Columnists

Dear Abby

Teen caretaker gets no adult respect

I know it shouldn’t bother me, yet it does. After raising my younger siblings by myself and taking care of…

March 24, 2018

The Tourism Effect

How to connect with potential tourists

In order of importance in our 2018 budget, we invest almost half of our dollars into digital media, followed by…

March 23, 2018

Marc Thiessen

Thiessen: Liberals don’t hate America and conservatives are not racists

Marc Thiessendu1-i-syn Why? Because he insulted my mother. Trailing his Democratic opponent in a district Donald Trump won by 20…

March 23, 2018

Dear Abby

Miscarriage leaves woman speechless

I have never been able to easily express my emotions. In emotional situations I just go blank and my mind…

March 23, 2018

From our Congressman

Armano: Budget riders undermine clean water, healthy rivers

Kara Armanodu1-i-syn As an angler, I understand that rivers are all connected and part of a greater ecosystem, and keeping…

March 22, 2018

Thomas Friedman

Friedman: Get me back my Turkey

Thomas L. FriedmanCREDIT: Josh Haner/The New York Times A few weeks later the Bedouin chief’s camel was stolen. His sons…

March 22, 2018

From our Congressman

Duran: Protecting Coloradans from discrimination

Crisanta Durandu1-i-syn I’ll skip the name-calling and stick to the facts. Each year, the CCRD investigates hundreds of claims of…

March 22, 2018

Dear Abby

Wife longs for life away from house

From the outside, it would seem like we have a perfect life. In reality, Tom does his own thing. He…

March 22, 2018

Mike Littwin

Littwin: With layoffs, Post owners are looting the public trust

Mike Littwin, The Colorado Independentdu1-i-syn Well, I’m sick of lamenting. The question now is what can we do about it.…

March 21, 2018

Healing Nutrition

Are your ‘gut’ and brain really connected?

Often, there are two key issues to blame. The first is the lack of the brain’s primary fuel source glucose…

March 21, 2018

Dear Abby

Unfaithful man struggles to tell wife

Last month, I was invited to go on a trip overseas and was hesitant about asking my wife. Once I…

March 21, 2018

Dear Abby

Abuse increases in marriage

After our third year of marriage, my husband started to rape me. No one knows except an ex-sister-in-law. At first,…

March 20, 2018

From the U.S. Senate

Bennet: No, Congress isn’t gutting Dodd-Frank

Sen. Michael Bennetdu1-i-syn When we passed the bill in 2010, the right howled about its new regulations and consumer protections.…

March 20, 2018

Nicholas Kristof

Kristof: A parable of self-destruction

Nicholas Kristofdu1-i-syn Who built them? How did they get there? And who fitted some of them with giant red stone…

March 20, 2018

Action Line

Building lacks charm, bootleggers or Russians

An in-depth investigation of the ugly, brown building on the corner of Aspen and Plymouth drives failed to uncover an…

March 19, 2018

Students on Point

Swanson: Toxic masculinity and the way we raise our boys

Gracie Swansondu1-i-syn “‘Be a man’ is one of the most destructive phrases in this culture,” states former NFL player Joe…

March 19, 2018

Dear Abby

Woman hides past addiction

I was an addict. It was a long addiction that left me homeless and almost killed me many times. I…

March 19, 2018

The Travel Troubleshooter

Frustration takes flight over seat assignment fees

But American Airlines wouldn’t give her a new seat assignment unless she forked over another $42. She refused. Shadur, an…

March 18, 2018

Dear Abby

Disabled wife tired of messy man

I actually did it at one point. I moved into a cheap mobile home, but he sold the house and…

March 18, 2018

Thinking Green

Interior Department hears resistance to energy leases

As the Trump administration attempts to accelerate energy development through its self-described energy dominance agenda, it’s encountering significant blowback, some…

March 17, 2018

On Education

Bidwell: Science has much to teach us about our world

Marcie Bidwelldu1-i-syn Why? We are driven by a curiosity about what we see in the San Juan Mountains and the…

March 17, 2018

From the State House

McLachlan: Broadband deployment in rural Colorado

Rep. Barbara McLachlan (D-Durango)du1-i-syn Those without have to work in coffee shops, library parking lots or during lunch at work.…

March 17, 2018

From our Congressman

Costello and Moore: Federal budget poison pills – policy riders risk clean air, public health

Congress is working on a federal funding bill right now that endangers public health and the environment. The bill includes…

March 17, 2018

What's Up Downtown

Downtown ambassadors take to the streets

BID’s Ambassador program starts today. If you are downtown for St. Patrick’s Day during the day, you will see them…

March 17, 2018