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Bluesman’s wife feels no love after festival incident

DEAR ABBY: My husband, “Ray,” and I have been together for 10 years and, like most couples, we have had our ups and downs. Ray is a professional musician, so a lot of my time is spent su...

DATE: Jul 7, 2017 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

Bruni: Chris Christie’s tutorial in hubris

We can scoff and sneer at those images of New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie on his beachfront imperium, or we can learn from them. As he took in the sun, he doled out a lesson, the same one tha...

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

Keillor: Blind man in a hotel room

Went in for eye surgery the other day, which reminded me of an old wheeze of a joke, which I told to people as they prepared the prisoner for execution: A man walked by the insane asylum and...

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

Man faces choosing between job and his dream lifestyle

DEAR ABBY: I’m a 47-year-old man. I live alone in a small city in New York. I have a good job. I have been with the company for years and my bosses take good care of me. However, I want ...

DATE: Jul 6, 2017 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

Whatever will be, will be?

There is a question that has been trying to form in my mind of late. I say “trying” because depending on the context in which the question is applied, it takes on various nuances and permuta...

DATE: Jul 6, 2017 | CATEGORY: Thoughts Along The Way

College students must plan carefully when taking out a loan

This is the time of year students, parents and grandparents are excited as students prepare to “emancipate” to college. There is so much to figure out: what to pack, campus safety...

DATE: Jul 5, 2017 | CATEGORY: From the Extension Office

Brooks: Why did many working class voters support Trump?

Over the past two months, the Trump administration and the Republicans in Congress have proposed a budget and two health care plans that would take benefits away from core Republican constit...

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

Widow reconsiders romantic overture from an old friend

DEAR ABBY: This is something I can’t talk about in my grief support group. I’m a 70-year-old widow. I lost my dear husband of 35 years 17 months ago. I always was more sexual than he was...

DATE: Jul 5, 2017 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

Gerson: We must not let our founding ideals be forgotten

WASHINGTON – At moments of institutional conflict and uncertainty, Americans naturally turn to the Constitution. But at times of anger, division and national self-doubt, the best American le...

DATE: Jul 4, 2017 | CATEGORY: From our Congressman

Kristof: Good news, despite what you’ve heard

GANTA, Liberia – Cheer up: Despite the gloom, the world truly is becoming a better place. Indeed, 2017 is likely to be the best year in the history of humanity. To explain why, le...

DATE: Jul 4, 2017 | CATEGORY: Nicholas Kristof

Family cycle of abuse is legacy of sexual predator

DEAR ABBY: I recently moved to Texas and met my teenage niece for the first time. After I got there I learned she had been molested by her mother’s father at the age of 3. He had also mo...

DATE: Jul 4, 2017 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

You should know, the American flag is not a rag

We’ve seen American flag bikinis – stars on the bottom and stripes on top or the other way around. Flags are used as bandanas and curtains. They decorate paper napkins on which we wipe hambu...

DATE: Jul 3, 2017 | CATEGORY: Froma Harrop

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.