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A broken system forces forensic pathologist to resign

In December, Dr. Bennet Omalu, the forensic pathologist who first described concussion-related brain damage in professional football players, resigned his position as forensic pathologist fo...

DATE: Apr 9, 2018 | CATEGORY: Coroner's Report

County sets it straight with leaning flagpole

What’s with the listing flagpole at the La Plata County Administration Building at East Second Avenue and 11th Street? The flagpole has been that way since the building opened. Does it imply...

DATE: Apr 9, 2018 | CATEGORY: Action Line

Harrop: Nature’s great bird migration under threat by you-know-who

You could call it the Nebraska bird eclipse. At the first dart of morning light, so many sandhill cranes take off from the banks along the Platte River they darken the sky. This primeval spe...

DATE: Apr 9, 2018 | CATEGORY: Froma Harrop

Each landscape presents its own demands to gardeners

A couple of weeks ago, I traveled across the Western Slope of Colorado, giving talks to multiple Master Gardener classes about backyard vegetable production. Same talk with 270 P...

DATE: Apr 9, 2018 | CATEGORY: From the Extension Office

Girl debates college location

DEAR ABBY: My daughter is graduating from high school and will be starting college. It was always her plan to go to a school away from our small town, and I supported that decision. However,...

DATE: Apr 9, 2018 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

A ‘no’ from the travel industry is not always final

Connie Matlin wants to do the impossible: buy travel insurance for what she thinks is an uninsurable trip. “My family and I would like to travel to Europe this summer,” says Matl...

DATE: Apr 8, 2018 | CATEGORY: The Travel Troubleshooter

Teacher dreads taking road trip

DEAR ABBY: I’m the youngest of four sisters. The oldest sister is the only one who has children – three girls younger than 12. I’m a high school teacher who works about 60 hours a week durin...

DATE: Apr 8, 2018 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

Spring cleaning or death cleaning?

It’s not spring cleaning anymore. Now it’s death cleaning. A new book, The Gentle Art of Swedish Death Cleaning: How to Free Yourself and Your Family from a Lifetime of Clutter, ...

DATE: Apr 7, 2018 | CATEGORY: Authentic Aging

Phillips: Wolf restoration - Keeping every cog and wheel

Keeping every cog and wheel

DATE: Apr 7, 2018 | CATEGORY: From our Congressman

Lachelt: Preparing for wildfire, making our community safe

Spring is officially here in La Plata County, bringing with it longer days, warmer temperatures, gusty winds, early flowers, itchy eyes and preparations for the summer months ahead. ...

DATE: Apr 7, 2018 | CATEGORY: From the Chair

Coram: Bringing justice to the victims

I do not and have never tolerated sexual harassment in the workplace. This last Monday, the Senate was asked to consider expelling a member of our body because of allegations of ...

DATE: Apr 7, 2018 | CATEGORY: From the State Senate

McKnight: Honoring Bears Ears and our public lands commitment

As the court cases to determine the legality of downsizing Bears Ears National Monument continue, the Bureau of Land Management is still accepting comments on the Resource Management Plans b...

DATE: Apr 7, 2018 | CATEGORY: From our Congressman

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