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Woman revisits past assault

DEAR ABBY: Years ago, my husband and I hosted a St. Patrick’s Day party in our apartment. There was a lot of drinking going on. I had to work early the next morning, so I went to bed whi...

DATE: Mar 7, 2018 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

Harrop: In facing Russia, we don’t even have a Neville Chamberlain

“Darkest Hour” follows Winston Churchill’s struggle to rouse Britain to confront the Nazi menace. Winning the war was step two. Step one, the movie’s theme, was to get the country to agree t...

DATE: Mar 6, 2018 | CATEGORY: Froma Harrop

Kristof: I saw a genocide in slow motion

RAKHINE STATE, Myanmar – Sono Wara spent the day crying. And even after her tear ducts emptied, her shirt was still wet from leaking milk. Her newborn twins had died the previous ...

DATE: Mar 6, 2018 | CATEGORY: Nicholas Kristof

Kent: Let’s have a conversation about gun control

Friends, the time has come for our country to have a sane, reasonable conversation about gun control and the Second Amendment. The carnage and heartache simply is not stopping and soon enoug...

DATE: Mar 6, 2018 | CATEGORY: From our Congressman

Husband’s work life upsets wife

DEAR ABBY: I have been married two years, but my husband and I have been together for more than 10. We have a 3-year-old daughter who has needed a few extra doctor appointments and thera...

DATE: Mar 6, 2018 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

His brave stand changed how we view football and head injuries

It’s fortunate for athletes that some immigrants from President Donald Trump’s expletive-deleted African countries were welcomed rather than rejected as hut-dwelling undesirables. ...

DATE: Mar 5, 2018 | CATEGORY: Coroner's Report

Transparent fee puts the ‘bill’ in sustainability

So I get this flyer in the city utilities bill about “Sustainability in Durango.” It says that “to increase transparency,” there’s now a $2.30 monthly “fee” to fund “sustainability efforts.”...

DATE: Mar 5, 2018 | CATEGORY: Action Line

James: When luck is just luck

Do you ever think about luck? Man I do. It’s always there, mashed somewhere between love, snuff, horses and coffee. Good luck, bad luck, lot’s of luck, no luck, it seems there is...

DATE: Mar 5, 2018 | CATEGORY: Watch Yore Topknot

Samuelson: Why fossil fuels survive

WASHINGTON – Anyone who tells you that dealing with climate change is simply a matter of sweeping away the obstructionism of oil companies is living in a dream world. The real obstacle is us...

DATE: Mar 5, 2018 | CATEGORY: Robert Samuelson

Workshop to address managing water needs in a dry year

Last month was all about soil, and yes, soil is where everything starts. If you build it, plants, flowers and fruit will come. If you ask a farmer or rancher – and if they’re wor...

DATE: Mar 5, 2018 | CATEGORY: From the Extension Office

Wedding set for woman’s birthday

DEAR ABBY: I’m struggling because my stepson has chosen to get married on my birthday. I have been his stepmother for 18 years. It feels like a punch in the chest. My in-law family membe...

DATE: Mar 5, 2018 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

When you’re tall, flying isn’t easy

Jim Fox dreads flying. With good reason. At 6-feet-10, the former NBA player has to squeeze himself into economy class seats, which isn’t always possible. On a recent f...

DATE: Mar 4, 2018 | CATEGORY: The Travel Troubleshooter