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Widowed spouse makes special plea

DEAR ABBY: Today I ironed and folded my late husband’s lucky fishing shirt and placed it into a box going to Goodwill. Continuing with the task, I matched up 14 pairs of my good merino wool ...

DATE: May 16, 2024 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

Husband’s temper worsens after layoff

DEAR ABBY: When my husband, “Wayne,” and I were dating 15 years ago, he would occasionally get angry and stalk off or bust a bag of chips, but after I gave him time alone, he’d be back like ...

DATE: May 16, 2024 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

What is your vision for our community?

“Without a vision, the people will perish” is a proverb as true today as in ancient times. We are fortunate that many people and organizations in our community have articulated visions for t...

DATE: May 16, 2024 | CATEGORY: Local First

Downtown Clean Day and goodbye to Jack

The Durango Business Improvement District offers many services to support businesses in Downtown and in the North Main District. One of those services is beautification. Every year, BID part...

DATE: May 15, 2024 | CATEGORY: What's Up Downtown

Millions of Americans living with invisible disabilities

The power of invisibility may seem hugely attractive. Indeed, some comic superheroes rely on invisibility as an important tool in their arsenal against evil-doers. But for many people living...

DATE: May 15, 2024 | CATEGORY: Creating Community

Razzle dazzle ’em

Merely Players spoofs Americana in ‘Chicago’

DATE: May 15, 2024 | CATEGORY: Culture Gulch

100 Year Flood to rock Gazpacho

Local musicians Dyllon Drake and Dugan Frase are stuck with each other. That’s OK with them. Guitar player Drake and drummer Frase met a decade ago, when both were playing in the band Revere...

DATE: May 15, 2024 | CATEGORY: Downtown Lowdown

Sports: ‘Too much made of equipment changes? Perhaps’

Nuance in today’s sports? Unlikely. American athletes in recent years have gotten stronger and more massive. Just take a look at towering college women basketball players and mountainous NFL...

DATE: May 15, 2024 | CATEGORY: Opinion

Partner choice about to end inheritance

DEAR ABBY: I’m a 67-year-old father to a wonderful daughter. She has decided to stay with her boyfriend, who recently got out of jail for stealing $200,000 from his grandparents. Because of ...

DATE: May 14, 2024 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

Famous brownie recipe comes with warning

DEAR ABBY: I have read that you have a sweet tooth. I do, too. That’s why I’m interested in your recipe booklets, particularly if you have included dessert recipes. Which ones do you particu...

DATE: May 14, 2024 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

New Colorado plates causing a black-out condition

Dear Action Line: As one of our friendly Uber drivers, I see a lot of vehicles each day. An astute observer such as yourself must have noticed the new black license plates appearing rece...

DATE: May 13, 2024 | CATEGORY: Action Line

Father & daughter artists and the Doel Reed Center in Taos

A father-daughter artistic team from Oklahoma settled in Taos, New Mexico, on acreage that is now the Doel Reed Center. Oklahoma State University owns the center and OSU students, donors, an...

DATE: May 12, 2024 | CATEGORY: Gulliford's Travels