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Kristof: Trump’s North Korea gamble

It’s infinitely better that North Korea and the United States exchange words rather than missiles. Yet President Donald Trump’s decision to meet Kim Jong Un strikes me as a danger...

DATE: Mar 13, 2018 | CATEGORY: Nicholas Kristof

Thompson: Resistance to Chaco drilling grows on the Navajo Nation

Editor’s note: On March 1, the Interior Department canceled the sale of oil and gas leases that would have impacted the Chaco Canyon area. The department received hundreds of protests of...

DATE: Mar 13, 2018 | CATEGORY: From our Congressman

Coworker mimics woman’s style

DEAR ABBY: I have been trying to get healthy for years and recently lost a lot of weight. Every job I have, I work with grossly obese women. At my present job, one of them keeps coming t...

DATE: Mar 13, 2018 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

Suicide survivor to share his story; 4-H to promote prevention program

La Plata County 4-H will co-sponsor a powerful community event at 6:30 p.m. Monday, March 19. “Cracked, Not Broken: The Kevin Hines Story” will be held at the Community Concert H...

DATE: Mar 12, 2018 | CATEGORY: From the Extension Office

Jail incident results in arrested development

A recent item from The Durango Herald’s police blotter stated: “At 4:58 p.m., an inmate was being violent at the La Plata County jail. Police made an arrest.” Arresting an arrestee. Interest...

DATE: Mar 12, 2018 | CATEGORY: Action Line

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

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