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Cooke: Transportation fix hits partisan speedbump

On the opening day of the current legislative session, Senate Republicans introduced a $3.5 billion state transportation plan. If approved by voters in November, Senate Bill 18-001 will take...

DATE: Feb 27, 2018 | CATEGORY: From our Congressman

Wife longs to have own children

DEAR ABBY: My husband and I are 15 years apart in age. We have been together for six years, married a year and a half. He is my entire world, my best friend and soul mate. Wh...

DATE: Feb 27, 2018 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

Support wavers for flag etiquette at Olympics

Maybe I have Olympic amnesia, but is it a long-standing tradition to drape winning U.S. athletes in the American flag or is this a new practice? Not to take anything away from Shaun White’s ...

DATE: Feb 26, 2018 | CATEGORY: Action Line

Estes: Sodexo monopoly limiting for diners and Durango

At Fort Lewis College, there is only one option for food. According to The Independent, FLC’s student news organization, the food-services company Sodexo has a contract with FLC until 2024. ...

DATE: Feb 26, 2018 | CATEGORY: From our Congressman

Mom unable to make time for son

DEAR ABBY: I’m 29. I had a son six years ago and left my ex because he didn’t want to be a father. He chose to party instead. I had to file a name change for my son, and custody was hard...

DATE: Feb 26, 2018 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

Hoping for better customer service, travelers turn to Facebook’s Messenger

When Karen Korr wanted to change part of her European itinerary, she didn’t call Travelocity, her online travel agency. She didn’t send an email or a text message, either. Instead...

DATE: Feb 25, 2018 | CATEGORY: The Travel Troubleshooter

With enthusiasm, we’ve joined Spain’s obsession with futbol

Before coming to Spain, our family primarily followed football and baseball. We enjoyed soccer, mostly because our daughter plays it. And of course, we were aware of famous names such as Dav...

DATE: Feb 25, 2018 | CATEGORY: An American in Spain

Man doubts he will find romance

DEAR ABBY: I am a 70-year-old male former teacher and social worker. I stopped dating 30 years ago because the only women I had loved had all dumped me. I felt I was only a temporary con...

DATE: Feb 25, 2018 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

Bresnahan: Kit Carson leading the way with distributed energy

Kit Carson Electric Cooperative has become a target of unfair criticism because of its break from Tri-State Generation and Transmission Association. We represent a threat to the current way...

DATE: Feb 24, 2018 | CATEGORY: From our Congressman

Dreyspring: A letter from the CEO to the Membership - What I see for LPEA when it comes to power supply.

Annually, La Plata Electric Association compares itself to approximately 800 other U.S. electric cooperatives. The most recent data we have is for 2016. Tri-State’s wholesale powe...

DATE: Feb 24, 2018 | CATEGORY: From our Congressman

Unger: Fulfilling LPEA’s environmental and economic mission

It has been a year since I first explored the idea of running for the Board of Directors of La Plata Electric Association. I was fortunate enough to be elected by the people of District 4 to...

DATE: Feb 24, 2018 | CATEGORY: From our Congressman

Kids can see the impermanent nature of life

It’s Saturday morning, that day that tends to unspool in generous unboundedness, buffered as it is from any whiff of the work and school week. Except the kids woke up bickering a...

DATE: Feb 24, 2018 | CATEGORY: Adventures in Motherhood