Father’s wife suffering depression

DEAR ABBY: My wife gave birth to our twin girls almost a year ago, and for the most part, things have been great. They are happy and healthy, but I’m not sure how happy my wife is. I’m a...

Reynolds: State of our union is closely linked to the state of our climate

President Trump opened his State of the Union address by acknowledging the heroic first responders who came to the aid of victims in the floods that devastated Houston and the wildfires that...

Hanlon: People shouldn’t have to choose between health care and a meal

Every day, all over Western and Southern Colorado, people are forced into making difficult decisions about their health care. As costs escalate and access to quality care becomes more diffic...

Don’t be taken in by the ‘taking out’ of fourth-graders

I was somewhat startled by an emailed newsletter from the San Juans Mountains Association, of which I’m a longtime member. It announced: SJMA “will also soon be taking out some fourth-grader...

Riding along in the litter

I was working my dun horse the other day, just easin’ along down the county road. You would be amazed at all that you can see on the ground from the back of a horse. Empty snuff ...

To succeed, FLC must recognize and own its identity

During the 2017 fall semester at Fort Lewis, it seemed as if every email check promised a new message from the school administration regarding the college’s identity and future direction – a...

Gardeners, this measurement will tell you a lot about your soil

I tried. I wrote an article about watering trees in the winter, I washed the car and I sold a pair of skis. But none of it did the trick. Our weather seems to get only warmer, and even the f...

Gender opinions split family

DEAR ABBY: Our daughter, “Joan,” and her husband, “Frank,” have been married 19 years. Their only child will be 4 next month. A year and a half ago, Frank came out as a transgender femal...

Trying to get a refund can leave you spent

Sometimes, despite your best efforts, you can’t get from here to there. That’s what happened to James Quinn, who planned to vacation on the Caribbean island of St. Maarten in Oct...

Woman gets used to not cooking

DEAR ABBY: I’m a 64-year-old woman, divorced for 27 years. A nice guy I’ll call “Ronnie” has taken me out to lunch and dinner several times. He really likes me and I really like him, but...

Exact culprit hard to identify in deaths involving multiple drugs

Perhaps partially in response to the “opioid epidemic,” some prosecutors are eager to throw the book at drug dealers. Because of a 2014 Supreme Court opinion, medical examiner testimony can ...

Downtown thriving with new businesses

Several new businesses have opened in downtown and on north Main Avenue over the past couple of months. The Durango Business Improvement District has been tracking available spac...