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Husband’s wandering eye no secret

DEAR ABBY: My husband and I have been married for 18 years. It’s a second marriage for both of us. He cheated on his ex with me. Soon after we were married, he told me that, given the chance...

DATE: Aug 29, 2023 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

Silverman: An open letter to Trump’s prosecutors

Dear Jack, Fani and Alvin: Thank you for your prosecutions of Donald Trump. I want to help. Decades ago, I prosecuted many of Denver’s worst criminals. Your cases stir old instincts. Here ar...

DATE: Aug 28, 2023 | CATEGORY: Opinion

‘Tax the daylights’ out of some ammunition

Had you been caught, said the Border Patrol officer, your behavior would have been treated as an armed invasion of the Republic of Mexico. He was addressing me and some friends after finding...

DATE: Aug 28, 2023 | CATEGORY: Opinion

‘Vigorous standards’ needed to govern pipelines

An estimated 3 million miles of gas pipelines crisscross the U.S. When these pipelines leak, harmful pollutants are released that threaten our communities’ safety, exacerbate the climate cri...

DATE: Aug 28, 2023 | CATEGORY: Opinion

America’s export of gun violence is a bipartisan outrage

President Joe Biden’s administration is inadvertently worsening the very problem it is trying to solve – the migrant crisis at the southern border – by facilitating a surge in gun-fueled vio...

DATE: Aug 28, 2023 | CATEGORY: Opinion

Tough market for puppies, Rolexes since pandemic

What's a better bet? A puppy or a Patek Philippe watch? With central bankers still trying to wrestle with inflation, there is one category where prices have been plummeting – pets. Demand fo...

DATE: Aug 28, 2023 | CATEGORY: Opinion

Tight downtown squeeze? Try holding your breath

Dear Action Line: What is the deal with the impasse that occurs when a pickup truck or Sprinter van (with bike racks, it’s even worse) parks on either side of 11th Street, between Main a...

DATE: Aug 27, 2023 | CATEGORY: Action Line

Mother-in-law makes herself at home

DEAR ABBY: How do I get my mother-in-law to stop dropping by without calling first? My husband and I have been married for 26 years. Both of us have asked her nicely over the years to please...

DATE: Aug 26, 2023 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

First Durango Art Week kicks off Sept. 15

Visit Durango is calling all La Plata County artists, curators, galleries, businesses, nonprofits and anyone in the art field to participate in the first Durango Arts Week. The weeklong cel...

DATE: Aug 25, 2023 | CATEGORY: The Tourism Effect

‘Reducing trees by logging won’t preclude wildfire spread’

The Lahaina fire on the Hawaiian island of Maui offers some insights into why the current U.S. Forest Service policy of focusing on fuel reduction is misguided. The wildfire began in grassla...

DATE: Aug 25, 2023 | CATEGORY: Opinion

Man’s lack of concern worries spouse

DEAR ABBY: My husband and I are in our 30s. I love him, and I’m worried because he has a “laissez-faire” attitude about everything – especially his health. He has had high cholesterol for fi...

DATE: Aug 24, 2023 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

Safe, appropriate use of antibiotics a priority

Without question, one of the greatest advances in medicine in the last century has been the introduction of antibiotics. In fact, it is reasonable to say that we currently live in the “antib...

DATE: Aug 24, 2023 | CATEGORY: La Plata Health Watch

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