Columnists

Dating stumps young college girl

I have been asked out several times, and I feel comfortable going, but I feel dishonest when I don’t tell…

February 10, 2018

Durango Nature Studies

Understanding our environment is an important step to loving it

At Durango Nature Studies, we’re in the midst of our “Surviving and Thriving in Winter” programs. Most days our staff…

Creating Community

It’s almost Valentine’s Day: Let’s talk about intimacy

The topic of intimacy and adults with intellectual disabilities can be rife with controversy, and not without valid reasons. Statistics…

On the Run

Winter trails abound

In the 35 years that I have lived in Durango, I have seen drier than normal winters but not one…

From the Extension Office

Despite the headlines, not all wheat is bad for you

Whole grains should make up at least half of total grain intake and have been linked to health benefits, such…

Froma Harrop

Harrop: The tax cuts are truly a crummy deal for most of us

Froma Harropdu1-i-syn The House minority leader’s riff on the tax bill as “crumbs” for average Americans bombed on two fronts.…

Living choice causes family rift

Ever since her mother (my daughter) found out my granddaughter wants to live with me, she has forbidden her to…

Culture Gulch

MET Live delivers Love Potion No. 9

Brimming with stock characters, melodramatic story line and the sudden discovery of a rich uncle, “The Elixir of Love” couldn’t…

Douthat: The taming of a demagogue

Ross Douthat(CREDIT: Josh Haner/The New York Times) I am less persuaded, however, by the argument that what leading Republicans have…

Nicholas Kristof

Kristof: Woody Allen meets #MeToo

Nicholas Kristofdu1-i-syn “That he got away with what he did to me haunted me as I grew up,” she wrote.…

Dowd: A goddess, a mogul and a mad genius

Maureen Dowd<br><br>(CREDIT: Fred R. Conrad / The New York Times)du1-i-syn She has been raped. She has been sexually assaulted. She…

Car from son becomes burden

During the last five years this “gift” has been nothing but a sore spot. If I get a ding from…

Healing Nutrition

Carbohydrates: The good, the bad and the ugly

It’s been a long time since I’ve seen a client who hasn’t tried a low-carb diet. However, humans have eaten…

February 7, 2018

Thompson: The public land sellout

They will pay as little as $2 per acre for control of parcels in southeastern Utah’s canyon country, Wyoming sage…

February 7, 2018

Wife wants to date others

I exercise six days a week, but I need someone to talk to, to share life with. I tell my…

February 7, 2018

Father’s wife suffering depression

She’s always putting the girls first and is stressed out because there’s never enough time in the day to do…

February 6, 2018

Reynolds: State of our union is closely linked to the state of our climate

Mark Reynolds Last year, natural disasters produced between $300 billion to $400 billion dollars of record-shattering damage. The severe weather…

February 6, 2018

Hanlon: People shouldn’t have to choose between health care and a meal

Karl Hanlon In 2016, Republicans took complete control of the federal government – both houses of Congress and the presidency…

February 6, 2018

Action Line

Don’t be taken in by the ‘taking out’ of fourth-graders

As tempting as it is to call the anti-poaching hotline Operation Game Thief, the more appropriate authority to inform would…

Watch Yore Topknot

Riding along in the litter

Tom James Empty snuff cans. Cigarette butts. Old wire from replaced fence lines and an occasional tire. This day I…

To succeed, FLC must recognize and own its identity

Colton Branstetter At first, it was nice to feel like we had a say in things. However, as time has…

From the Extension Office

Gardeners, this measurement will tell you a lot about your soil

So I see us being inundated with news about the drought for the foreseeable future, and I’ll be adding to…

Gender opinions split family

Our family will never have the traditional holidays again because Alex doesn’t want his daughters, ages 13 and 10, around…