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Ex-wife treats man like friend

DEAR ABBY: My ex-wife and I were married for 29 years. Then she had an affair with a co-worker’s husband. Now that we’re divorced, she thinks we should be the best of friends! ...

DATE: Mar 26, 2018 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

Valencia’s largest festival is a blazing sight to behold

It is 2 p.m. March 11 in Valencia and loud booming can be heard throughout the city and into the countryside. A massive plume of blueish smoke rises above the old town and sprea...

DATE: Mar 25, 2018 | CATEGORY: An American in Spain

Are you allowed to take pictures on planes? Yes and no.

On a recent American Airlines flight from Santiago, Chile, to Dallas, Natalie Root had a front-row seat for an unpleasant confrontation. The aircraft she boarded happened to be a ...

DATE: Mar 25, 2018 | CATEGORY: The Travel Troubleshooter

Woman surprised by DNA test

DEAR ABBY: I’m hoping you can give me some guidance, as I am a huge fan and read your column regularly. I am a 32-year-old woman whose mother and grandmother told me about our proud Nati...

DATE: Mar 25, 2018 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

Jollon: Gun violence – a public health issue

According to the Colorado Health Information Dataset, 781 people died from gunshot wounds in Colorado in 2016, more than died from motor vehicle accidents. Of those killed with guns, 605 die...

DATE: Mar 24, 2018 | CATEGORY: From our Congressman

White: Working together out of our love for Durango

I have been honored to serve Durango as Mayor for the last 11 months. One of the privileges that come with the office is this monthly column, an opportunity to explain some of the actions an...

DATE: Mar 24, 2018 | CATEGORY: From the Mayor

Coram: A victory for rural broadband

In rural Colorado, a farmer can lose tens of thousands of dollars in one day, a broken hip can take a week to get the right diagnosis and children flock to schools at night. Not ...

DATE: Mar 24, 2018 | CATEGORY: From the State Senate

Chase and Ruddell: Independent committee helps 9-R financial transparency

It may be of interest for the Durango community to know that the Durango School District 9-R’s financial position is reviewed monthly by a Finance Advisory Committee, or FAC. The...

DATE: Mar 24, 2018 | CATEGORY: From our Congressman

When all voices are heard, the group wins

It’s Sunday, and I’m craving some family time, the magical kind where we’re all grateful to be together, feeling close and enjoying the same activity, which is precisely the one I have chose...

DATE: Mar 24, 2018 | CATEGORY: Adventures in Motherhood

Teen caretaker gets no adult respect

DEAR ABBY: I’m 18. I started helping to take care of children at the age of 2. I have taken care of them alone since I was 7. Yet every time older people talk about child care, I am rude...

DATE: Mar 24, 2018 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

How to connect with potential tourists

Editor’s note: This is Part 2 of a two-part series on tourism marketing strategies.The relative importance of media to the tourism marketing industry has been drastically evolving over t...

DATE: Mar 23, 2018 | CATEGORY: The Tourism Effect

Thiessen: Liberals don’t hate America and conservatives are not racists

WASHINGTON – I’m a rock-ribbed conservative who wants Republicans to keep control of Congress. But I’m not unhappy that Republican state Rep. Rick Saccone lost the special election in Pennsy...

DATE: Mar 23, 2018 | CATEGORY: Marc Thiessen

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