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Fiance proves he’s no Prince Charming

DEAR ABBY: I am a 60-year-old divorcee. I am currently dating a Danish man and have been for a year. He asked me to marry him several months ago, and I said yes. He wants me and my daughter ...

Annual celebration has become burden

DEAR ABBY: Both my parents had birthdays days apart and near a holiday. About 35 years ago, they started a tradition of having an elaborate party on or near their birthdays. My siblings and ...

The apocalypse is nigh, but not how you might think

I have previously written a column on stone skipping and one on sport ethics. It is a sad day indeed to now have to combine the two. This is further evidence that the apocalypse is near. Sca...

Thank you, Public Land Patriots: Volunteers help on Federal Lands

This is part one of a two-part series on public land volunteers. Part II will focus on the Durango-based San Juan Mountains Association. The Republican Trump Administration has drastica...

An Orwellian time: When fiction becomes our reality

During a sleepless night, fretting about the destruction of our country, I had a series of recollections. My memories include living images of John Kennedy, Martin Luther King, and Robert Ke...

Mental health clouds family’s future

DEAR ABBY: My brother “Joey” married a woman, “Allie,” who is mentally unstable. Every couple of months, she loses her temper at me or one of my family members. It’s extremely disruptive and...

Stillwater stages monthlong concert series

Local music education nonprofit Stillwater Music will celebrate two decades of music schooling with an offering of what it does best – music. “Southwest Sessions” is one of the celebratory p...

Nurturing your inner garden for better health

When people talk about “gut health,” it can sound mysterious – like some hidden switch that controls your whole body. But in my nutrition practice, I see every day how the trillions of micro...

A great road trip

Consider traveling in Idaho, Montana and Wyoming for great fly fishing

Defending free speech means standing firm – even when it’s politically unpopular

The Founders may not have intentionally put the First Amendment first in the Bill of Rights, but they treated it as the foundation of self-government. Without the freedom to speak and publis...

Holiday card never includes wife in address

DEAR ABBY: Every year like clockwork, we receive a holiday card from friends, which the wife addresses only to my husband. It is always a jolly card filled with their family adventures and a...

The Trump administration is waging a systematic assault on First Amendment

The First Amendment is not merely ink on parchment – it is America’s covenant with itself. It ensures no leader can dictate what we say, publish, teach or worship. Yet, in 2025, Donald Trump...