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Mike Littwin

Littwin: Can Hickenlooper and Kasich come up with health care plan?

Mike Littwin, The Colorado Independentdu1-i-syn Nobody appointed them to the job. I checked to be sure. And as far as…

August 11, 2017

Dear Abby

Spouse can’t fix mother-in-law situation

Her behavior upsets my wife, which angers me to the point that I have no desire to ever cross paths…

August 11, 2017

From our Congressman

Shifman: Time for a national conversation about legal marijuana

Neil Shifmandu1-i-syn People have strong opinions about the legalization of marijuana – but how often are those opinions based on…

August 10, 2017

From the Extension Office

La Plata County Fair brings out the best in our community

A time to hear kids laugh, watch them focus during their time in front of a fair judge and hear…

August 9, 2017

From our Congressman

Brooks: Getting Trump out of my brain

David Brooksdu1-i-syn But as I tried to click the link a Bartleby-like voice in my head said, “I would prefer…

August 9, 2017

Dear Abby

Woman has frightening dates

She dated one of them on the down low for two years because she was embarrassed by how he behaved…

August 9, 2017

From our Congressman

Krugman: What’s next for progressives?

Paul Krugmandu1-i-syn This represents a huge victory for progressives, who did a startlingly good job of marshaling facts, mobilizing public…

August 8, 2017

Dear Abby

Gym client angry at trainer

My boyfriend works out with another trainer there, and during his workout, I approached him and his trainer and expressed…

August 8, 2017

Duane Smith

Smith: Region’s contribution to war effort considerable

Durango’s smelter played a role in the developing of the atomic bomb. Under government contract, the United States Vanadium Corporation…

August 7, 2017

From our Congressman

Reality TV: ‘The Pompadours of 1600 Pennsylvania’

Charles Krauthammerdu1-i-syn But even as the cocksure sycophant’s gobsmacking spectacle stole the show, something of real importance took place a…

August 7, 2017

From our Congressman

James: Taking part in celebrations of life

Tom Jamesdu1-i-syn It makes me smile that they call it “a celebration of life” these days. That’s nice. Much better…

August 7, 2017

Dear Abby

Man seems to be a friend only when he needs a hand

We hear from Roy only when he’s down on his luck or needs help moving or lifting something. Last year…

August 7, 2017

Action Line

County would scrap any initiative to limit junk

Junky property is certainly a woe. But enacting “laws that force people to clean up” would prompt some residents to…

August 6, 2017

Dear Abby

Mom’s hoarding tendencies are crowding daughter out

Additionally, I’ve discovered that she has several dozen boxes filled to the brim with every childhood toy and article of…

August 6, 2017

From the Extension Office

My Grandpa’s garden put baseball in the dugout

For me, summer was meant for baseball. Every day in June and July, the script was already written: wake up,…

August 5, 2017

From our Congressman

Williamson: 75th anniversary of the invasion of Guadalcanal, Aug. 7, 1942

The next month, he radioed his observations of Japanese construction of an airfield to alarmed allied authorities in Australia. After…

August 5, 2017

From our Congressman

Schultz: Forced to choose, a veteran gives up on America

Connie Schultz(Credit: Gus Chan /The Plain Dealer) Children born in America, some of them mere toddlers, held up handmade signs…

August 5, 2017

From the Chair

Westendorff: Coordinated fire response effective and extraordinary

Julie Westendorffdu1-i-syn But before we let the fire disappear from our rearview mirrors, I think it’s important to point out…

August 5, 2017

From our Congressman

Schultheis: Where is our century’s Gen. Smedley Butler?

Representatives of corporations like General Motors, Dupont, Bethlehem Steel and Alcoa had been visiting Mussolini, Franco, Hitler and company for…

August 5, 2017

Dear Abby

Abusive adoptive mother has no right to daughter’s money

My adoptive mother, on the other hand, expects me to hand her financial support every month and pay for her…

August 5, 2017

The Travel Troubleshooter

When is it OK to return to a site of disaster?

Like New Orleans, a city forever changed by Hurricane Katrina in 2005. Or Alabama’s Gulf Coast, peppered by oil pellets…

August 4, 2017

Creating Community

Have you considered adding more purpose to your giving?

Answering this question from time to time helps me to focus on what I am trying to accomplish and where…

August 4, 2017

Serving Veterans

Patient Advocates can help with veterans’ needs

According to the VA, the objective is to “collect, process and respond to the complaints of individual veterans in a…

August 4, 2017

Flies & Lies

How to fish with a Wild Bunch

They have grown past the cute puppy stage and are now wild and crazy. So, I have renamed them the…

August 4, 2017