Columnists

Dear Abby

Kiss puts marriage on shakier ground

I recently kissed a co-worker. It was really hot, heavy and I want more. I haven’t felt this alive in…

January 22, 2019

David Brooks

This is how we destroy lives now on social media

It’s about finding and spreading the viral soap operas that are supposed to reveal the dark hearts of those who…

January 22, 2019

Guest Columns

Onset of Trump and Brexit show the West adrift

The pair resolved not to allow Iraq’s “naked aggression” to stand, and it did not. This was how the West…

January 21, 2019

Guest Columns

Western Colorado can thrive by adding … wolves!

Hope is not wishful thinking – rather, hope is born of the knowledge, facts and experience from decades of research…

January 21, 2019

Guest Columns

Wolves just do not belong in a settled landscape

Let’s start at the beginning. Why are real wolves nothing like the mythical wolf of European nightmares? Better yet, why…

January 21, 2019

Action Line

Code office is a ‘fine’ way to report city to itself

It’s certainly tempting to suggest the city fine itself. It’s righteous indignation for not digging in righteously, right? But it’s…

January 21, 2019

Dear Abby

Son mired in grief after dad’s death

I am somewhat prone to depression (especially around the winter months), but have stuck with my doctor’s orders about medication…

January 21, 2019

Frank Bruni

It’s news vs. the president

Editors and reporters must learn to resist name-calling, shiny objects

January 20, 2019

The Travel Troubleshooter

When alcohol fuels trouble at 36,000 feet

A majority of passengers drink when they fly, according to a new survey by Fractl, a marketing agency in Delray…

January 20, 2019

Thinking Green

New Mexico grapples with air pollutants

In recent years, we’ve watched water pollution flow from Colorado downstream without regard to artificial state lines. And we’ve seen…

January 19, 2019

From the State House

Rest of state must see our region’s needs

Though I chose Education, I passed several bills through Agriculture, and kept an eye on what members were doing. Times…

January 19, 2019

What's Up Downtown

New year and new focus on North Main District

Many people do not know that BID works for north Main businesses, as well as for downtown businesses. North Main…

January 19, 2019

Dear Abby

Wedding planning causes rift

We have always been close. I understand it’s her wedding, but I would like some input because my husband and…

January 18, 2019

From the Extension Office

Through dialogue, we can understand one another

Communication technologies have advanced so rapidly in recent times that it is often difficult to find meaningful ways to connect…

January 18, 2019

Ross Douthat

Racists to the right and anti-Semites to the left

The rise of populism and the return of socialism have breached these cordons, and racism and Judeophobia have come through…

January 18, 2019

Guest Columns

Truly local food leads to a better economic truth

Nationally, farms and food hub (alternative distribution) organizations are surviving and thriving to the extent that they are careful in…

January 17, 2019

The Tourism Effect

Jan. 29 is National Plan for Vacation Day

According to the U.S. Travel Association, a staggering 705 million paid vacation days went unused in 2017. While Coloradans take…

January 16, 2019

The Good News

Two brandies, both alike in dignity

Both spirits are brandies, but not all brandy is Cognac or Armagnac. The two spirits are named after the villages…

January 16, 2019

Dear Abby

Teen lets her temper spoil fun

DEAR TEEN: If you think you are the only person with anger issues, you are mistaken. We are living in…

January 15, 2019

David Brooks

We need to make our free markets moral again

In his now famous monologue on Fox News, Tucker Carlson argued that American elites are using ruthless market forces to…

January 15, 2019

Guest Columns

This is what actual border security looks like

Since President Donald Trump thinks border security is the issue of our time, it’s worth considering how Israel – with…

January 14, 2019

Action Line

A brush with greatness? Not for snow-top drivers

Durango Herald file<br><br>A salesman for Southwest Auto Center clears snow off cars in this 2013 file photo.du1-i-syn Rather than interview…

January 14, 2019

Mike Littwin

My best books of 2018 are only indirectly about Trump

Not the Wolff book (although I did read the excerpts), not the Woodward book (OK, I did read part of…

January 13, 2019

Paul Krugman

Soaking the very rich makes good economic sense

The thought of having a young, telegenic nonwhite woman serve is driving many on the right mad – and in…

January 13, 2019