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Great Recession worse than Great Depression?

WASHINGTON – Here’s today’s economic quiz: Was the 2007-09 Great Recession more damaging than the Great Depression of the 1930s? Surely the answer is “no.” In the 1930s, unemploym...

DATE: Nov 30, 2018 | CATEGORY: Robert Samuelson

Liberal parents, radical children – once again

When I meet someone who runs an organization in a blue state, I often ask: Do you have a generation gap where you work? The answer – whether the person leads a college, a nonprofi...

DATE: Nov 30, 2018 | CATEGORY: David Brooks

Is long-distance dater missing out?

DEAR ABBY: I am a 17-year-old girl who has been in a long-distance relationship for two years. We’re still in high school and actively involved in sports and extracurricular activities. ...

DATE: Nov 30, 2018 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

Fiber: The first step to preventing diabetes

November is National Diabetes Prevention Month. When we talk about diabetes prevention, we are talking about Type 2 Diabetes. Individuals with Type 1 are born with it. According to the Cente...

DATE: Nov 28, 2018 | CATEGORY: Healing Nutrition

Who wants to play Monopoly? America, do you?

The popular telling of the Boston Tea Party gets something wrong. The colonists were not responding to a tax increase. They were responding to the Tea Act of 1773, which granted a...

DATE: Nov 27, 2018 | CATEGORY: David Leonhardt

The Establishment will save the working classes

What should we do during the next two years of divided government? We could spend them as we’ve spent the last two: Express daily contempt from within the safety of our political ...

DATE: Nov 26, 2018 | CATEGORY: David Brooks

City has ethics, do you?

Durango’s codes recognize what<br/>too often goes missing in the rest of the U.S.

DATE: Nov 26, 2018 | CATEGORY: Guest Columns

The return of buffalo gives hope for community

The birth of every buffalo calf on tribal land marks a cultural and spiritual victory that gives tribal members hope. As each calf struggles to stand and walk, the hearts of triba...

DATE: Nov 26, 2018 | CATEGORY: Guest Columns

Durango goes green with all these blooming bags

What’s with all the green plastic flowers around town? You know, the ones that look like little plastic bags, artfully knotted and with a floral flourish on top. I see more of these all the ...

DATE: Nov 26, 2018 | CATEGORY: Action Line

Flu vaccine is safe, effective protection for children

A recent University of Michigan poll indicated that one-third of parents are unlikely to get their children vaccinated for influenza this year. This is despite the fact that inf...

DATE: Nov 26, 2018 | CATEGORY: La Plata Health Watch

Business trip raises questions

DEAR ABBY: I’m worried for my son. He’s going on his first business trip in January – to Japan. He doesn’t drink alcohol. (He’s not an alcoholic; it’s his personal choice.) His bosses, w...

DATE: Nov 26, 2018 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

Don’t forget the new normal that is not normal

WASHINGTON – Across much of media lately, the phrase “new normal” keeps cropping up to describe what is, in fact, not normal, as most sane adults have understood its meaning. This...

DATE: Nov 25, 2018 | CATEGORY: Kathleen Parker

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