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Man revisits past divorce

DEAR ABBY: After 16 months of casual dating, I married my ex-wife. We met through Facebook. Unfortunately, we couldn’t make the marriage work, and after two years, we divorced. ...

DATE: Dec 9, 2017 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

Flu vaccine safeguards personal, community health

December through February is the typical peak for the influenza virus, and with the vaccination taking effect after about two weeks, now is the time to protect your health as well as the com...

DATE: Dec 8, 2017 | CATEGORY: Creating Community

A Christmas letter to you from your furry friend

By Marcy Eckhardt They say Christmas is the time to celebrate the special people in our lives – and there’s no one more special to me than you! I want to thank you. Tha...

DATE: Dec 8, 2017 | CATEGORY: From the Humane Society

An early Christmas present

Early last summer, my friend Sam and I discovered our young friends Kami and Nick had purchased an inflatable AIRE drift boat for their business. The boat is well-outfitted for f...

DATE: Dec 8, 2017 | CATEGORY: Flies & Lies

Schultz: Time Magazine gets it right – we have changed

It’s that sleeved elbow in the Time cover photo – the one attached to an unidentified woman sitting to the right – that magnifies the message. Five elegant women – actress Ashley ...

DATE: Dec 8, 2017 | CATEGORY: From our Congressman

Man faces own mortality

DEAR ABBY: I spent an evening with a guy I’ve been wanting to date for some time. After a few drinks, he confided to me that he has a serious heart condition. He said he doesn’t expect t...

DATE: Dec 8, 2017 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

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

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