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Ready for summer, ready for camps at the DAC!

The familiar shifts in weather and river flows, and the evacuation of Fort Lewis College students from town, tell us summer must be around the corner. My own youthful memories of summertime ...

DATE: May 18, 2017 | CATEGORY: View from the Center

A challenge to our national monuments: Will the Lords of Yesterday prevail?

We’re in uncharted waters. A presidential administration just launched an overarching attack on more than 11 million acres of previously protected landscapes. The Trump administr...

DATE: May 18, 2017 | CATEGORY: Thinking Green

Brooks: When the world is led by a child

At certain times Donald Trump has seemed like a budding authoritarian, a corrupt Nixon, a rabble-rousing populist or a big business corporatist. But as Trump has settled into his White House...

DATE: May 18, 2017 | CATEGORY: From our Congressman

Friedman: Republican party has lost its moral compass

Since President Donald Trump’s firing of FBI Director James Comey, one question has been repeated over and over: With Democrats lacking any real governing power, are there a few good elected...

DATE: May 18, 2017 | CATEGORY: Thomas Friedman

Mom weighs telling her son truth about dad’s ‘time away’

DEAR ABBY: My son, “Jimmy,” is 8. His father and I are divorced, and he is facing jail time. Jimmy sees him every other weekend. I’m planning on telling Jimmy the truth, although I’m sur...

DATE: May 18, 2017 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

Scholarship winners exemplify 4-H values, commitment

Each year, La Plata County 4-H is pleased to announce four $500 dollar scholarships to enrolled members who are looking to go on to higher educational institutes in the fall. We...

DATE: May 17, 2017 | CATEGORY: From the Extension Office

Kristof: Meet Dr. Willie Parker, a Southern Christian abortion provider

No issue in America is more toxic than abortion, and that’s partly because it is today so closely associated with religion. While many feminists see abortion as a matter of choice, some Chri...

DATE: May 17, 2017 | CATEGORY: Nicholas Kristof

Classic meatloaf is comfort food that warms generations

DEAR ABBY: My stepmother had a recipe for meatloaf that she found in your column years ago. She made it for us often when we visited and we all loved it. However, we have been unable to ...

DATE: May 17, 2017 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

Horoscope for May 20,2017

ARIES (March 21 to April 19): You will be busy with short trips, increased reading and writing, plus conversations with everyone during the next four weeks. Make a to-do list! TA...

DATE: May 16, 2017 | CATEGORY: Columnists

Kennedy: Education should be our state’s highest priority

Twenty years ago, students in Bayfield, Colorado stopped using the old Bayfield High School because it was old, rundown and unfit for students. But for the past 10 years, the school – built ...

DATE: May 16, 2017 | CATEGORY: From our Congressman

Rankin: The legislative session and the accountability clock

Last week ended the 2017 legislative session. While legislators are looking forward to the end of the session, the board of education is busy with decisions regarding our lowest performing s...

DATE: May 16, 2017 | CATEGORY: Joyce Rankin

Krugman: Judas, tax cuts and the great betrayal

The denarius, ancient Rome’s silver coin, was supposedly the daily wage of a manual worker. If so, the tax cuts that the richest 1 percent of Americans will receive if the Affordable Care Ac...

DATE: May 16, 2017 | CATEGORY: From our Congressman

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.