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Dear Abby

Widower finds companionship, but isn’t ready for romance

Then a year ago, an old friend introduced me to “Elaine.” We hit it off immediately. We share the same…

June 27, 2017

Action Line

When building a fence, it’s best to be on the city’s good side

What an interesting concept, that a fence can have a “good” side and a “bad” side. Can lumber have a…

June 26, 2017

Nicholas Kristof

Kristof: Opioid crisis calls for national-level response

du1-i-syn For more than 100 years, death rates have been dropping for Americans, but now, because of opioids, death rates…

June 26, 2017

The Travel Troubleshooter

Beware of price increases when traveling solo

Hotel rates, cruise-ticket prices and tours quote rates based on double occupancy. Go alone and you’ll pay a single supplement…

June 25, 2017

Dear Abby

Woman takes a hands-off approach to blind dates

Lately, since I graduated, I have been on a string of blind dates. Men seem to want to hold my…

June 24, 2017

From our Congressman

Rubin: Which GOP senators will walk the plank for a bad bill?

Jennifer Rubindu1-i-syn The process is so reckless that you do wonder whether this is all for show. “According to two…

June 24, 2017

From our Congressman

Schultheis: Saudi Arabia – wagging the dog

Cliff Vancura/Durango Herald Anointing the Saudi royal family the de facto bosses of global Islam and naming them America’s closest…

June 24, 2017

Population Matters

Grossman: Revisiting the real pioneers in family planning history

Both of these notions about the history of family planning are wrong. These two “firsts” actually belong to people who…

June 24, 2017

From our Congressman

West: Inaccurate statistics skew views on rape

du1-i-syn Dr. Carol Huser wrote, “I’ve read that around 40 percent of rape allegations turn out to be false.” Reporting…

June 24, 2017

From the Mayor

White: Transparent budget process welcomes public participation

du1-i-syn When I was a young academic, others took care of funding. When I became a college professor, I eventually…

June 24, 2017

Adventures in Motherhood

Clutching bows and simple pleasures in the woods

Your arrow can fly straight and smooth, loosed from the runway of your fingers like a bird fleeing a cat.…

June 23, 2017

Stewards of the Land

Food-conservation efforts have always been here

A victory garden poster put out by the U.S. Food Administration in about 1919.Courtesy San Juan Mountains Association April 2017…

June 23, 2017

Dear Abby

Communication gap sparked by dad

Because our dad didn’t approve, my brother made the plans behind our back and told Dad in an email. He…

June 23, 2017

La Plata Health Watch

Get out and have fun this summer, but do it safely

Summer means a break from school for the kids and the hectic routines of the academic year for parents. It’s…

June 23, 2017

From our Congressman

Krauthammer: Coherent American strategy needed in Syria

du1-i-syn It might appear a mindless mess, but the outlines are clear. The great Muslim civil war, centered in Syria,…

June 23, 2017

Dear Abby

Serial father keeps chummy relationships with his exes

The only thing that’s been on my mind lately is he has a lot of baggage. Those kids are from…

June 23, 2017

View from the Center

Newness, challenge and love at DAC and all around us

Haydu1-i-syn This is not new information for me or many of you reading this, but it has been lingering in…

June 22, 2017

From our Congressman

Kasich and Hickenlooper: A two-party approach to health care

It is clear that the bill passed by the House in May will not meet the challenges of our health…

June 22, 2017

Dear Abby

Girlfriend deserves to know about man’s abusive past

DEAR SURVIVOR: Yes, you should tell his girlfriend about it! You should also tell every one of your relatives. Where…

June 22, 2017

A Take on Tourism

Why IPW is a big deal for Colorado tourism

du1-i-syn Host cities of IPW typically see an increase of more than 700,000 international visitors and $1.7 billion in international…

June 21, 2017

From our Congressman

Bruni: For more and more Americans, I’m okay and you’re evil

Frank Brunidu1-i-syn To be seen in a thicket of hashtags and heard above the din, people screech. Passion and provocation…

June 21, 2017

From our Congressman

Brooks: Let’s not get carried away

David Brooksdu1-i-syn Now I confess I couldn’t follow all the actual allegations made in those essays. They were six jungles…

June 21, 2017

Dear Abby

Gal pals can’t see positives in woman’s open marriage

I love this man dearly, but neither of us want it to be full-time. I have children at home and…

June 21, 2017

Action Line

Downtown trashes river trail in waste basket count

Action Line recalls answering this Vital Question three years ago. Ah, yes … 2014. The Seahawks thrashed the Broncos 42-8…

June 20, 2017