation is undermining rural economies

In the last two weeks, we have seen news about both Freenotes and Zuke’s relocating substantial portions of their business to other states. This is unfortunate, but also part of ...

DATE: Jan 20, 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.