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Cooking, baking at high altitude are part science, part art

Holidays are fast approaching, and we tend to spend more time baking, entertaining and making special treats and candy for gatherings. Iâ€™m starting to get more questions about ...

DATE: Nov 9, 2017 | CATEGORY: From the Extension Office

Milbank: Welcome to the new gilded age

WASHINGTON – Corporations are people, my friend. And this is where they feed. Room 1100 of the Longworth Building, with its ionic columns, gilt-fringed curtains and eagle-topped f...

DATE: Nov 9, 2017 | CATEGORY: From our Congressman

Friedman: Attention – Saudi Prince in a Hurry

To understand the upheaval that is taking place in Saudi Arabia today, you have to start with the most important political fact about that country: The dominant shaping political force there...

DATE: Nov 9, 2017 | CATEGORY: Thomas Friedman

Woman can’t deal with baldness

DEAR ABBY: My physical attraction to my boyfriend has significantly diminished due to his baldness. I know this may seem shallow, but I have lost all interest in intimate contact with hi...

DATE: Nov 9, 2017 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

Woolston: America’s security and economy depend on ANWR

The U.S., the world’s largest consumer of oil, will use more than 7 billion barrels of oil this year – right around 20 million barrels a day. Since we produce less than 15 millio...

DATE: Nov 8, 2017 | CATEGORY: From our Congressman

Mom unsure about role as parent

DEAR ABBY: My ex-husband and I have been divorced for three years and share custody of our 10-year-old daughter, who lives with me full time. Her father lives out of state and sees her d...

DATE: Nov 8, 2017 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

Collins: Rick Perry’s strange sex story

Oh, that Rick Perry. Our secretary of energy was in South Africa recently, for Africa Oil Week. Whenever the word “oil” is mentioned, Perry responds like a dog on the scent of a h...

DATE: Nov 7, 2017 | CATEGORY: From our Congressman

Gerson: A year after Trump’s election, both parties are morally and intellectually exhausted

WASHINGTON – Political commentators are supposed to be somewhat objective and analytical when it comes to tracking trends. In that spirit, I find the polling snapshot of President Trump at o...

DATE: Nov 7, 2017 | CATEGORY: From our Congressman

Man gets inspired from readers

DEAR ABBY: I’m responding to “Wallowing in the North” (June 16), who has had a wonderful life and has accomplished all the goals he set out for himself at age 56, but now feels no “spark...

DATE: Nov 7, 2017 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

Durango's best condominium communities

As Durango's exclusive buyers' agent, I meet a lot of buyers who want to know which areas in La Plata County to avoid. Thankfully, I can inform new residents of our community that there are ...

DATE: Nov 6, 2017 | CATEGORY: On Real Estate

Heroes, idols, mentors

Did you ever have an idol as a kid? Someone that looked and acted just like you hoped you would? I did, and I have the scars to prove it. As the song says, my heroes have always b...

DATE: Nov 6, 2017 | CATEGORY: Watch Yore Topknot

Pregnant woman feels nauseated

DEAR ABBY: I am pregnant. Because of this, my father-in-law has started to dote on me, especially with food. He says cooking is his passion, but he’s a horrible cook. Every time he shows...

DATE: Nov 6, 2017 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby