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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

A Sondheim prescription for the holidays

“Not while I’m Around” is one of Stephen Sondheim’s warmest ballads. It arrives in the middle of one of his darkest, coldest musicals, “Sweeney Todd.” The message is that no matter how dange...

DATE: Dec 7, 2017 | CATEGORY: Culture Gulch

Talk about town: Vote on the best-decorated business in Durango

The Business Improvement District kicked off its annual holiday window decoration competition Tuesday, and 35 Durango merchants are competing for the title of best holiday decorator. ...

DATE: Dec 7, 2017 | CATEGORY: Talk about Town

Friedman: An obsession with Iran Is driving the Mideast and U.S. crazy

If there is a common denominator explaining so many recent events in the Middle East – actions by Saudi Arabia, the U.S., Syria, Israel and Yemen – it can be expressed in one word: Iran. Eve...

DATE: Dec 7, 2017 | CATEGORY: Thomas Friedman

Goldberg: Why young people hate capitalism

On a Friday night last month, I moderated a debate in Manhattan about whether we should scrap capitalism. It was organized by the socialist magazine Jacobin; defending capitalism...

DATE: Dec 7, 2017 | CATEGORY: From our Congressman

Douthat: Living with the Republican tax plan

First, let me vent. The Republican tax reform, now extremely likely to become law pending certain events next week in Alabama, represents a remarkable missed opportunity for a party struggli...

DATE: Dec 7, 2017 | CATEGORY: Ross Douthat

Non-hugger can’t get close

DEAR ABBY: I am not a hugger. In fact, I pretty much always hate it. But people think I’m rude when I don’t open my arms to hug after they’ve opened theirs. And they also think I’m rude ...

DATE: Dec 7, 2017 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

Brooks: How not to advance gay marriage

Five years ago, Charlie Craig and David Mullins walked into a bakery in a strip mall in Lakewood, Colorado, to ask about a cake for their wedding. The baker, Jack Phillips, repli...

DATE: Dec 6, 2017 | CATEGORY: From our Congressman

Girl feels pressure to have sex

DEAR ABBY: I’m a teenage girl who has always heard and seen on television and in movies that there’s pressure from guys to have sex. That may be true, but I feel there is also pressure f...

DATE: Dec 6, 2017 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

Kristof: For the holidays, pull a tooth or save a life

Happy holidays! In the spirit of the season, here’s a suggestion: Instead of inflicting a garish tie on your brother or a carcinogenic face cream on your aunt, how about saving a life? ...

DATE: Dec 5, 2017 | CATEGORY: Nicholas Kristof

Krugman: Republicans’ tax lies show the rot spreads wide and runs deep

Last Thursday morning, The New York Times revealed that Steven Mnuchin, the Treasury secretary, has been lying for months about Republican tax plans. Mnuchin has repeatedly claimed the exist...

DATE: Dec 5, 2017 | CATEGORY: From our Congressman

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.