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Aichele: 2017 taxes due in January may be paid now

It is the end of the year, 2017. The county Treasurer’s office is busy with phone calls and emails from taxpayers. There are many “balls in the air” right now in determining just what your p...

DATE: Dec 9, 2017 | CATEGORY: From our Congressman

Thomas: Looking to the future of Fort Lewis College

I’d like to offer an update about the budget situation at Fort Lewis College. As a campus community, we want to be proactive as we look ahead to the future. At the Board of Truste...

DATE: Dec 9, 2017 | CATEGORY: From our Congressman

Beck: Net neutrality – New rules will allow ISPs to enhance profits, restrict competition

Occasionally, I read something that impresses me with its Orwellian coupling of focus group-tested clichés and misleading claims. This happened recently when Ajit Pai, former Verizon lawyer ...

DATE: Dec 9, 2017 | CATEGORY: From our Congressman

Kenna: When can you swear on television and the radio?

A few years ago, I started noticing the “s” word being spoken by characters on television shows during prime time. How is that allowed I wondered? I know as a volunteer radio dis...

DATE: Dec 9, 2017 | CATEGORY: On the Law

Man revisits past divorce

DEAR ABBY: After 16 months of casual dating, I married my ex-wife. We met through Facebook. Unfortunately, we couldn’t make the marriage work, and after two years, we divorced. ...

DATE: Dec 9, 2017 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

Flu vaccine safeguards personal, community health

December through February is the typical peak for the influenza virus, and with the vaccination taking effect after about two weeks, now is the time to protect your health as well as the com...

DATE: Dec 8, 2017 | CATEGORY: Creating Community

A Christmas letter to you from your furry friend

By Marcy Eckhardt They say Christmas is the time to celebrate the special people in our lives – and there’s no one more special to me than you! I want to thank you. Tha...

DATE: Dec 8, 2017 | CATEGORY: From the Humane Society

An early Christmas present

Early last summer, my friend Sam and I discovered our young friends Kami and Nick had purchased an inflatable AIRE drift boat for their business. The boat is well-outfitted for f...

DATE: Dec 8, 2017 | CATEGORY: Flies & Lies

Schultz: Time Magazine gets it right – we have changed

It’s that sleeved elbow in the Time cover photo – the one attached to an unidentified woman sitting to the right – that magnifies the message. Five elegant women – actress Ashley ...

DATE: Dec 8, 2017 | CATEGORY: From our Congressman

Man faces own mortality

DEAR ABBY: I spent an evening with a guy I’ve been wanting to date for some time. After a few drinks, he confided to me that he has a serious heart condition. He said he doesn’t expect t...

DATE: Dec 8, 2017 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

The fascinating process of olive production in Spain

Olives – wait, what? I write this as I sit on the edge of a canal in Seville, Spain. I am immersing myself in the Mediterranean way of eating. They refer to the olive ...

DATE: Dec 7, 2017 | CATEGORY: From the Extension Office

Celebrate the holidays at the Community Concert Hall

Your holiday celebrations begin at Fort Lewis College! We have a fantastic schedule of holiday-themed offerings for the whole family. As is now tradition at the Community Concert ...

DATE: Dec 7, 2017 | CATEGORY: View from the Fort

Photos: Thousands take to the streets for ‘No Kings’ march and rally in Durango

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.