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Adverse effects of high blood pressure accumulate over time

High blood pressure, also known as hypertension, is commonly referred to as “the silent killer.” This common chronic illness often does not produce early symptoms. Yet, the effects of high b...

DATE: May 25, 2017 | CATEGORY: La Plata Health Watch

Trump’s environmental policies endanger people, land

Since taking office, President Trump’s actions and proposals have put southwest Colorado’s environment at risk. The president’s new budget makes it clear that he will continue this assault i...

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

A road trip through rusting and rising America

OAK RIDGE, Tenn. — In his dystopian Inaugural Address, President Donald Trump painted a picture of America as a nation gripped by vast “carnage” – a landscape of “rusted-out factories scatte...

DATE: May 25, 2017 | CATEGORY: Thomas Friedman

Man puts out a welcome mat only for his side of the family

DEAR ABBY: My husband and I have been married 10 years, and he treats my family and friends very different compared to how he treats his own. A few months ago, my sister call...

DATE: May 25, 2017 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

Douthat: Trump is not a populist, rather an establishment sellout

Which side are you on? Are you with Donald Trump, or with the Washington insiders who want to undo his election? Do you favor the legitimate president of the United States, or an unelected “...

DATE: May 24, 2017 | CATEGORY: Ross Douthat

New job in new state tests strength of men’s relationship

DEAR ABBY: I am a gay man who has been dating a divorced man for nine months. I’m 25 and he is 50. He was married to a woman for more than 20 years and has three children. (I am the age ...

DATE: May 24, 2017 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

Suing sidewalk beggars doesn’t sit well with the law

Last Sunday, I read with disbelief about the woman who successfully sued Maria’s Bookshop for a quarter million bucks after she tripped over a dog bowl and broke her ankle. So my question is...

DATE: May 23, 2017 | CATEGORY: Action Line

Kristof: Donald Trump versus women’s health

When video surfaced last fall of Donald Trump boasting about sexual assault, outrage erupted. But if Trump’s words about women were offensive, his policies are incomparably more consequentia...

DATE: May 23, 2017 | CATEGORY: Nicholas Kristof

Carmichael: President Trump’s Antiquities review endangers our American Stories

Colorado’s Canyons of the Ancients National Monument, designated by President Clinton in 2000, is home to the highest known density of archaeological sites in the U.S. Protection of this lan...

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

Fulton: Unlikely leadership emerges for grand compromise for rural Colorado

In the closing weeks of the 71st General Assembly, we found the face of real leadership emerge in the most unlikely form. It was a team of disparate legislators that came together to solve s...

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

Lawyer’s petition to help friend study is dismissed

DEAR ABBY: I have a close friend, “Samantha,” whom I met in law school four years ago. We both graduated in 2014. I have passed the bar exam, and so have all our friends from school, but...

DATE: May 23, 2017 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

Krauthammer: The guardrails cannot contain President Trump

WASHINGTON – The pleasant surprise of the First 100 Days is over. The action was hectic, heated, often confused, but well within the bounds of normalcy. Policy (e.g., health care) was being ...

DATE: May 22, 2017 | CATEGORY: From our Congressman