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Coram: Letters and calls make a difference

I want to start by thanking you for all of your support. Since my last column, I have received letters and calls all in support of Senate Bill 2 and rural broadband. ...

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

Michalakes: A contract is sometimes more than what’s on paper

One of the most frequent issues potential clients come to my firm with is a problem with a contract, asking, “How is this contract enforceable, I never signed anything, right?” W...

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

McQuade - Point of view: Depicting the president

In a thoughtful “Editorial Update” published on the Opinion page last month ( “Bravo!” I thought to myself. “Good for them; it’s about time!” That is, until I looked across the p...

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

O’Toole: Justice in the age of the Bundy family

What do we make of the latest twist in the saga of Cliven Bundy’s family? As a public-lands rancher, I am both appalled and cheered by the dismissal of charges – with prejudice a...

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

Follow the money to find priorities of organization

These famous (or infamous) words by Deep Throat of Watergate fame have become a common sense way to determine the priorities and thought process of any organization. That is, fi...

DATE: Feb 10, 2018 | CATEGORY: The Tourism Effect

Search for the winter hexagon in the stars

Greetings, Stargazers. Even rarer than a twice-in-a-month full moon, is a month with no full moon. This can happen only in February. It turns out there are many way...

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

Dating stumps young college girl

DEAR ABBY: I’m a 16-year-old girl who has started college early. I love my classes, and I’m glad to be here. The problem is, the dating culture here is huge. People go on dates all the t...

DATE: Feb 10, 2018 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

Understanding our environment is an important step to loving it

It’s February already – that time of year when pink and red hearts invade our world and implore us to declare our love to our partners, children, peers and anyone else who happens to cross o...

DATE: Feb 9, 2018 | CATEGORY: Durango Nature Studies

It’s almost Valentine’s Day: Let’s talk about intimacy

Love it or loathe it, it’s coming: Valentine’s Day. Valentine’s Day is a whirlwind of romance, fancy dates, chocolates, flowers. Or it’s a sad reminder of the lack of intimacy in our lives. ...

DATE: Feb 9, 2018 | CATEGORY: Creating Community

Winter trails abound

It is being called “The Winter that Wasn’t,” with this combination of warmer than normal temperatures and lack of snow. I know it has been especially difficult for skiers and backcountry ent...

DATE: Feb 9, 2018 | CATEGORY: On the Run

Despite the headlines, not all wheat is bad for you

Ah, fresh warm bread. Whether it is hot out of the oven, dipped into a steaming bowl of soup or enveloping your favorite sandwich, it is easy to see why it is such a staple food. Wheat makes...

DATE: Feb 9, 2018 | CATEGORY: From the Extension Office

Harrop: The tax cuts are truly a crummy deal for most of us

Would someone kindly replace Nancy Pelosi as a spokesperson for Democrats? The House minority leader’s riff on the tax bill as “crumbs” for average Americans bombed on two fronts...

DATE: Feb 9, 2018 | CATEGORY: Froma Harrop

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