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For kids, choose tap water for a smile that sparkles

February is Children’s Dental Health Month, and this year’s theme for the American Dental Association’s campaign is focused on healthy oral health habits for kids, including brushing twice a...

DATE: Feb 4, 2017 | CATEGORY: Creating Community

Art of misadventure: Appreciating the unpredictability

Not every adventure goes according to plan, but if it is not planned, the adventure might never go. This is the sentiment that occurred to me, not all at once, at some point in ...

DATE: Feb 4, 2017 | CATEGORY: Stewards of the Land

Head up the hill for great shows

We have a full complement of talents to share with you this month, and we hope that you will come up and enjoy them. First up at the Community Concert Hall at Fort Lewis College i...

DATE: Feb 3, 2017 | CATEGORY: View from the Fort

Women need to be more aware about their heart health

Stroke? Heart attack? I know … not you. Well, step into this other circle while you read this. The concern about women and heart disease is magnified because we deny ...

DATE: Feb 3, 2017 | CATEGORY: From the Extension Office

Taking care of the big stuff

When moving into a new house, it can be overwhelming for some to figure out furniture placement. Perhaps you are coming from a home you’ve lived in for years and had everything mi...

DATE: Feb 3, 2017 | CATEGORY: On Real Estate

A principled center coalition will fight Trumpism

Here’s a little story from the bad old days of the New York subway: On seeing a well-dressed man drop a wrapper on a subway platform, a well-dressed woman urged him to pick it up. ...

DATE: Feb 3, 2017 | CATEGORY: Froma Harrop

Ten things to do when the snow is at Ph.D levels

I was sitting at my desk, looking out the window, and I realized the snow is at what I call PhD levels. That is, it’s piled higher and deeper. Sort of like the advanced degrees one can get a...

DATE: Feb 2, 2017 | CATEGORY: Flies & Lies

How to prune your fruit trees this winter

The short days and long nights leave many of us in Southwest Colorado yearning for something: more powder and more turns, a long-lasting snowpack to fill our rivers this spring and summer or...

DATE: Feb 2, 2017 | CATEGORY: From the Extension Office

Tough choices: How far to take a death investigation?

Sometimes medical examiners have to decide whether it’s worth it to do everything they can. Families may think no stone should be left unturned in the effort to identify a body or...

DATE: Feb 2, 2017 | CATEGORY: Coroner's Report

How do we answer the risk vs. safety question?

Shall I climb up that ladder to hang the bird feeder? I really want more birds to visit this winter, but I’m not sure about the ladder ... Crash! Bang! Boom! 911! Casts and doctors and three...

DATE: Feb 1, 2017 | CATEGORY: Authentic Aging

Drowning in debt? Grab this life preserver

Credit card debt can feel like drowning. I know. I’ve had balances of more than $25,000. I was in deep. If you have credit card debt, you have plenty of company. Thirty-eight per...

DATE: Jan 31, 2017 | CATEGORY: Money Savvy

Trump’s foreign policy revolution risks greatness

WASHINGTON – The flurry of bold executive orders and of highly provocative Cabinet nominations (such as a secretary of education who actually believes in school choice) has been encouraging ...

DATE: Jan 30, 2017 | CATEGORY: From our Congressman