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Mom uses wedding as spotlight

BRIDE ACCUSES MOM OF USING WEDDING TO SPOTLIGHT HERSELF DEAR ABBY: Once I announced my engagement, my already thin, fit mother went on a diet and lost 20 pounds. My weight has alway...

DATE: Apr 17, 2018 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

Local waters roiled by scallywags and weeds

When Lake Nighthorse made its debut, the city emphatically said that motorized boats would not be allowed until May. Yet the photo commemorating Opening Day showed this boat clearly cruising...

DATE: Apr 16, 2018 | CATEGORY: Action Line

On Earth Day, commit to protecting our natural resources

The topic for this month’s column came easily to mind – Earth Day. It is April, after all. The 48th anniversary of Earth Day is April 22. My predecessor, Sally Shuffield, has elo...

DATE: Apr 16, 2018 | CATEGORY: Durango Nature Studies

Aichele: Billing and collections require accounting expertise

I read a letter to the editor recently ( The letter-writer called for voters to be able to describe the job candidates were seeking, to vote with the best available information. I am respon...

DATE: Apr 16, 2018 | CATEGORY: Guest Columns

A controversial stance on shaken baby syndrome upends forensic science

Dr. John Plunkett was 70 when he died in April. He was a forensic pathologist from Minnesota and one of the most influential skeptics of the concept of shaken baby syndrome. In 20...

DATE: Apr 16, 2018 | CATEGORY: Coroner's Report

Boyfriend steps in after dad leaves

DEAR ABBY: My husband’s brother split from his wife, “Charlotte,” five years ago and now works and lives in another country. The brothers are still quite close. His school-age daughters ...

DATE: Apr 16, 2018 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

Travelers can protect themselves from hidden fees

Travel fees are getting more creative than ever – and so should you. When it comes to new travel fees, the sky’s the limit. Or, in Liz Pollock’s case, the fourth floor of her hote...

DATE: Apr 15, 2018 | CATEGORY: The Travel Troubleshooter

Internships stifle job search

DEAR ABBY: My son, a junior in college, is trying to get a summer job. His degree is challenging, and he has a good work ethic plus job experience. Because he hasn’t had much luck applyi...

DATE: Apr 15, 2018 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

Miera y Pacheco was first European to create maps of the Four Corners region

More than 200 years ago, friars Dominguez and Escalante traveled north from Abiquiu, New Mexico, in search of a route to Spanish missions at Monterey in Alta California. Their tr...

DATE: Apr 14, 2018 | CATEGORY: Gulliford's Travels

Mesa Verde comes to Durango

“If Mohammed will not go to the mountain, the mountain must go to Mohammed.” This idiom is based on a story about the prophet Mohammed, who was asked to show his power by making Mount Safa c...

DATE: Apr 14, 2018 | CATEGORY: The Tourism Effect

Constellation Leo can point you toward the southern galaxies

Greetings, Stargazers. The constellation Leo is high in the southern sky. Leo can be found most easily by looking for the backward question mark, called the sickle, with the brigh...

DATE: Apr 14, 2018 | CATEGORY: What's up in Durango Skies

McLachlan: Progress on clean water, housing, water storage

Two bills I am shepherding through the Legislature will have a positive impact on Southwest Colorado; a third was just signed into law. The first, HB18-1301, will help ensure our...

DATE: Apr 14, 2018 | CATEGORY: From the State House

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