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We get so much more than what we need

I’ve been thinking a lot lately about what I really need and what I just want. My yoga teacher said something about it recently, and it’s stuck with me. As I go through my day, I...

DATE: May 4, 2018 | CATEGORY: Authentic Aging

Remember that libraries are there for you

In recent “Shelf Life” columns, Sandy Irwin, Durango Public Library director, and Shelley Walchak, Pine River Library director, discussed how libraries impact communities and citizens. I’d l...

DATE: May 4, 2018 | CATEGORY: Shelf Life

Are you and your family prepared for an emergency?

Given the busy lives we lead, planning for an emergency may not be at the top of your to do list. However, given one of driest winters on record, fire managers are preparing for an intense f...

DATE: May 4, 2018 | CATEGORY: Creating Community

What does readjustment counseling offer vets?

Readjustment counseling is a wide range of services provided to combat veterans in an effort to assist them in making a satisfying transition from military to civilian life. Serv...

DATE: May 4, 2018 | CATEGORY: Serving Veterans

Still in soggy Tennessee, fishing subdivisions

As mentioned in my last column, “She Who Must Be Obeyed” and I have been spending time in Tennessee. This trip was designed to get us out of Durango’s mud season. Well, it’s been beautiful i...

DATE: May 4, 2018 | CATEGORY: Flies & Lies

Schultz: Well, good for Michelle Wolf, anyway

Things are happening at warp speed these days, and maybe you’ve already moved on from comedian Michelle Wolf’s performance at last weekend’s White House Correspondents’ Association dinner. ...

DATE: May 4, 2018 | CATEGORY: Connie Schultz

Wife uncomfortable by wardrobe

DEAR ABBY: When I met my husband, he dressed impeccably – suits, sharp sport coats, monogrammed shirts, freshly pressed dress slacks, top-of-the-line leather shoes. Even when we went out...

DATE: May 4, 2018 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

Friedman: The U.S. and China are finally having it out

With the arrival in Beijing this week of the United States’ top trade negotiators, you might think that the U.S. and China are about to enter high-level talks to avoid a trade war and that t...

DATE: May 3, 2018 | CATEGORY: Thomas Friedman

Brooks: The place that assumes beauty

COMO, Italy — Some of the people who do the most good have a willingness to be radically changed. They are sensitive to the problems around them, which a lot of us are, but they are also wil...

DATE: May 3, 2018 | CATEGORY: David Brooks

Wife annoyed by outdoor urination

DEAR ABBY: We moved to the country, but we’re not really far out of town. My educated, urbane, professional husband who has always lived in the city, now bypasses our 2½ bathrooms and re...

DATE: May 3, 2018 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

Taylor-Saghie: HB 1195 supports affordable homeownership, community diversity

Colorado lawmaker’s possess a prime opportunity to secure policy that would create stability for many Coloradoans through homeownership. HB 18-1195 leverages private funds to bui...

DATE: May 2, 2018 | CATEGORY: Guest Columns

Busy and stressed? It’s affecting your digestion

Are you sitting down in a quiet, relaxed environment with no distractions at meal time? Or are you stressed out, driving or working on the computer, taking bites as you rush through your to-...

DATE: May 2, 2018 | CATEGORY: Healing Nutrition

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