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Libraries are in the business of community

What“s worse for your health: smoking or feeling lonely? According to research by Julianne Holt-Lunstad, a professor of psychology and neuroscience, the effects of being socially isolated ar...

DATE: Jan 23, 2024 | CATEGORY: Shelf Life

‘Stance of elected officials toward science matters’

At a recent church-sponsored town hall in Colorado Springs, Colorado Representative and pastor Scott Bottoms rejected the science of biological evolution, calling it a hoax. To my knowledge,...

DATE: Jan 21, 2024 | CATEGORY: Opinion

Fueling your metabolism: The key to weight loss

When it comes to achieving your weight loss goals, understanding the role of macronutrients in your diet can be a game-changer. These essential nutrients – carbohydrates, protein, and dietar...

DATE: Jan 20, 2024 | CATEGORY: Strength in Well-being

Lewis & Clark, Pompeys Pillar, and bison in Montana

Returning home from the Pacific Ocean and a wet winter at Fort Clatsop in Oregon, Lewis and Clark’s Corps of Discovery was delighted to enter the thick grasslands of eastern Montana. Instead...

DATE: Jan 20, 2024 | CATEGORY: Gulliford's Travels

BLM assessing big game corridor protections

Winter is a good time to think about the stresses facing deer and elk herds. For big game already struggling with deep snows, public land managers can mitigate development that unnecessarily...

DATE: Jan 20, 2024 | CATEGORY: Thinking Green

Dog stakes claim as king of the castle

DEAR ABBY: A month ago, I reconnected with a woman, “Fran,” I have known since seventh grade. We are both divorced (I, 20 years; Fran, four years) with grown children and live 90 minutes apa...

DATE: Jan 20, 2024 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

Absent dad wonders about family’s fate

DEAR ABBY: Almost 50 years ago, I got a girl pregnant. She left the state and two years later sent me a letter and a picture of the cutest baby – mine. Her letter ripped me apart. I admit I ...

DATE: Jan 20, 2024 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

Local support is essential for dog rescue

The Four Corners is unique in so many ways, and animal welfare is no exception. With an abundance of open spaces, a 5-acre dog park, dog-friendly businesses, remote work options and devoted ...

DATE: Jan 19, 2024 | CATEGORY: From the Humane Society

Soon-to-be-public easement gets a washing

Dear Action Line: While walking the Animas River Trail recently, we noticed that there are some serious problems with the stairs/path (built with GOCO funds?) connecting the trail to the...

DATE: Jan 19, 2024 | CATEGORY: Action Line

Lawmakers should put home equity theft to the curb

Many Coloradans spend a lifetime building up equity in their home, creating a financial cushion that is often the sum of their life savings. Few people know that those savings can be unfairl...

DATE: Jan 19, 2024 | CATEGORY: Guest Columns

La La Bones releases ‘Bones Hit the Ground’

Local bluegrass band La La Bones are into saving their earnings. Choosing not to pay themselves post-gig, they don’t invest money in a ton of merch, tour planning or other extracurricular ba...

DATE: Jan 17, 2024 | CATEGORY: Downtown Lowdown

Terrible dilemma faces the Great Basin

The long drive between Salt Lake City and Reno, Nevada, on Interstate 80 feels endless, the landscape timeless. But these basins and ranges of the Great Basin Desert are changing dramaticall...

DATE: Jan 17, 2024 | CATEGORY: Opinion