Columnists

Look where we need family planning the most

– Ann and Paul Ehrlich, Population Bomb, 1968 Impact = Population x Affluence (consumption) x Technology – Ehrlich and Holdren,…

April 22, 2017

From our Congressman

A dog’s death in the rural West teaches an uncommon lesson

Butcherdu1-i-syn When we turned for home, it didn’t surprise me that Belle wasn’t with us. She’s a hound, and her…

April 22, 2017

From our Congressman

Voting the first step on new path for LPEA

As a cooperative, each director on the board is mandated to represent the members through the co-op principle of democratic…

April 22, 2017

From the State Senate

Much accomplished, remains with three weeks to go

Senator Don Coramdu1-i-syn In the past, I have seen that a bill will be run four or five years before…

April 22, 2017

From the Mayor

New council, civic conversations to set city priorities

du1-i-syn This week marked the biennial transition to a new City Council, with the swearing-in of Dean Brookie for a…

April 22, 2017

What's Up Downtown

BID gears up for summer

The summer months of June, July and August are the best season of the year for local businesses with the…

April 21, 2017

Adventures in Motherhood

Desert journey redefines our ‘family trip’

We’re used to camping at some remote and ragged spot that Dan pinpoints on a map based on its proximity…

April 21, 2017

Clubhouse Porch

Change comes with the 36th year of Clubhouse Porch

That being said, welcome to the new twice-monthly Clubhouse Porch which comes to you in the Saturday weekend edition. I…

April 21, 2017

Columnists

Got cat issues? There’s usually a cause for feline frustration

La Plata County Humane Society Dogs have owners and cats have staff. I have always liked that saying, as it…

April 21, 2017

Froma Harrop

The thankfully short ascendancy of Steve Bannon

Froma Harropdu1-i-syn But the political aide was allowed to keep his desk. It made sense for Trump to keep the…

April 21, 2017

Dear Abby

New study aims at stopping alzheimer’s before it starts

The good news is that we are now starting prevention trials to try to stop memory loss before it begins!…

April 20, 2017

La Plata Health Watch

Diet, exercise can prevent nation’s leading killer

It is the epidemic of cardiovascular disease. Heart disease, stroke and other cardiovascular diseases kill more than 800,000 people each…

April 20, 2017

Thomas Friedman

Coal museum sees future in solar; Trump does not

Thomas L. Friedman, a two-time Pulitzer Prize winner for The New York Times, became the paper’s foreign-affairs columnist in 1995…Previously,…

April 20, 2017

Dear Abby

Ex-wife’s anger at friend’s betrayal spills over to daughter

My daughter, with whom I am very close, continues to have a relationship with this woman. While I know it’s…

April 19, 2017

Dear Abby

Wife used to swinging free now feels one string attached

I’m so attracted to “Nick” that I dream about him and have met him outside our marriages. I know it’s…

April 19, 2017

Neighbors

Memorial fund established for Scott Hagler’s mother

Herald Neighbors Columnist The perfect way to remember a talented musician is to help the next generation of aspiring musicians…

April 19, 2017

From our Congressman

N.Y. college plan tries, fails to do good with government

David Brooksdu1-i-syn Cuomo presides over a state with a rich diversity of educational institutions. But he also presides over a…

April 19, 2017

From our Congressman

The Financial CHOICE Act is needed to create jobs and opportunities for Americans

du1-i-syn This piece of legislation and its associated financial regulations made an already complex regulatory environment even more complicated, made…

April 18, 2017

From our Congressman

Why don’t all jobs matter?

KRUGMAN-MUGdu1-i-syn Meanwhile, last week the Treasury Department officially (and correctly) declined to name China as a currency manipulator, making nonsense…

April 18, 2017

Dear Abby

Dear Abby: Family nanny is conflicted about exposing dad’s bias

The children have now begun to repeat these comments, pointing out large people when we are in public, or saying…

April 17, 2017

Dear Abby

Dear Abby: Woman set for divorce except for legal fee

Nine months ago, my husband walked out on me and our 3-year-old son. He has no interest in our child.…

April 17, 2017

Action Line

Horoscopes aren’t helping with your hazy fortunes

Action Line pondered metaphysical matters and gazed intently into his nearly empty coffee mug. There appeared an ominous message in…

April 17, 2017

From our Congressman

Trump’s stunning foreign policy reversal is an overdue wake up call

du1-i-syn On April 4, Trump declared: “I don’t want to be the president of the world. I’m the president of…

April 17, 2017

Neighbors

J. Paul and Debbie Brown are Cattlemen of the Year

Neighbors columnist It’s a busy time of year in the agricultural community, between cows calving, sheep lambing, crops to be…

April 16, 2017