Columnists

Dear Abby

Sister dreads family vacation

DEAR ABBY: I’m scheduled to go on a vacation with my mother and sister. It seemed like a fun idea…

September 19, 2023

Opinion

‘Time to start taking choice of president seriously’

Robertscca In politics, the coming year will be what we make of it. We can go on with what amounts…

September 18, 2023

Action Line

Why not reopen Wilson Gulch exit off U.S. Highway 160?

There will be roundabouts on either side of the “Bridge to the Future” when the Grandview interchange is fully functional,…

September 18, 2023

Opinion

Do full-body MRIs work? Ask your doctor, not Kim Kardashian

cca In an Instagram post last month that has racked up more than 3.4 million “likes,” Kim Kardashian poses in…

September 15, 2023

Downtown Lowdown

Where the Dead and Steely Dan meet

Steely Dan and the Grateful Dead are top bands of the rock canon. Two bands in who in their day…

September 14, 2023

Dear Abby

Wife returns to marriage

DEAR ABBY: I’ve been married for 34 years. During most of them, I was unfaithful. I never felt like I…

September 14, 2023

Opinion

Public can help shape Utah monument

Jonathan Thompson When President Joe Biden restored the original boundaries of both Grand Staircase-Escalante and Bears Ears national monuments in…

September 13, 2023

Dear Abby

Young adult has trouble building relationships

DEAR ABBY: I’m 26 and not currently in a relationship. I don’t have many friends. I’d like to have more,…

September 12, 2023

Healing Nutrition

IBS: The truth behind the myths and the power of diet

Irritable Bowel Syndrome, commonly known as IBS, is a term many of us have come across. But what exactly is…

September 12, 2023

Opinion

SJBPH emergency compensation: ‘This has become personal’

As the director of communications at San Juan Basin Public Health during part of the COVID-19 pandemic, I feel the…

September 10, 2023

Opinion

‘Electoral college system effectively disenfranchises most Americans’

cca Given everything that has happened in the last eight years, it is time to initiate a movement to rid…

September 10, 2023

Opinion

Mexico is unraveling and nobody seems to care

The Other Sidecca A local resident, who I’ll refer to as Mario, recently asked me to look over his immigration…

September 10, 2023

Action Line

Some very important idle chatter

The Clean Air for Schools: Engines Off! program, focused on reducing emissions from idling of cars of parents who are…

September 9, 2023

From the Extension Office

Despite shorter days, colder weather, we can still be active

You know fall and winter are approaching when … golden leaves emerge, you leave 10 minutes early to get ahead…

September 9, 2023

What's up in Durango Skies

Draco takes flight this time of year

Greetings stargazers. There is a dragon in our night sky. Draco is one of the circumpolar constellations that is above…

September 9, 2023

Gulliford's Travels

Cottonwood Wash, Bears Ears and the character of canyons

Cottonwood Wash is seen looking north to the Abajo Mountains. Used with permission of The Wildlands Conservancy. (Tim Peterson/Grand Canyon…

September 9, 2023

Dear Abby

Single woman unimpressed by today’s men

DEAR ABBY: I’m a 57-year-old, attractive, single, childless woman. Why is it that the men I meet are just plain…

September 9, 2023

Dear Abby

Introvert wants to avoid planned outing

DEAR ABBY: I am in a group of friends who are mainly from the same country. We bond pretty well…

September 9, 2023

Stewards of the Land

Colorado’s beauty is for everyone to enjoy: A trip on the trail

(Courtesy) On the heels of a thoroughly ground-soaking rain at the Nature Center last week, a group of energetic boys…

September 9, 2023

Creating Community

National disability provider crisis impacts local services

Last week, I had the pleasure of attending a statewide gathering of disability service providers where we explored the Colorado…

September 8, 2023

Opinion

Eh? Did you hear that? Or is it me?

Cross In a recent column, I criticized the intentional film technique of “Oppenheimer” director Christopher Nolan to make some of…

September 8, 2023

Opinion

‘Residents must understand consequences’ of Roberts Village Camp Durango

David Sanderlincca Can you trust our county codes to protect from development you never imagined? We in the Animas Valley…

September 8, 2023

Downtown Lowdown

Ragged Oak to play iAM MUSIC

Joshua Mendrala is a storyteller. His method of storytelling is through writing, something he’s wanted to do since he was…

September 7, 2023

Dear Abby

Man’s past troubles wife

DEAR ABBY: Two years before he met me, my husband of four years did something I feel was morally repugnant:…

September 6, 2023