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Snow – or lack thereof – affects us all

By Nick Keeler Special to the Herald What happens to Southwest Colorado when winter never shows up? Many of us were forced to deal with this reality over the past year ...

Four Corners Veterans Stand Down heading to Durango

“Stand down” is a military term that was used when soldiers returned from combat and needed a safe place to recover and regroup before heading back into battle. They were provided warm meals...

After remarriage, widow cuts contact with her stepfamily

DEAR ABBY: Our father died nine months after his diagnosis with cancer. Within six months of his funeral, our stepmother of 20-plus years had begun a new relationship. She sold her and D...

Man uses wife’s problems against her

DEAR ABBY: My husband tends to fight dirty, and I don’t know how much more I can take. If we argue about some issue between us, he’ll say something along the lines of, “This is why you h...

Man confesses to long-ago affair with best friend’s wife

DEAR ABBY: I found out a month ago that my wife and my best friend had a relationship 40 years ago when we were in our 20s. My friend hinted about it, so I asked him point blank and he c...

Only the truth can save us now. Let’s try to find it.

The day before Thursday’s endless, grueling, moving, infuriating hearings, which mostly provided an exhibit in the case for the dissolution of our Senate, I argued that we would all probably...

Low sperm: A concern?

A solution has been found for overpopulation! Unfortunately, this is not a reason for celebration. This essay is another in my all-too-long series of bad ways to control populatio...

Plenty of sideshows at the Brett Kavanaugh circus

WASHINGTON – If the Brett Kavanaugh confirmation process has revealed anything, it is that there’s an antidote for disaffection toward Republicans: Give Democrats the upper hand for about fi...

The Supreme Court is coming apart at the seams

The Supreme Court is an unusual institution because it somehow manages to be both majestic and intimate. The court is housed in a marble temple with soaring columns, and it has ma...

America needs to hear from Christine Blasey Ford

In amoral political terms, Senate Republicans have been skillful in handling Christine Blasey’s Ford’s allegations that the Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh sexually assaulted her when ...

Annual festival’s artsy typeface can lead cats astray

My husband saw the printed program in the paper and wondered aloud about the “Durango Autumn Cats Festival.” The word “Arts” was spelled with flourishing letters, making it look like “Cats.”...

Man afraid to be alone starts affairs with married women

DEAR ABBY: My son has taken it upon himself to get romantically involved with two different married women. He’s newly divorced after a long marriage and hates the idea of being alone. He...