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Butcher: Volunteer firefighters – unsung heroes of our towns

If the universe wanted to challenge volunteer firefighters, it would arrange for a fire emergency right smack in the middle of a small town’s annual festival, when fire crews are busy helpin...

DATE: Aug 19, 2017 | CATEGORY: From our Congressman

Christian teen hesitates joining gay-straight alliance

DEAR ABBY: I’m 14, starting my freshman year in high school and, of course, will be joining lots of clubs to prepare for college. My best friend is gay, and when I asked her ...

DATE: Aug 19, 2017 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

Power struggle with Tri-State won’t end soon

A few weeks ago, we sent forth our champion with bated breath and hopeful expectations to plead our case before Tri-State, to please allow us to generate more electricity locally here at hom...

DATE: Aug 18, 2017 | CATEGORY: Thinking Green

As a new school year begins, I want to hear from you

Another school year is upon us, and families are preparing to send their children back to school. Our traditional public schools, our charter schools and our private schools are ...

DATE: Aug 18, 2017 | CATEGORY: Durango School News

Top 10 Reasons to Go to the San Juan Brewfest

The San Juan Brewfest will be held next Saturday, August 26. The Durango Business Improvement District manages this event, and this is the 10th year that I have personally been involved in i...

DATE: Aug 18, 2017 | CATEGORY: What's Up Downtown

Harrop: Seeking the best path to ease Trump out of office

An insane woman was madly swinging her pocketbook at strangers on the street. No one tried to shame or reason with her. They knew she was unwell and needed to be removed by responsible parti...

DATE: Aug 18, 2017 | CATEGORY: Froma Harrop

Man doubts self after being cheated on

DEAR ABBY: I have been in two relationships. The first was with a girl a couple of years older than I am. We were together for several years before she was unfaithful and dumped me. I wa...

DATE: Aug 18, 2017 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

Contemplating the meaning of monuments

When I read about the white nationalists in Charlottesville, Virginia, violently opposing the city’s plan to remove the Robert E. Lee statue, it brought me back 30 years when I lived in Rich...

DATE: Aug 17, 2017 | CATEGORY: View from the Center

Littwin: Trump crosses yet another line

The temptation is to say that a line was crossed on Saturday in America. But I can’t bring myself to do it. Maybe the most depressing thing about the death and chaos in Charlottes...

DATE: Aug 17, 2017 | CATEGORY: Mike Littwin

Pregnant girlfriend wants marriage

DEAR ABBY: I have been with my boyfriend for three years. I am pregnant with twins, and we already have a son together. His daughter lives with us as well. With this pregnanc...

DATE: Aug 17, 2017 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

We’ve run away from home to find ourselves again

ON THE PACIFIC CREST TRAIL, NORTHWEST OF TRUCKEE, Calif. – This will make me sound grouchy and misanthropic, but I sometimes wonder if what makes America great isn’t so much its people as it...

DATE: Aug 16, 2017 | CATEGORY: Nicholas Kristof

Mother continues affair with married man

DEAR ABBY: My mother is dating a married man, not for the first time. I love her, but I don’t think what she’s doing is right. This affair has been going on for years. I trie...

DATE: Aug 16, 2017 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

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