Columnists

How to get more from your local tourism office

du1-i-syn Check out Durango.org for complete area information, including ideas on what to do, what to see, where to dine…

May 4, 2019

Dear Abby

Connection to former in-laws fades

His family wanted to stay in touch with me afterward because they still loved me. I felt the same, so…

May 3, 2019

Stewards of the Land

Steps to take before wildfire season heats up

After the last few years left Southwest Colorado with exceptional drought conditions, winter 2019 brought welcome relief. As the snow…

May 3, 2019

Creating Community

San Juan Basin Public Health adds SafeCare Colorado Program

Conflicting information about child-rearing coming from friends, family, doctors and social media is overwhelming and constantly changing. It’s easy to…

May 3, 2019

Flies & Lies

Solutions for high water

It is now May, and the ski area is still open. Some of the lakes are still iced over, and…

May 3, 2019

Dear Abby

Son gone but leaving clothes behind

We would like our guests to have space when they come to visit, and we are also trying to downsize…

May 3, 2019

Downtown Lowdown

P.J. Moon right at home in Durango

Liggettdu1-i-syn The well runs pretty deep when it comes to people making music here, as long-established bands like The Crags…

May 2, 2019

Guest Columns

A despicable cartoon in The New York Times

Except that The Times wasn’t explaining anti-Semitism. It was purveying it. It did so in a cartoon in which a…

May 2, 2019

Robert Samuelson

Candidates ignore cost of an aging population

The two programs alone constituted 45 percent of the non-interest federal budget in 2018, a share that the trustees say…

May 1, 2019

Healing Nutrition

The next best thing to detox

However, not all bodies can handle a detox. If you’re eating a standard American diet filled with sugar and processed…

May 1, 2019

Dear Abby

Gay wife resolves to end her marriage

Although Joe isn’t infirm or mentally deficient, he has a hard time making decisions on his own. He’ll read something,…

May 1, 2019

From the Chamber

Have a voice in our economy

For many years, he presented before Leadership La Plata – and this is an anecdotal story because it happened during…

April 30, 2019

David Brooks

Rituals comfort by reminding us we’re not alone

There should be a ritual for when a felon has finished his sentence and is welcomed back whole into the…

April 29, 2019

Action Line

Seniors won’t get in hot water being adults at Trimble

A pass to Trimble Hot Springs got one Action Line reader wondering why it has an upper age limit.Courtesy of…

April 29, 2019

La Plata Health Watch

Pain in your upper abdomen? It might be your gallbladder

Usually, bile is produced by the liver and drains through a tube into the gallbladder where it is stored until…

April 28, 2019

Thomas Friedman

We do need a wall – and a bigger, smarter gate

Guided by a U.S. Border Patrol team, I also traveled along the border right down to where the newest 18-foot-high…

April 28, 2019

The Travel Troubleshooter

Rethink that emergency exit row seat

The rows leading to the “overwing” emergency exits usually still have the humane 36 inches of space necessary for quick…

April 28, 2019

Guest Columns

Winning the black vote

It helps to start by knowing African-Americans are not one bloc

April 27, 2019

Population Matters

This is modern natural family planning

The Doctors Billings claimed their method was very effective, could be used easily by any couple and was approved by…

April 27, 2019

Dear Abby

Former stepdad seeks more contact

Now that he and Mom are no longer together, he has been contacting me wanting to spend time with me.…

April 26, 2019

Shelf Life

Library wants to help with career, technology skills

One of the difficulties that library staff experiences relates to how we market our programs to the communities we serve.…

April 26, 2019

From the State House

We must do better on school lunch

At a Durango middle school last week, a hand-written sign in the cafeteria that troubled me said “Kiddos – partial…

April 26, 2019

Fareed Zakaria

Assaults on central banks will leave us naked

Elected leaders – from Donald Trump to Turkey’s Recep Tayyip Erdogan to India’s Narendra Modi – have been steadily attacking…

April 26, 2019

Dear Abby

Affair that led to a long marriage remains a secret

Since no one knows about our affair, I’m wondering what I should do with our love letters and the poems…

April 26, 2019