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Coram: Being responsible with our water

Most people do not realize that managing water in the West is larger an effort than putting a man on the moon. The wells, reservoirs and ditches needed to direct water for both a...

DATE: Apr 21, 2018 | CATEGORY: From the State Senate

Organize your dreams for success

You can live the life of your dreams. I promised you that in my previous column and gave you an exercise for how to envision the life you want and clarify your goals. Today, I’m ...

DATE: Apr 21, 2018 | CATEGORY: Money Savvy

Moore: Who will step up and save The Denver Post?

People constantly ask me how I feel about the deep cuts and layoffs that have been chipping away at The Denver Post. Well, I’m sad but I’m also angry. I left in March 2016 after 1...

DATE: Apr 21, 2018 | CATEGORY: Guest Columns

Boyfriend not pretty enough for family

DEAR ABBY: I am a 33-year-old woman with two young children (11 and 9). “Andrew” and I have been dating for almost a year, still learning about each other and building a foundation for o...

DATE: Apr 21, 2018 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

What does it take to be an official service dog?

By Marcy Eckhardt Service dogs everywhere these days, aren’t they? And whether you love dogs or are afraid of them, it’s hard to know what’s allowed, practical or legal. Here’s a ...

DATE: Apr 20, 2018 | CATEGORY: From the Humane Society

Krugman: The price of blocking technical progress on renewables is high

Peter Thiel, Facebook investor and Donald Trump supporter, is by all accounts a terrible person. He did, however, come up with one classic line about the disappointments of moder...

DATE: Apr 20, 2018 | CATEGORY: Paul Krugman

Social club ageist to daughter

DEAR ABBY: I am part of a small social ladies group. The eight of us range in age from mid-50s to late-60s. We get together once a month for lunch, a movie, dinner, shopping, etc. I look...

DATE: Apr 20, 2018 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

4-H invites community to Mental Health Mardi Gras

La Plata County 4-H’s CODY project would like to invite the community to a Mental Health Mardi Gras. This special event will take place at 6 p.m. May 2 in the Exhibit Hall at the La Plata Co...

DATE: Apr 19, 2018 | CATEGORY: From the Extension Office

Brooks: The blindness of social wealth

Bob Hall was a rancher. In 1936, in the midst of the Depression, he was suffering from a cancer that was eating the flesh on the side of his face. His ranch had dwindled to nearly nothing, a...

DATE: Apr 19, 2018 | CATEGORY: David Brooks

Schlichtman: Colorado Journalism Week honors the people behind the bylines

To anyone who follows the news, it would appear the industry itself is under attack. Whether claims of “fake news” leveled by the President or cuts to already lean newsrooms, newspapers and ...

DATE: Apr 19, 2018 | CATEGORY: Guest Columns

Fiancée discovers opiate addiction

DEAR ABBY: My divorced 38-year-old brother is addicted to opiates. My wealthy, enabling mother constantly bails him out financially. My brother is engaged to a very kind woman – a mother...

DATE: Apr 19, 2018 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

At the U.N., shame in the U.S.

The whole world was there! Well, maybe not the whole world numerically, and maybe not the whole world even representationally, but it felt like the whole world was there. Last month, I had ...

DATE: Apr 18, 2018 | CATEGORY: Thoughts Along The Way

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