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Horoscope for June 7, 2017

TAURUS (April 20 to May 20): Conversations about money and cash flow will take place in the next few weeks.…

June 6, 2017

Action Line

CDOT’s highway project is coming to a grinding halt

With the resurfacing of the concrete on Camino del Rio near College Drive and on north Main Avenue, some people…

June 6, 2017

Nicholas Kristof

Kristof: What monkeys can teach us about fairness

Nicholas Kristofdu1-i-syn Then the researcher randomly offered one monkey — in sight of a second — an even better deal:…

June 6, 2017

From our Congressman

Parker: Trump’s accidental ‘call to action’ sparks action

Kathleen Parkerdu1-i-syn All politics is local, they say, and personal responsibility begins at home. Hasn’t this always been one of…

June 6, 2017

Dear Abby

Man decries rampant false advertising on dating sites

You usually meet in a public place, so the gentlemanly thing to do is continue the encounter, only to not…

June 6, 2017

Get Growing

Give plants extra attention to help them thrive

It’s almost dry season, otherwise known as the month of June. Like clockwork, we all seem to stop our complaining…

June 5, 2017

From our Congressman

Weakened deterrence: an invitation to instability

du1-i-syn What’s the big deal? Didn’t he affirm a general commitment to NATO during his visit? Hadn’t he earlier sent…

June 5, 2017

Dear Abby

Transgender dad wants to be daughter’s ‘second mommy’

I have always been supportive of her transition, adopting her new name, feminine pronouns, etc., but now she wants something…

June 5, 2017

The Travel Troubleshooter

Rash of recent videos could affect airline regulation

She’s done flying, at least for now. “We’re driving,” says O’Leary, a software developer from Tampa. Jeff Kolker is finished…

June 4, 2017

Mike Littwin

Littwin: The body slammer wins – Is it all Trump’s fault?

Mike Littwin, The Colorado Independentdu1-i-syn The critical post-election question, of course, is what it all means (other than Democrats losing…

June 3, 2017

From our Congressman

Conversations, patience key to getting it right

du1-i-syn The first, through successfully petitioning the Federal Communications Commission to allow satellite carriers in La Plata County to make…

June 3, 2017

From our Congressman

Turner: Elevating action sports – a new vision for FLC athletics

I wrote that in 1999 for a Herald guest editorial. It was a poor choice of words to express the…

June 3, 2017

From our Congressman

Colby: It is well past time to lift the embargo on Cuba

du1-i-syn These days, however, many people in the U.S. think that the ban should be terminated so that the people…

June 3, 2017

Dear Abby

Errand runner is chagrined by size of lunchtime tips

Sometimes the office manager will give me cash from the firm account to pay, other times the lawyers give me…

June 3, 2017

Coroner's Report

Test case shows how viewpoints about a death can differ

We play these games alone and in groups. We play for fun and to sharpen our wits. We do it…

June 2, 2017

Clubhouse Porch

Recovery off the course; busy time on the greens

Hillcrest Golf Club It would be an understatement to say Hillcrest will be full of activity the next two weeks.…

June 2, 2017

A Take on Tourism

Plan Now for Visiting Friends and Relatives

Since groups of relatives include children of all ages, here are a few suggestions for free activities that everyone will…

June 2, 2017

Creating Community

Participate in public health emergency dispensing exercise

Popedu1-i-syn The purpose of the exercise is to test state and local Strategic National Stockpile Plans (Medical Countermeasure Dispensing and…

June 2, 2017

Authentic Aging

I’m making decisions about disposing of my corpse

Both of us are interested in green burial, burial into the soil in a manner that doesn’t inhibit decomposition but…

June 2, 2017

Froma Harrop

We can move past President Trump on climate change

Froma Harropdu1-i-syn Trump did say he’d come up with an answer in a week, and if he has by the…

June 2, 2017

Flies & Lies

Fly fishing Navajo Lake, don’t miss it

So, on July 30, 1958, construction began on Navajo Lake. Five years later, on April 20, 1963, Navajo Lake was…

June 2, 2017

Dear Abby

College student living at home is ready to fly after graduation

Now that I am about to graduate, I have been offered a job with a company in California. I am…

June 2, 2017

From the Extension Office

Acclaimed plant experts to share wisdom at Four Corners Horticulture Conference

The Durango Botanical Society helped create the garden at the Durango Public Library by the Animas River Trail. The society…

June 1, 2017

Thomas Friedman

Friedman: Trump’s America is the United American Emirate

Thomas L. Friedman, a two-time Pulitzer Prize winner for The New York Times, became the paper's foreign-affairs columnist in 1995…Previously,…

June 1, 2017