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Ex-friend cast out of social circle dreams of vengeance

DEAR ABBY: My friend has decided she can no longer tolerate my husband. She feels he doesn’t “respect” her. This is far from the truth, in my mind. We have supported her emot...

TV viewers can watch goats for free, but not Broncos

Could Action Line motivate the proper organization to get at least one or two Denver channels on free television? Up until 1994, we had Colorado TV on KREZ-Durango and KREX-Grand Junction. W...

Southern sky offers astronomers summer viewing delights

Greetings, stargazers. For summer observing, I like to travel south of the equator. That is, south of the celestial equator. There, you can find objects that would pass directly...

What to do when you’re feeling low at high altitude

The moment Lia Saunders stepped off the bus from Huanchaco, Peru, to Huaraz last fall, it hit her. “The world was spinning and I felt like death,” she says. “It was like the worst...

Mom’s long-distance advice isn’t what teen wants to hear

DEAR ABBY: I am 17 and dating a 16-year-old girl. My mother lives a few states away. Every time we talk she tells me to spend less time with my girlfriend. It always seems like she’s try...

Putting Everett Ruess to rest: Perhaps a final conclusion to a 1934 desert mystery

One of the great mysteries of the Four Corners and the Southwest has been the 1934 disappearance of young artist Everett Ruess. He left the Utah village of Escalante alone, descended Davis G...

Bigger, heavier trucks on our highways a bad idea

While Colorado firefighters and emergency medical services personnel often face tremendous obstacles and circumstances, the pledge we make as first responders is that we will always give our...

Keeping you and your dog on right side of law

Spring has (finally) sprung, summer is right around the corner and, in Durango, that means people are getting outside, many with their four-legged friends. As we all emerge from ...

Let moms who need help know they are not alone

For many women, pregnancy is naturally uplifting, bringing with it the bliss of motherhood and the joy of nurturing a new life. But for too many women, pregnancy and the birth of...

America’s hope resides in its original promise

Why are Americans so damn scared? We are building a wall to seal ourselves off from a friendly neighbor, forgetting how Ronald Reagan mocked and excoriated another attempt in the past to sep...

Busy session closes with positive results

I have had an exciting first year as your state representative. Several of my bills passed through the gantlet of the House, Senate and governor, all with bipartisan support. I am doing my b...

With parents gone, truth can be told about brothers’ crimes

DEAR ABBY: I have known for a long time that once both of my parents were gone, I would cease contact with my brothers. My problem is how to explain it to other family members and friend...