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Fackler: Drought-resistant electricity for the Southwest

We need to boil water to make chicken soup. We don’t need to boil water to make energy anymore. Water is scarce in Colorado, yet most of our electricity still comes from burning ...

DATE: Apr 26, 2018 | CATEGORY: Guest Columns

Sisters refuse to travel for visits

DEAR ABBY: I have three sisters who won’t come to visit me. I am older and their only brother. We are all in our 50s. We all get along great and have no issues. Seven years ag...

DATE: Apr 26, 2018 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

Gerson: ICE and the bitter fruit of demunization

WASHINGTON – The attitude of President Trump toward federal law enforcement is, to put it mildly, mixed. The FBI refused to bend to his will. So it is comprised of “hardened Demo...

DATE: Apr 25, 2018 | CATEGORY: Michael Gerson

Wife asked to join porn watching

DEAR ABBY: My husband is retired. Except for golf a few times a week, he’s home all the time. He has taken to looking at porn a lot when he is home, including pictures and reading racy s...

DATE: Apr 25, 2018 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

Bruni: The Bush twins want to set the record straight

Editor’s note: This column first published in The New York Times on Oct. 19, 2017.The other morning, after too little sleep and with too much to do, Jenna Bush Hager found herself draggi...

DATE: Apr 24, 2018 | CATEGORY: Frank Bruni

Purnell: Does occupational licensing really improve public health and safety?

Barbers, dental assistants, electricians and many more jobs we encounter on a regular basis are increasingly regulated by states through occupational licensing, ostensibly for the purpose of...

DATE: Apr 24, 2018 | CATEGORY: Guest Columns

Rankin: Civics, being a good citizen, should be the foundation of our education system

Thoms Jefferson said, “An informed citizenry is the heart of a dynamic democracy.” Civics is the study of the rights and duties of citizenship. The United States Citizenship Civi...

DATE: Apr 24, 2018 | CATEGORY: Joyce Rankin

Man’s past concerns woman

DEAR ABBY: I recently started dating a man who, until now, has been everything I wanted – respectful, kind, caring, funny, the list goes on. He’s recently divorced, and from what I know,...

DATE: Apr 24, 2018 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

Signs outside library are past-due for an update

Check out these two signs posted on a wall at the Durango Public Library. Are they inclusive? Waiting and wondering. Thanks! – John Williamson Action Line is a huge fan of our Ath...

DATE: Apr 23, 2018 | CATEGORY: Action Line

Day: If you cannot afford housing, you cannot afford school

Finding affordable housing is a challenge for many people in Durango, including Fort Lewis College students. Housing is one of our most basic needs and, in Durango, it can be a need that’s h...

DATE: Apr 23, 2018 | CATEGORY: Above the Rim

Boyfriend avoids moving in

DEAR ABBY: My boyfriend, “Chris,” and I were planning on moving in together. We went apartment hunting and created a realistic budget we could both maintain. He was the one who brought u...

DATE: Apr 23, 2018 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

Savoring the ambiance of village life in northern Spain

Spring break here in Valencia is the first week in April, so our family decided to take the opportunity to visit northern Spain. We based ourselves in the little town of Villavic...

DATE: Apr 22, 2018 | CATEGORY: An American in Spain

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