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Wife overlooks husband’s conspiracies

DEAR ABBY: When I was dating my husband, I gave him a lot of leeway. When he told me he listened to a radio show that is known for unscientific views, I ignored it because I found him so...

DATE: Jul 29, 2018 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

Breast milk is the best food for infants, plain and simple

Next week is World Breastfeeding Week. This topic has never been more timely than it is today. Scientific research continues to show a positive relationship between breastfeeding and infant ...

DATE: Jul 28, 2018 | CATEGORY: La Plata Health Watch

Fire didn’t destroy economy nor dampen spirit

Last week, I reported to the Durango City Council on the “State of Tourism” in light of the 416 Fire. Here is a summary of that report: Tourism comprises 25 percent of our economy...

DATE: Jul 28, 2018 | CATEGORY: The Tourism Effect

Stepping aside to let siblings build their relationship

The thought comes to me like a message from a burning bush, from someplace beyond my mind’s usual mundane chatter. Col is in Washington, D.C., with his grandma. Rose is inside re...

DATE: Jul 28, 2018 | CATEGORY: Adventures in Motherhood

La Plata County gardeners to display bounty at county fair

Editor’s note: Get Growing, written by the La Plata County Extension Office’s Master Gardener Program, appears during the growing season. It features timely tips and suggestions for your...

DATE: Jul 28, 2018 | CATEGORY: Get Growing

Teen-dad relationship gets uncomfortable

DEAR ABBY: My dad has never really been in the picture. He just pops back in and out whenever he wishes and leaves when things get too hard. He has never had a job or a home since he wal...

DATE: Jul 28, 2018 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

Grossman: Fortunately, the heyday of eugenics is history

Although Francis Galton started the modern eugenics movement in England in the 19th century, eugenics reached its peak in Germany during the Nazi era. Although sometimes well-meaning, eugeni...

DATE: Jul 27, 2018 | CATEGORY: Population Matters

Douthat: The sick, sad truth about Cardinal McCarrick

One of the best things the bishops of the American Catholic Church did during the great wave of sex abuse revelations 16 years ago – and yes, there’s a low bar for “best” – was to establish ...

DATE: Jul 27, 2018 | CATEGORY: Ross Douthat

They created a space for me: Will others have the same opportunity?

By Eliane Viner I arrived in America not speaking English, working as an au pair for the Dutch Consul General. I don’t recall being a dreamer as much as taking in every...

DATE: Jul 27, 2018 | CATEGORY: Guest Columns

Marbury: Sample what’s really cool: This town

Durango is a town of shiny bicycles and stunning stagecoaches. I can walk downtown and hear a variety of languages and accents. I see license plates from all over the country at the parking ...

DATE: Jul 27, 2018 | CATEGORY: From the Mayor

You can help preserve wild places where nature can thrive

“How many are you up to?” one of the crew members asks me. The two have finished taking measurements regarding the campsite – one of many we would visit on this wilderness monitoring hitch....

DATE: Jul 27, 2018 | CATEGORY: Stewards of the Land

Democrats are moving to the left. Don’t panic – yet

In November, several outright Nazis and white supremacists will appear on Republican ballot lines. Arthur Jones, a founder of a neo-Nazi group called the America First Committee, managed to ...

DATE: Jul 27, 2018 | CATEGORY: Guest Columns

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