Columnists

Fiber: The first step to preventing diabetes

The easiest “first step” to improve pre-diabetes and diabetes with nutrition is to focus on increasing your fiber intake. There…

November 28, 2018

David Leonhardt

Who wants to play Monopoly? America, do you?

The colonists were not responding to a tax increase. They were responding to the Tea Act of 1773, which granted…

November 27, 2018

David Brooks

The Establishment will save the working classes

We could spend them as we’ve spent the last two: Express daily contempt from within the safety of our political…

November 26, 2018

Guest Columns

City has ethics, do you?

Durango’s codes recognize whattoo often goes missing in the rest of the U.S.

November 26, 2018

Guest Columns

The return of buffalo gives hope for community

As each calf struggles to stand and walk, the hearts of tribal members celebrate their own survival, their strength in…

November 26, 2018

Action Line

Durango goes green with all these blooming bags

Bicyclists on the Animas River Trail pass a plastic bag of dog waste left between the trail and the Animas…

November 26, 2018

La Plata Health Watch

Flu vaccine is safe, effective protection for children

This is despite the fact that influenza vaccine is the single most effective strategy not only to prevent influenza but…

November 26, 2018

Dear Abby

Business trip raises questions

DEAR WORRIED: Although alcohol can be a part of an important bonding ritual across East Asia, your son may be…

November 26, 2018

Kathleen Parker

Don’t forget the new normal that is not normal

This is to say, the everyday machinations and human behaviors typical within a healthy, robust society have shifted gears and…

November 25, 2018

Population Matters

Good things in family planning

My perception is that people are starting to realize the advantages of having small families. Their motivation is two-fold. Many…

November 24, 2018

Guest Columns

City and county elections saw terrific turnout

du1-i-syn As the above quote from journalist Susan Orlean states, every vote makes a difference. In Colorado, we strive to…

November 24, 2018

Adventures in Motherhood

Kids declare themselves in so many different ways

The sun is just rising, except it’s snowing and everything has been transformed. The magpies, who come for the butchering…

November 24, 2018

What's Up Downtown

It’s starting to look like the holidays

The 11th annual Be Local Coupon Book release party is from 5 to 8 p.m. on Wednesday at Derailed Pour…

November 24, 2018

The Travel Troubleshooter

Holiday travel isn’t easy. Don’t make it harder

They’ll ask me how to avoid the agony of holiday travel. And at about this time every year, I really…

November 24, 2018

Dear Abby

Opposing views could doom couple

Recently, my boyfriend’s mother and I got into an argument about my support and advocacy for the LGBTQ community. She’s…

November 23, 2018

Stewards of the Land

10th Mountain Division members are World War II heroes

10th Mountain troops were outfitted in white uniforms and white wooden skis in 1944.Courtesy of Denver Public Library San Juan…

November 23, 2018

From the Humane Society

Want a better relationship with your pup? Remind, don’t correct

Often when I get called in to help with a dog issue, one of the factors in both the problem…

November 23, 2018

Kathleen Parker

Paradise lost: We suffer, grieve when others do

But all is not political, as nature increasingly reminds us. The fires in California that destroyed lives, homes and towns…

November 23, 2018

David Leonhardt

Polis, Ocasio-Cortez are wrong on student debt

But they can use their House majority to do more than investigate Trump. Democrats can hold hearings and pass bills…

November 21, 2018

Dear Abby

Dad wants slacker gamer son out of the house

I don’t know what to do. He’s my son, but he is a user and feels he’s entitled to live…

November 20, 2018

David Brooks

What happened to conservatism? It degenerated.

She’s recalling a party she threw on Dec. 31, 1999, at her home in Poland. Many of the hundred-odd guests…

November 19, 2018

Action Line

Rules lack teeth for defining a ‘healthy snack’

The “Healthy Snacks” aisle in the Durango Walmart features a wide selection of flavored popcorns, candy-based trail mixes and heavily…

November 19, 2018

The Travel Troubleshooter

Before renting the car, get the real cost

They do. But not for much longer. Epstein’s base rate for a weekly rental came to a reasonable $280. But…

November 19, 2018

Dear Abby

Politics ruining a friendship

I feel it has become a one-way conversation, and she’s not interested in listening to me. This is extremely upsetting…

November 19, 2018