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Fishing pal is bigger catch

DEAR ABBY: I have been involved with a man I met online. We texted and talked for months before we met. He told me he had a lady friend he goes fishing with. He said she was just a friend. O...

DATE: Dec 16, 2023 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

Politics makes office-seeker uneasy

DEAR ABBY: There’s a social club within our retirement community that meets once a month, and I have attended since moving here. During this time, I have brought new ideas and proposed new e...

DATE: Dec 16, 2023 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

It’s ‘back in black’ for some Colorado drivers

Dear Action Line: I’ve started noticing more and more solid black (with white lettering) and solid red Colorado license plates. When did those become available? And why do people even wa...

DATE: Dec 15, 2023 | CATEGORY: Action Line

Wrapping up 2023 and looking ahead to 2024

The Durango Business Improvement District’s board and staff wish everyone a wonderful holiday season! We hope it is filled with friends, family, fun and lots of local shopping. Speaking of l...

DATE: Dec 14, 2023 | CATEGORY: What's Up Downtown

Dementia

The holidays are a time for family gatherings, reflection, reconnection with loved ones and for many, a time to remember those whose seat at the table will be empty this year. After almost 9...

DATE: Dec 13, 2023 | CATEGORY: La Plata Health Watch

Favorite records of 2023

Welcome to the tradition listing off some favorite records of the year, an annual walk through a score of rock, jazz and then some that served as a favorite soundtrack of the last 12 months....

DATE: Dec 13, 2023 | CATEGORY: Downtown Lowdown

Time for management plan for Cortez’ Carpenter Natural Area

In recent years, our unique Carpenter Natural Area in Cortez has endured various questionable management practices, particularly the cutting of native milkweed, sumac and willows, along the ...

DATE: Dec 13, 2023 | CATEGORY: Opinion

Romance grows in blended family

DEAR ABBY: I have been dating my boyfriend, “George,” for 17 years after our divorces. I have three grown children. He has four – two of whom are still at home. We have never lived together....

DATE: Dec 12, 2023 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

Childhood friend knows whole truth

DEAR ABBY: Forty years ago, a neighborhood boy fathered a child with a neighborhood girl. “Billy” was 17 at the time, and “Becky” was 14 or 15. Both were friends of mine. They were not a ste...

DATE: Dec 12, 2023 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

No more whining. Who’s in?

There was one hard and fast rule in my household growing up: No whining. What exactly is whining? Miriam Webster tells us that it is a raised, nasal, unpleasant tone of voice that generally ...

DATE: Dec 10, 2023 | CATEGORY: Opinion

The Hermit Monk of New Mexico’s Organ Mountains

The Organ Mountains-Desert Peaks National Monument in southern New Mexico has unique geology, birds, reptiles, plants, and human history – including a murdered monk. As we approach the Chris...

DATE: Dec 9, 2023 | CATEGORY: Gulliford's Travels

Can we clear the flame-broiled air? Maybe not

Dear Action Line: I drive by Burger King almost every day on the way to work and I’m always confused when I see the train plume in the middle of the day. … Then I realize it’s the restau...

DATE: Dec 9, 2023 | CATEGORY: Action Line