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Sudden retirement shakes up marriage

DEAR ABBY: With no discussion, my husband decided to retire two years ago. He said he would just take Social Security and we’d be fine. He failed to take into account that he was underage fo...

DATE: Jan 9, 2024 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

Depression, anxiety with Alzheimer’s ‘is what it is’

You might be tired of reading about my fight with depression and anxiety. Honestly, I’m tired of writing about it, but it is what it is. I suppose some others who have mild cognitive impairm...

DATE: Jan 7, 2024 | CATEGORY: Opinion

‘Venezuelan migrants paralyzed by system restricting working'

President Joe Biden arrived in Denver in late November as part of his “Investing in America” tour and upon landing he was met by Gov. Jared Polis and Denver Mayor Mike Johnston. The presiden...

DATE: Jan 7, 2024 | CATEGORY: Opinion

Mother has second thoughts about decisions

DEAR ABBY: My husband and I moved near the ocean last year. I have two sons, 21 and 17. My older son moved across the country with some friends. The younger son, “Cody,” chose at the last mi...

DATE: Jan 5, 2024 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

Simply, this pedestrian crossing got complicated

Dear Action Line: I took my life in my own hands and crossed north Main, west to east, at 32nd Street this morning. I survived to the other side and noticed this push button for crossing...

DATE: Jan 4, 2024 | CATEGORY: Action Line

Husband’s change of heart not so sudden

DEAR ABBY: Three months ago, my husband of 30 years came home from work, told me he wasn’t happy anymore and said he wanted a divorce. He announced he was moving in with his brother until he...

DATE: Jan 3, 2024 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

Lo-fi indie rock with Loma Roses

Sometimes they make music, sometimes they make home décor. That’s the mode for Jesse and Jaci Crawford: The couple’s day job is making furniture and candles under the name Southwest Handmade...

DATE: Jan 3, 2024 | CATEGORY: Downtown Lowdown

‘Conundrum’ of Kit Carson, peak named for him

My hike up Kit Carson Peak in June 2000 began with great ambition and ended with confusion. Confusion remains now, almost 24 years later, if in a different way. We’re not sure what to call t...

DATE: Jan 3, 2024 | CATEGORY: Opinion

Being quiet and slowing down

Relax, take your time and nature will show its beauty

DATE: Dec 31, 2023 | CATEGORY: Sports

‘Making resolutions centers on change. And change is rarely easy’

It’s that time of year. But is anyone making resolutions anymore? I am but only as a default. On Dec. 11, I said: “Resolved: I will get on my treadmill every morning after breakfast for 20 m...

DATE: Dec 31, 2023 | CATEGORY: Opinion

La Posta Road development: ‘Where do 200 children play?’

The latest La Posta Road Development Plan appears to be a bait and switch. The bait is federal urban renewal funding to pay for the sewer extension. The switch is from commercial/light indus...

DATE: Dec 31, 2023 | CATEGORY: Opinion

Newlywed discovers man’s possessiveness

DEAR ABBY: I have been married three years. The man I married is not the person I fell in love with. After our wedding, he demanded that I take his last name. I am proud of my last name, and...

DATE: Dec 30, 2023 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby