Columnists

Moving on from 2020 without Rita

I laughed (we all need to do that these days). But indeed, I can’t believe it’s the end of the…

December 5, 2020

Celebrating gratitude during a global pandemic

Nindedu1-i-syn We take these precautions willingly because they are required by the state’s Level Red status – La Plata County’s…

December 4, 2020

Guest Columns

Biden needs to rollback the rollbacks on the environment

Thompsondu1-i-syn A charitable listener might have heard a run-of-the-mill libertarian goal, to downsize the bloated government in order to make…

December 4, 2020

Dear Abby

Mom sides with son-in-law over daughter

Either way, she is my mother, not his, and she showed up with him to a couple of court dates…

December 4, 2020

Guest Columns

Thomas Friedman: Dear Joe, Iran is not about the nukes anymore

The best way for Biden to appreciate the new Middle East is to study what happened in the early hours…

December 4, 2020

Downtown Lowdown

(DJ)-Calvin lays down funky beats

Known locally and regionally as the bass player in J Calvin and Hello Dollface, Ogle’s new band (DJ)-Calvin has him…

December 3, 2020

Dear Abby

Tension makes holiday outlook bleak

Leyla’s fiance doesn’t care for me, so last year’s celebration wasn’t very fun, although I did enjoy my family. Her…

December 3, 2020

Nourishing Morsels

Caring for your ‘winter organs,’ aka the kidneys

When traditional Chinese medicine was first developed, it was thought to allow people to live in a state of harmony…

December 2, 2020

Dear Abby

Trust issues are remnants of past

Every time things are going well, I tend to self-sabotage and make excuses to push the guy away. I start…

December 1, 2020

Guest Columns

Bayfield schools’ COVID policies are unsafe

Telepdu1-i-syn However, what was missing from Aten’s recent Bayfield School District board meeting declaration was a meaningful acknowledgement that BSD…

December 1, 2020

Action Line

Critters occupy Smelter Mountain 1BR/1BA

Fixer upper! This fantastic 1BR/1BA studio with views galore on Smelter Mountain can be yours for only $1.2 million. Actually,…

November 30, 2020

Guest Columns

Paul Krugman: Let’s hear it for Janet Yellen

And yes, there’s a bit of payback for Donald Trump, who denied her a well-earned second term as Fed chair,…

November 29, 2020

Guest Columns

Maureen Dowd: The Lady and the Trump

But eventually I had to turn off the new season of “The Crown,” focusing on Princess Diana, and drag my…

November 28, 2020

Guest Columns

Daniel Morgenstern: Housing issues must become top priority

Morgensterndu1-i-syn So many people of all ages and walks of life are on the margins of society, many through no…

November 28, 2020

Guest Columns

Maureen Dowd: The L:ady and the Trump

But eventually I had to turn off the new season of “The Crown,” focusing on Princess Diana, and drag my…

November 28, 2020

Local First

Local First is the voice of the local business community

Local First is proud to be working with La Plata County through their Cares Act funding to disburse approximately $1.1…

November 28, 2020

La Plata Health Watch

Colder months increase importance of public health measures

In the early spring of 1918, the United States was mobilizing for World War I. Young men traveled from their…

November 27, 2020

Shelf Life

Find some joy at your local library this holiday season

Irwindu1-i-syn I love books. I really do. Exploring the words an author has carefully crafted and placed on a page…

November 27, 2020

Dear Abby

Prenup becomes wedding roadblock

We are great together. He has embraced my two children and especially my two grandchildren as he had none from…

November 27, 2020

Guest Columns

Inspired leadership marks Snowberger’s tenure

After forty years of experience as an education leader in Alaska and Colorado, I believe that significant change in educational…

November 27, 2020

Guest Columns

Deeper conversations make for more intimacy

Ask elevating questions. All of us have developed a way of being that is our technique for getting through each…

November 27, 2020

Culture Gulch

Family values: Met streams grand opera nightly through holidays

Anna Netrebko and Zeljko Lucic star in Verdi’s “Macbeth,” from 2014.Courtesy of The Metropolitan Opera All three of the above…

November 26, 2020

Downtown Lowdown

Dale ‘X’ Allen works in nitro-twang

For all the musicians who have dropped music that was recorded in their forced downtime – and there’s been a…

November 26, 2020

Dear Abby

Gift is more curse than blessing

The problem is, we don’t eat cookies. Weight is a concern for both of us, and I avoid sugar or…

November 26, 2020