Columnists

Littwin: Trump crosses yet another line

Mike Littwin, The Colorado Independent Maybe the most depressing thing about the death and chaos in Charlottesville is just that.…

August 17, 2017

Dear Abby

Pregnant girlfriend wants marriage

With this pregnancy coming to term, I keep throwing hints to him about us becoming engaged, but he brushes them…

August 17, 2017

Nicholas Kristof

We’ve run away from home to find ourselves again

In contrast to many advanced countries, we have a vast and spectacular publicly owned wilderness, mostly free and available to…

August 16, 2017

Dear Abby

Mother continues affair with married man

This affair has been going on for years. I tried broaching the subject with her, but she said it’s her…

August 16, 2017

Thoughts Along The Way

To every thing, a season?

Of course, any of these can be rushed. Modern technology and pharmacology can be brought to bear as a woman…

August 15, 2017

From our Congressman

Krugman: At heart, Donald Trump is not a real American

PAUL KRUGMAN, New York Times She was harshly condemned for those remarks, and rightly so – and not just because…

August 15, 2017

From our Congressman

Keillor: We need truth tellers in this ‘Age of Sensitivity’

Garrison Keillor, creator and former host of "A Prairie Home Companion." (AP Photo/Jeff Baenen) Nobody to remind me of the…

August 15, 2017

Dear Abby

Parents disapprove of interracial couple

When his parents tell him to break off relations with me, he listens patiently and defends his affection for me.…

August 15, 2017

From our Congressman

Trump needs a trip to the White House library

Michael Gerson – The Washington Post But what he is now busy doing is managing a global crisis with nuclear…

August 14, 2017

Dear Abby

Husband quits smoking, keeps drinking

The problem is, when he drinks he gets drunk – which I’m used to – but then he starts saying…

August 14, 2017

Action Line

Sign makes perfect sense in a town that doesn’t

The sign at the U.S. Highway 550/160 intersection offers contradictory directions for bicyclists who brave the busy crossroads.Lane Turner/Special to…

August 13, 2017

What's up in Durango Skies

Pinhole projection method can be fun way to view eclipse

I have never seen a total eclipse. However, I have seen many partial solar eclipses, including the annular eclipse that…

August 13, 2017

The Travel Troubleshooter

Checking your work email on vacation? You’re not alone.

More than 62 percent of travelers say they plan to check their work-related email and voice mail, according to a…

August 13, 2017

Dear Abby

Old timer wants to share life stories

Lonely? Yes, a bit. At holidays, some family members give this old geezer attention, which I appreciate. When they look…

August 13, 2017

Money Savvy

The stupidest thing you can do with money

Given that, it shouldn’t surprise you that Freakonomics (www.freakonomics.com) is one of my favorite podcasts. Freakonomics explores the hidden side…

August 12, 2017

From our Congressman

A great time for a fresh start: Becky Mitchell and Colorado’s Water Plan has a chance for a fresh start

Here’s why. Water management continues to be one of the trickiest out-of-sight, out-of-mind challenges of our era. Water resources are…

August 12, 2017

Joyce Rankin

Rankin: What is Colorado doing for its high-achieving students?

Joyce Rankin Me, too. It’s a frequently used phrase around the Colorado Department of Education. Recently, I was having a…

August 12, 2017

From our Congressman

Zimsky: Constitutional concerns surround our transient issue

While resolution of these policy matters falls within the political realm, the debate is necessarily framed by legal considerations. Specifically,…

August 12, 2017

From our Congressman

David Brooks: Time for a change at the helm of Google

David Brooks The first actor is James Damore, who wrote the memo. In it, he was trying to explain why…

August 12, 2017

Dear Abby

Rivalry upsets happy future

Six weeks before April was born, Adam began seeing a girl we both knew from high school. The girl, “Jenny,”…

August 12, 2017

Gulliford's Travels

The sublime Yampa: Quiet canoe miles on a free-flowing, wild river

I couldn’t believe it, but there we were in June on a Centennial Canoe Outfitters trip for the San Juan…

August 11, 2017

Creating Community

Fight must go on to save lives, livelihoods of people with disabilities

Since their overwhelming victories in November, Republicans have bandied about notions of capping and block-granting Medicaid payments to states. The…

August 11, 2017

Durango Nature Studies

The season for migration brings me back to Durango

Weberdu1-i-syn Flocks of geese are seen flying overhead in their “V” formation. Elk and deer are starting to move down…

August 11, 2017

On the Run

Sharing a love of exercise and health

“I decided I didn’t like the way my body felt, so I really got into running which led to my…

August 11, 2017