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Moving on from 2020 without Rita

I saw a joke the other day on the internet saying that “2020” is going to be considered a term used for profanity. We have a new four-letter word in our vernacular. I laughed (we ...

DATE: Dec 5, 2020 | CATEGORY: From the Chamber

Mom sides with son-in-law over daughter

Dear Abby: I got divorced a year ago. Before it became final, there were many court appearances. My husband told my mother we were divorcing because I was unfaithful, which is true. What...

DATE: Dec 4, 2020 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

Celebrating gratitude during a global pandemic

This year’s Thanksgiving was markedly different. Many of us followed the vital public health protocols to limit celebrations to those in our households, upending generations of tradition cen...

DATE: Dec 4, 2020 | CATEGORY: Creating Community

Biden needs to rollback the rollbacks on the environment

In early 2017, not long after President Donald Trump moved into the White House, his chief adviser, Steve Bannon, said the administration’s aim was the “deconstruction of the administrative ...

DATE: Dec 4, 2020 | CATEGORY: Guest Columns

Thomas Friedman: Dear Joe, Iran is not about the nukes anymore

With the assassination by Israel of Iran’s top nuclear warhead designer, the Middle East is promising to complicate Joe Biden’s job from Day One. President-elect Biden knows the region well,...

DATE: Dec 4, 2020 | CATEGORY: Guest Columns

Tension makes holiday outlook bleak

Dear Abby: I woke up crying this morning. The holidays are fast approaching, and many of them I spent with my younger sister “Leyla” and her family. It has been a tradition because our p...

DATE: Dec 3, 2020 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

(DJ)-Calvin lays down funky beats

Local musician Jesse Ogle’s new project, (DJ)-Calvin, finds the musician stepping into new roles. Known locally and regionally as the bass player in J Calvin and Hello Dollface, ...

DATE: Dec 3, 2020 | CATEGORY: Downtown Lowdown

Caring for your ‘winter organs,’ aka the kidneys

December marks the official beginning of winter – the season that beckons us to come inside, slow down, and rest more. When traditional Chinese medicine was first developed, it wa...

DATE: Dec 2, 2020 | CATEGORY: Nourishing Morsels

Trust issues are remnants of past

Dear Abby: Marriage is considered to be imperative in my religion and culture. I’m 29 and still not married. I have commitment and trust issues with guys. I have been in only three relat...

DATE: Dec 1, 2020 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

Bayfield schools’ COVID policies are unsafe

Bayfield School District Superintendent Kevin Aten and I agree that teachers believe kids learn best in person. However, what was missing from Aten’s recent Bayfield School Distri...

DATE: Dec 1, 2020 | CATEGORY: Guest Columns

Critters occupy Smelter Mountain 1BR/1BA

Dear Action Line: I was walking along the Animas River Trail by Smelter Rapids the other day and looked up to see what looks like an old adobe building with a door and windows on the hil...

DATE: Nov 30, 2020 | CATEGORY: Action Line

Paul Krugman: Let’s hear it for Janet Yellen

It’s hard to overstate the enthusiasm among economists over Joe Biden’s selection of Janet Yellen as the next secretary of the Treasury. Some of this enthusiasm reflects the groundbreaking n...

DATE: Nov 29, 2020 | CATEGORY: Guest Columns

Photos: Thousands take to the streets for ‘No Kings’ march and rally in Durango

Photos: Navajo Trail OpenFriday was the first day of the Navajo Trail Open at Hillcrest Golf Club

Friday was the first day of the Navajo Trail Open at Hillcrest Golf Club

Photos: Durango Fire Protection District opens Station 2

Photos: Hundreds gather to honor fallen Bloomfield Police officer Timothy OntiverosA solemn procession stretched for blocks Monday morning along West Apache Street in Farmington – a display of unity, grief and honor for Bloomfield Police Officer Timothy Ontiveros, 32.About 7 a.m., a large contingent of law enforcement, motorcyclists, friends and grieving family prepared to embark on the motorcade to the 9 a.m. service at the Bloomfield High School football stadium to celebrate the life of the officer.