Columnists

Harney: Racial disparities notable in mortgage rejections

Harneydu1-i-syn Surprisingly, large numbers of loan applications don’t make it. About one of every nine loan applications (10.8 percent) to…

May 28, 2018

Dear Abby

Shared misery enables friendship

I have met a wonderful man. We are in love and will see where it goes. When I talk to…

May 28, 2018

The Travel Troubleshooter

Chatbots are the travel industry’s new conversation piece

After a few false starts, these automated programs that answer basic questions, find deals or secure refunds are slowly coming…

May 27, 2018

Dear Abby

Boyfriend flirts with other women

It can be family, neighbors, clerks, waitresses, etc. He calls them “sweetheart,” “baby,” “darling,” etc. He pours on the charm…

May 27, 2018

The Tourism Effect

Durango puts best foot forward at IPW in Denver

Frank Lockwood mimics the Colorado Blue Bear at the Denver Convention Center.Courtesy June Russell As I mentioned in my last…

May 26, 2018

Guest Columns

McQuade: Time to ignore pundits and act like Americans

I traveled to Qatar recently. Over my 10-day visit, I witnessed a remarkable sense of national pride in that tiny,…

May 26, 2018

Guest Columns

Writers on the Range: Speak up now to prevent oil development in ANWR

du1-i-syn The administration is aggressively pushing the plan, hoping to offer lease sales next year. Now, the public has a…

May 26, 2018

On Education

Macon: Art is key to developing problem-solving skills

du1-i-syn Yet many schools limit art class time for children, or they go about project work in a way that…

May 26, 2018

Population Matters

Grossman: Recognize family planning as a basic human right

The concept of universal human rights started after World War II with the United Nations. Its charter included the obligation…

May 26, 2018

Dear Abby

Teen wants way out of gang

We get into a lot of fights. I know I have hurt quite a few people and I want to…

May 26, 2018

Adventures in Motherhood

Celebrating the good old days of right now

First fruit trees, now lilacs. I’ve been mesmerized from our upstairs windows, mesmerized on the ground, mesmerized on the hiking…

May 25, 2018

Stewards of the Land

Opt to spend more time outside this summer

People get outside in a San Juan Mountains Association backpacking trip in 2014.Courtesy of MK Gunn Being outside improves your…

May 25, 2018

Creating Community

Organizations should aspire to use quality listening

We are generally not great listeners. How often have you been planning your next words while you were supposedly listening…

May 25, 2018

Froma Harrop

Harrop: Birth rates fall as student debt skyrockets

Harropdu1-i-syn Members of the class of 2016 left school owing an average of $37,173 in student loans. And that “doesn’t…

May 25, 2018

Dear Abby

Man can’t let go of marriage

Since then, I have been in a handful of relationships that ultimately went down in flames. Three months ago, I…

May 25, 2018

Guest Columns

Dionne: A challenge to our nation’s Christian apologists

E. J. Dionne, The Washington Postdu1-i-syn Maybe it takes one of the world’s most elitist institutions – a monarchy, for…

May 24, 2018

Dear Abby

Daughter sees mom’s bleak future

I used to blame myself, but have realized over the years that I’m not alone in how I feel about…

May 24, 2018

Guest Columns

Blow: Time to change political tactics on gun control

Blowdu1-i-syn We had yet another one last week in Santa Fe, Texas, where a student killed 10 people and injured…

May 23, 2018

Dear Abby

Daughter annoyed by bedroom noises

I have a long-term live-in boyfriend, and we enjoy each other in many ways. We try to be quiet while…

May 23, 2018

Nicholas Kristof

Kristof: Death row case reveals broken justice system

Nicholas D. Kristof is a columnist for The New York Times. Reach him at Facebook.com/Kristof, Twitter.com/NickKristof or c/o The New…

May 22, 2018

Dear Abby

Man fulfills his vows to dying wife

I tried to care for her at home, but over the last year and a half, it became too difficult.…

May 22, 2018

Action Line

City Market will ‘address’ problems with door sign

City Market staffers estimate that it has taken eight years for anyone to notice the spelling error on the busy…

May 21, 2018

David Brooks

Brooks: Gaza violence shows us how extremism corrupts

I see the situation through the “extremism corrupts everybody” narrative. My narrative starts with the idea that the creation of…

May 21, 2018

Dear Abby

Arm-wrestle failure changes couple

Trixi made a muscle. When I complimented her on her impressive arm definition, she responded I should see my girlfriend’s.…

May 21, 2018