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Smoker gave it up almost 50 years ago

DEAR ABBY: I often see ads about stopping smoking. I’d like to share my story of success in overcoming this filthy habit in the hope that it may help someone else. I smoked four packs of non...

Exploring and learning about AI together to build an informed, connected community

Artificial intelligence is not a future technology. It is here. Much like electricity transformed manufacturing and the internet gave rise to the knowledge economy, AI is creating massive ch...

Daylight saving time: Our twice-yearly experiment in confusion and time travel

That is not a misspelling in the title. It is saving, not savings, time. We all recently set our clocks back an hour. If you didn’t, that may be the reason you have been early to everything ...

Charles Wecker plays album-release show

Cheers to the singer-songwriters. It’s the John Prines and Lucinda Williamses, along with those up and comers of the singer songwriter realm, who have that way of helping us all take a good ...

In the mind’s eye let us call upon this quiet moment

A few things happened as I ran my errands, and they put me in mind of an 1804 poem by the English Romantic, William Wordsworth. I was reminded that, despite a few unfamiliar words, perhaps, ...

Public land patriots: SJMA Volunteers Help the Forest

As we enter fall and aspen leaves have turned in the high country, there are fewer U.S. Forest Service personnel to help monitor, preserve and protect our federal public lands. Bu dget cuts ...

A fair and accessible grant system means stronger nonprofits and communities

At the Four Corners Rainbow Youth Center, our mission is to build a brave, anti-racist and nonjudgmental space for 2SLGBTQIA+ youth, families and allies in Southwest Colorado. Every day, we ...

Gift-giving season reminder to give ‘thanks’

DEAR ABBY: I think you once wrote that failure to thank people for gifts is the No. 1 complaint you receive. Well, I can see why! My daughters, grandchildren, nieces and nephew not only fail...

Your winter metabolism

Why does colder weather change how we eat and burn energy? Is it the shorter days, the cold air rolling off the La Plata Mountains or those cozy comfort foods? It’s really all of these – eac...

Funding for Healthy School Meals for All means active kids and business for local farmers

I’m proud to say that Tuesday was a win for Colorado families with the passage of Propositions LL and MM, which will extend the Healthy School Meals for All program and boost SNAP assistance...

Ex can’t get abuser out of mind

DEAR ABBY: I just left a verbally and physically abusive relationship. I suffer from mental illness, and “Scott” made it worse. We lived together for almost four years. I could beat myself u...

Early child care: The essential industry powering La Plata County’s workforce and economy

In the rollout of the La Plata Early Childcare Investment Plan, we highlight the economic opportunity that growth in our local early child care system will bring to our community. We can bet...