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Kristof: My worst columns of 2017

We journalists like to boast about how many clicks our stories get, or how our columns go viral. Fair enough, but today let me show off my clunkers. These are pieces I wrote that ...

DATE: Dec 26, 2017 | CATEGORY: From our Congressman

Couple loses faith in marriage

DEAR ABBY: I’m at a loss as to how to stay in my 21-year marriage. In August, when our twin daughters leave for college, my wife and I will have an empty nest. We haven’t had sex in more...

DATE: Dec 26, 2017 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

Editorial cartoon

DATE: Dec 25, 2017 | CATEGORY: From our Congressman

James: Gettin’ all wound up

I just finished a great Zane Grey book, Riders of the Purple Sage, and am halfway through another titled Tonto Basin. They’re both great stories, and the main characters’ lives are influence...

DATE: Dec 25, 2017 | CATEGORY: Watch Yore Topknot

Schultz: A timely rescue for a little dog and our family too

Two days after Thanksgiving, our son-in-law left our home to go out for a run and, upon his return, rang our doorbell. This is not his habit when he stays with us. “Why...

DATE: Dec 25, 2017 | CATEGORY: From our Congressman

Affair divides family for years

DEAR ABBY: Seventeen years ago, I had a (minor) tryst with my wife’s sister. Months later, it came to light during an unfortunate phone conversation. Since then, my wife and I have gone ...

DATE: Dec 25, 2017 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

Math on paper products reads like pulp fiction

First, there was Fake News. Now, there’s Fake Math. Just look at the paper towel and toilet paper aisle at the grocery store. The cost-conscious consumer confronts paper-towel packaging that...

DATE: Dec 24, 2017 | CATEGORY: Action Line

Unpacking travelers’ frequently asked questions about flying with luggage

When you fly, almost nothing about your luggage makes sense. Think about it. Why, for example, does baggage have to be black? Why are overhead bins so small? Why do ramp workers t...

DATE: Dec 24, 2017 | CATEGORY: The Travel Troubleshooter

Teens who smoke marijuana may suffer long-lasting harm

Mary Jane, weed, herb, gonj, MJ, reefer, la la, dube, bud, doja. OK, now that I’ve got your attention, it’s time to talk about something important. I don’t get to title my articl...

DATE: Dec 24, 2017 | CATEGORY: La Plata Health Watch

Woman feels used by boyfriend

DEAR ABBY: I am a 56-year-old woman who has been with my boyfriend for seven years. He never lets me come to his place, but he comes to mine and stays every weekend. He alway...

DATE: Dec 24, 2017 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

Reshape your financial future

If you’re like me, you have started changing your financial habits many times. And if that’s true, you have stopped many times, too. When we paid off $165,000 in debt and saved $...

DATE: Dec 23, 2017 | CATEGORY: Money Savvy

Beckwith: Two years in, lopsided progress on the Colorado water plan

On the second anniversary of the release of Colorado’s Water Plan, a few key facts are unchanged: A swelling population is stretching our water supplies, evidence is mounting that climate ch...

DATE: Dec 23, 2017 | CATEGORY: From our Congressman

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