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Catching the breath that took mine away

I’d been eyeing the sled for a couple of weeks. It had seen better days, but, then again, so have I. So I figured what the heck and went back to the thrift store to buy the “Orsa Sparkin,” a...

DATE: Jan 7, 2016 | CATEGORY: Great Adventures of Jenny and Goose

Hot tips for growing peppers in Colorado’s cool climate

As another storm passes over our corner of Colorado, many of us huddle up in the kitchen or living room, toes cold from another morning of shoveling or legs sore from another powder day at t...

DATE: Jan 6, 2016 | CATEGORY: From the Extension Office

The challenge and difficulty of being cared for

A recent health situation has put me into the possibility of having sinus surgery in Denver. I won’t know for a few weeks, but it has caused an upheaval that I thought I wouldn’t have to exp...

DATE: Jan 6, 2016 | CATEGORY: Authentic Aging

Good judgment trumps rules about standards

Doctors have always opposed mandated practice standards. I’ve heard the arguments for more than 30 years. When I was a resident, one of the first pathology standards to be drafted...

DATE: Jan 6, 2016 | CATEGORY: Coroner's Report

For most performances, the no-applause rule is claptrap

A couple of weeks ago, I attended a sold-out production of “The Music Man” at the Durango Arts Center. I was amazed at how few people in the audience were applauding some really stellar sing...

DATE: Jan 3, 2016 | CATEGORY: Action Line

May the financial force be with you in 2016

2015 is done, and here we are already at 2016. I again remember the excitement when Yoda first shared so much wisdom. It is all back again so I decided to look at some...

DATE: Jan 2, 2016 | CATEGORY: From the Extension Office

If you’re a vet, you should know what benefits are waiting for you

The main objective of the Veterans Service Office is to provide prevention, protection, advocacy and support services to veterans and their families so they can maximize their quality of lif...

DATE: Jan 2, 2016 | CATEGORY: Serving Veterans

HPV vaccine can prevent several types of cancer

By Tiffany Switzer If there were a vaccine against cancer wouldn’t you get it for your kids? Good news! The HPV vaccine can prevent several types of cancers, including ...

DATE: Jan 2, 2016 | CATEGORY: Columnists

Islam and terrorism

Is there a middle ground between Obama and Trump?

DATE: Jan 2, 2016 | CATEGORY: From our Congressman

Fancy footwork won’t fix finances

Sitting at my home desk preparing to write this column, I couldn’t be happier to see the mounds of snow outside the window. May El Niño be all for Southwest Colorado that’s been promised. Fo...

DATE: Jan 2, 2016 | CATEGORY: From our Congressman

By mid-year war was touching all Americans

By June 1942, the war had impacted the average American’s lifestyle in ways he or she could not have imagined when it started only half a year ago. In some ways, it seemed to be going a bit ...

DATE: Jan 2, 2016 | CATEGORY: From our Congressman

Stripping baskets are not for nude fly fishing

I know a retired fly fishing guide who once tried to convince his wife that a stripping basket was meant to keep your clothes in a neat pile when fly fishing nude from the deck of a boat, or...

DATE: Dec 31, 2015 | CATEGORY: Flies & Lies