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Coram: Speaking up for broadband in rural Colorado

We are now into the third week of the 2018 legislative session and things are beginning to move fast. To start the year off, we successfully passed a bill that continues an inter...

DATE: Jan 27, 2018 | CATEGORY: From the State Senate

White: Join us in efforts to deal with a changing climate

Climate change is real. In 2017, weather-related disasters in the United States alone cost more than $300 billion, part of a multi-decade trend in which loaded climate dice yield increasingl...

DATE: Jan 27, 2018 | CATEGORY: From the Mayor

Grossman: Don’t control population this way

There are many ways to decrease human numbers, and most of them should be shunned. Indeed, some of them are quite horrifying. It has been more than 20 years since the Rwandan gen...

DATE: Jan 27, 2018 | CATEGORY: Population Matters

Mom rejects daughter’s sexuality

DEAR ABBY: I’m a 17-year-old girl and recently came out to my parents, who are stuck in the “it’s just a phase” mindset. I used to be able to talk with my mom about everything, but now w...

DATE: Jan 27, 2018 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

Snoring tied to sleep apnea, which can stress the heart

Do you know someone who snores loudly? Snoring can be attributed to many causes but is a symptom that should alert patients and those who love them to the possibility of sleep a...

DATE: Jan 26, 2018 | CATEGORY: La Plata Health Watch

While we’re dreaming of snow, let’s talk about how it’s made

By Gabi Morey and Kristie Borchers “Whose woods these are I think I know. His house is in the village though; He will not see me stopping here To watch his woods fill up wi...

DATE: Jan 26, 2018 | CATEGORY: Stewards of the Land

Schultz: A second wave of reflection

For decades, an old metal sign used to hang over the toolshed at the coal-fired plant where my father worked. Now it sits on top of the bookcase in my campus office. It is about 2...

DATE: Jan 26, 2018 | CATEGORY: From our Congressman

Mistreated wife concerns friend

DEAR ABBY: I have a good male friend and I have enjoyed his company very much. He’s outgoing and likes many of the same activities I do. Should I ever need anything, I know he would be t...

DATE: Jan 26, 2018 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

Goad: Public lands inspire entrepreneurism, attract Outdoor Retailer

One day we packed up our FJ Cruiser and headed to Alaska. It was a road trip of epic proportions — camping and exploring all across the open lands of the West. (No, we didn’t have an Instagr...

DATE: Jan 25, 2018 | CATEGORY: From our Congressman

Friedman: The tweet Trump could never send Tehran

After violent protests recently exploded across Iran, President Donald Trump vowed to differentiate himself from President Barack Obama by openly tweeting his support for the demonstrators. ...

DATE: Jan 25, 2018 | CATEGORY: Thomas Friedman

Premarital celibacy worries man

DEAR ABBY: I’m a 50-year-old male engaged to be married to my elementary school sweetheart, Marie. This will be the second marriage for both of us. We’ve been dating for six years, three...

DATE: Jan 25, 2018 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

Brooks: Democrats go for the jugular! (Their own)

The Republicans are led by a bigoted, incompetent president whose approval ratings are near historic lows. The Republicans in Congress embrace one unpopular policy option after another, so t...

DATE: Jan 24, 2018 | CATEGORY: From our Congressman

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