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The Utah Headliners: FOIA is the speedometer, not the cop writing tickets

The Utah Headliners Sunshine Week is here, and we who value government transparency are again celebrating the laws that allow us to know what our local, state and federal governme...

DATE: Mar 12, 2018 | CATEGORY: From our Congressman

Parents catch teens drinking

DEAR ABBY: My 15-year-old daughter, “Jenny,” went to a sleepover with her two best friends from school last Friday, “Penny” and “Ginger.” Penny’s parents went out and left the girls alon...

DATE: Mar 12, 2018 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

New tracking technology could make lost belongings a thing of the past

As a 6-year-old, Josh Lippiner’s daughter, Emma, played hide-and-seek to win. So one day, when she vanished for more than a few minutes, her parents panicked. “My wife and I could...

DATE: Mar 11, 2018 | CATEGORY: The Travel Troubleshooter

Daughter feels guilt about mother

DEAR ABBY: My 92-year-old mother lives alone, still drives and manages by herself with a feral cat she took in. She’s dealing with heart failure, but doing well on her medication. I am 7...

DATE: Mar 11, 2018 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

Learn to distinguish the shapes of galaxies

Greetings, Stargazers. This March gives us another month with two full moons and gives me a chance to complain about the popularity of calling it blue. I will have a celebration...

DATE: Mar 10, 2018 | CATEGORY: What's up in Durango Skies

Help stop violence by recognizing contributions of people with disabilities

On March 1, communities across the country held vigils to remember the lives of people with disabilities lost to filicide. In the past five years, more than 550 individuals with ...

DATE: Mar 10, 2018 | CATEGORY: Creating Community

2017 statistics reveal in-town price decline? Not really

The year-end statistics for La Plata County were released recently, and many people, including real estate brokers, were surprised that the price of Durango in-town homes declined by 3.3 per...

DATE: Mar 10, 2018 | CATEGORY: On Real Estate

It’s time to take some bold steps

Eliminate your debt. Are you ready? It’s time for massive debt-elimination action. I remember getting started. I was sick and tired of the stress and worry. With a budget in place...

DATE: Mar 10, 2018 | CATEGORY: Money Savvy

Coram: A Colorado all citizens deserve

It is not often that newspapers in Denver cover stories unraveling on the Western Slope. It is also not often the FBI has to investigate crime in Montrose. This caught my attenti...

DATE: Mar 10, 2018 | CATEGORY: From the State Senate

Thorn: Politics worthy of the landscape we inhabit

As a proud life-long Westerner, I hold that the common denominator among my fellow regionalists is a love for the land and a gentle respect for each other. I have come to believe...

DATE: Mar 10, 2018 | CATEGORY: From our Congressman

Albrechta: Federal courts split on sexual orientation discrimination

On Feb. 26, a federal appeals court in New York ruled that protections for workers under Title VII of the 1964 Civil Rights Act extend to those discriminated against based on their sexual or...

DATE: Mar 10, 2018 | CATEGORY: On the Law

Pearson: Society and the role of government

One’s worldview of government greatly influences perspectives about La Plata County’s attempted update to its land-use code. Do you consider government as a beneficial contributo...

DATE: Mar 10, 2018 | CATEGORY: From our Congressman

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