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Nurse-Family Partnership helps give young families healthy start

Women in impoverished regions face enormous challenges – a dangerous physical environment, isolation and reduced access to education. For them, the anxiety of an unplanned pregnancy is profo...

DATE: Jul 28, 2017 | CATEGORY: Creating Community

Guilt meets grief after boyfriend’s death

DEAR ABBY: My boyfriend died a few months ago, and it has been a struggle to get through my sadness. We had been through a lot in the year and a half we were dating, including some infid...

DATE: Jul 28, 2017 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

Harrop: Not enough exercise, too much: Americans polarized here, too

The boarding process for a recent flight required going up a modest set of stairs. Greatly slowing it all was a woman carrying at least 80 more pounds than were optimal. Every step was a lab...

DATE: Jul 28, 2017 | CATEGORY: Froma Harrop

As summer winds down, concert hall offers some great shows

I can’t believe we’re almost into August already! Where has the time gone? I hope you’ve had a fantastic summer and have been able to take advantage of the many activities and concerts at th...

DATE: Jul 27, 2017 | CATEGORY: View from the Fort

Stay-at-home dad wonders if he’s judged

DEAR ABBY: I’m at my wits’ end. I have been unemployed for almost two years. My wife has been working during that time. We have two girls I take care of as a stay-at-home dad. Although I...

DATE: Jul 27, 2017 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

Irresponsible boyfriend only earns woman’s anger

DEAR ABBY: My boyfriend cheated on me the whole time I was pregnant last year. He lived in Florida, and I lived in Missouri. He didn’t make it back for our son’s birth like he promised. ...

DATE: Jul 27, 2017 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

Teen looks for clarity after mom’s mixed messages

DEAR ABBY: I’m 17. My mom and I often disagree on things. Don’t get me wrong – I don’t care what she does in her free time, but lately I have learned she’s talking to people about bisexu...

DATE: Jul 27, 2017 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

Son’s drug habit causes mother’s marriage crisis

DEAR ABBY: I’ve been married to a loving man for 15 years. We have been through a lot and, for the most part, have been OK. My son, “Kyle,” is the problem. I know Kyle is a li...

DATE: Jul 27, 2017 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

Parents grin and pay for man’s upscale appetite

DEAR ABBY: Our son-in-law, “Brody,” has a very different lifestyle than ours and the one in which we raised our daughter. I pointed it out to her while they were dating, and she was not ...

DATE: Jul 27, 2017 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

Dad wants appreciation for helping pay bills

DEAR ABBY: My wife and I have been married just over a year. It’s the second marriage for both of us. Since our wedding, my father-in-law continually “reminds” us that he helped my wife ...

DATE: Jul 27, 2017 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

Wife with sketchy memory depends on husband

DEAR ABBY: When my wife was 17 (she’s now 54), she was in a car accident. She and her three friends were high and drunk. She suffered two skull fractures, which have affected her memory....

DATE: Jul 27, 2017 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

Mistress still mourns years after man’s death

DEAR ABBY: I don’t know what to do. I was having an affair with the most wonderful (married) man. I’m sure that he and I were the only ones who knew. He passed away unexpectedly a few ye...

DATE: Jul 27, 2017 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

Photos: La Plata County Fair on Friday

Photos: La Plata County Fair in full swing Thursday

Photos: Elkhorn Fire on Sunday

Photos: Animus on the AnimasBoxing in Durango took place on beautiful summer day on July 5

Boxing in Durango took place on beautiful summer day on July 5

Photos: Archers take aimPurgatory Resort hosts the Total Archery Challenge

Purgatory Resort hosts the Total Archery Challenge

Photos: A rockin’ good timeThe 71st annual Four Corners Gem and Mineral Show

The 71st annual Four Corners Gem and Mineral Show

Photos: Durango gets ‘Wet and Wild’

Photos: Thousands take to the streets for ‘No Kings’ march and rally in Durango

Photos: Navajo Trail OpenFriday was the first day of the Navajo Trail Open at Hillcrest Golf Club

Friday was the first day of the Navajo Trail Open at Hillcrest Golf Club