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The 5 “W’s” of the Durango Welcome Center

Who: The Durango Welcome Center is home to the Visitor Information Desk, the Durango Area Tourism Office, the Community Concert Hall ticket operation and the Fort Lewis College student recru...

DATE: Apr 27, 2017 | CATEGORY: A Take on Tourism

Home inspection: What can you expect the seller to fix?

The standard purchase contract has a number of contingencies that allows you to review documents and perform investigations within a specific period of time. One of the most important is you...

DATE: Apr 27, 2017 | CATEGORY: On Real Estate

For healthy food, seek out natural, simple ingredients

The choices we make about “healthy” foods to put in our cupboards rest with each of us, not on Food and Drug Administration. Yes, companies find ways to label food to make us th...

DATE: Apr 27, 2017 | CATEGORY: From the Extension Office

Friedman: So a Hindu, a Muslim and a Jew play golf in Dubai

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — President Donald Trump has already played an incredible amount of golf in his first 100 days. He says he needs the break. I sympathize, because I need a break f...

DATE: Apr 27, 2017 | CATEGORY: Thomas Friedman

Classmate won’t stop bullying despite pleas from her friend

DEAR ABBY: I’m writing because I see a lot of bullying going on at school. One of the bullies is a friend of mine and I’ve asked her to stop, but she doesn’t listen. How I can get throug...

DATE: Apr 27, 2017 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

While wife’s sex drive races, husband is stuck in neutral

DEAR ABBY: I’ve been married almost four years. My husband and I are both barely 40, still quite young, but we have sex only once or twice a month. Our relationship is great, and we love...

DATE: Apr 26, 2017 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

New tax plan is ‘voodoo economics’ all over again

According to many reports, Donald Trump is getting frantic as his administration nears the 100-day mark. It’s an arbitrary line in the sand, but one he himself touted in many pre-inauguratio...

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

A closer look at administration’s ‘pro-life’ policies

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — When President Donald Trump and his (male) aides sit at a conference table deciding to cut off money to women’s health programs abroad, they call it a “pro-life” move...

DATE: Apr 25, 2017 | CATEGORY: Nicholas Kristof

Daughter throws in the towel on fighting mother’s grudge

DEAR ABBY: Six years ago, not long after I announced to my family that I was going to be married, my parents decided to divorce because Dad had been cheating on Mom. Because I allowed hi...

DATE: Apr 24, 2017 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

New house responsibilities put wife down in the dumps

DEAR ABBY: My husband decided to buy a house. I never wanted one and now I’m depressed. I am thankful that my husband provides for the family and puts a roof over our heads, ...

DATE: Apr 24, 2017 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

Pooch owner pooh-poohs property protocol

There’s a person who walks her dog by my home every morning and evening and religiously lets her dog poop in my yard. She always picks it up, but then walks further onto my property and depo...

DATE: Apr 24, 2017 | CATEGORY: Action Line

Man comes clean too late with the truth about his STD

DEAR ABBY: I recently had sex. Afterward, the man told me he had an STD. He then proceeded to explain why he told me after instead of being upfront with me. I’m paranoid about that kind ...

DATE: Apr 23, 2017 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby