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Friedman: And then there was one left with integrity intact

In March, I wrote a column in the form of a memo to Secretary of Defense James Mattis, National Security Adviser H.R. McMaster, then-Secretary of Homeland Security John Kelly, CIA Director M...

DATE: Oct 25, 2017 | CATEGORY: Thomas Friedman

Man considers having an affair

DEAR ABBY: I’m in my 60s, fit, sexually able and I desire physical relations. My wife, because of health issues, is no longer interested in sex. In fact, it might be mildly painful to he...

DATE: Oct 25, 2017 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

Kristof: Trump is inspirational ... for poetry

My readers have the best words, as Donald Trump might say. Evidence for that comes from the caliber of the 2,750 poems submitted to my Trump poetry contest. With the help of the Poetry Socie...

DATE: Oct 24, 2017 | CATEGORY: Nicholas Kristof

Dad worries about apathetic teen

DEAR ABBY: I am a divorced and remarried man with two teenage daughters. My ex-wife has custody of my girls one state away. I see them as often as time and the courts allow: two months d...

DATE: Oct 24, 2017 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

Simonovich: FLC needs strong leadership, vision and transparency

Fort Lewis College is about to hire a new president. Last May, current college president Dene Thomas announced her retirement. The college’s goal is to have a new president hired by the Spri...

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

James: On conflict resolution

Women. My favorite kind of people. I like the way they look, the way they talk, the way they think and, if memory serves me, the way they feel. I was raised the only boy in famili...

DATE: Oct 23, 2017 | CATEGORY: Watch Yore Topknot

Boyfriend does not want child

DEAR ABBY: My boyfriend, “Kevin,” and I have been together for five years and have a 4-year-old son we are crazy about. For the past six months, I have been begging Kevin to have another chi...

DATE: Oct 23, 2017 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

CDOT will spice things up with new north Main signs

This has been bugging me for years: People drive so s-l-o-w-l-y from the Camino del Rio and 14th Street intersection northward. Maybe it’s because downtown’s speed limit is 25 mph. But head ...

DATE: Oct 22, 2017 | CATEGORY: Action Line

The daunting, rewarding task of learning a new language in Spain

As I sit at a café writing this column, I listen to groups of women around me talking. At 10 a.m., women come together to smoke, drink coffee and talk about their lives. Their g...

DATE: Oct 22, 2017 | CATEGORY: An American in Spain

How climate change is affecting travel – and what you can do about it

When Kimberly Button drove her RV to Glacier National Park in Montana this summer, she expected relief from her muggy hometown of Orlando, Florida. “We assumed that we’d have mild temperatur...

DATE: Oct 22, 2017 | CATEGORY: The Travel Troubleshooter

‘Rotten Ron’ odor too strong

DEAR ABBY: My husband, “Ron,” and I have been married for 49 years. When we retired, we moved to Florida. Ron is 71 and healthy. He rides his bike 30 to 50 miles every day. He also mows the ...

DATE: Oct 22, 2017 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

McCain: What greater cause could anyone ever serve?

Editor’s note: U.S. Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., delivered these remarks after being awarded the National Constitution Center’s annual Liberty Medal. Former Vice President Joe Biden presen...

DATE: Oct 21, 2017 | CATEGORY: From our Congressman