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Blue-state Americans can keep health coverage

My liberal sister, a hospital worker, staunchly supports Obamacare on moral grounds. Marsha believes that no American should go without needed medical attention for lack of money. But does t...

DATE: Dec 23, 2016 | CATEGORY: Froma Harrop

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DATE: Dec 23, 2016 | CATEGORY: From our Congressman

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DATE: Dec 22, 2016 | CATEGORY: From our Congressman

Suicide is a real problem with real solutions. Resources can help

Mood disorders are among the most common chronic health conditions affecting human beings. According to the National Institutes of Health, in the United States, more than 16 mill...

DATE: Dec 21, 2016 | CATEGORY: La Plata Health Watch

A desert trip is good for all our souls

The tweens are huddled around a few square feet of sand, as enchanted as a pack of toddlers armed with buckets and shovels. We’re just outside Bluff, Utah, and have made it 500 feet from the...

DATE: Dec 21, 2016 | CATEGORY: Adventures in Motherhood

GOP at its peak, conservatism has hit rock bottom

It is one of fate’s cruel jokes that conservatism should be at its modern nadir just as the Republican Party is at its zenith – if conservatism is defined as embracing limited government, di...

DATE: Dec 21, 2016 | CATEGORY: From our Congressman

Books that help explain the dawning Trump era

The Donald Trump presidency is not yet officially upon us, but the Trump era has already been good for political reading lists. Book buyers baffled by Trumpism are making best sellers out of...

DATE: Dec 21, 2016 | CATEGORY: From our Congressman

For 2017, dare to set a big goal for yourself

If we’re friends on Facebook, or in real life, you probably know that I’m currently living in Hawaii. Moving here is part of my Big, Hairy, Audacious Goal to travel for a year. C...

DATE: Dec 20, 2016 | CATEGORY: Money Savvy

Durango’s littlest Cheesehead roots for mom’s team

By Ann Butler Neighbors Columnist When Coloradans break out the orange everything as the Denver Broncos suit up to take on the Tennessee Titans on Sunday, one little Du...

DATE: Dec 19, 2016 | CATEGORY: Neighbors

The Great Depression that did not ever happen

WASHINGTON — There is no mystery about Barack Obama’s greatest presidential achievement: He stopped the Great Recession from becoming the second Great Depression. True, he had plenty of help...

DATE: Dec 19, 2016 | CATEGORY: Guest Columns

A song of joy to kick off the holiday season

By Ann Butler Neighbors Columnist There are some traditions that are key to making the holidays bright, and the Durango Choral Society’s “A Traditional Family Christmas...

DATE: Dec 18, 2016 | CATEGORY: Neighbors

Annual doggerel offers up a new leash on life

‘Twas the week before Christmas and all through our towns / The events of the past year brought smiles and frowns. / So readers, indulge this most heinous of verses, / You cannot be faulted ...

DATE: Dec 18, 2016 | CATEGORY: Action Line

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.