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Cross-dressing friend wants to go out

Dear Abby: My best friend and I are both male and 25. We’ve been friends since third grade. We were apart for four years of college and two years after because we were employed in differ...

DATE: Oct 17, 2019 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

Readers diagnose mother’s woes

Dear Abby: “Jumbled in Ohio” (Aug. 10) indicated that her lack of interest in her husband started about a year after the birth of her second child. You recommended counseling, which is n...

DATE: Oct 11, 2019 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

Woman upsets ‘friends with benefits’

Dear Abby: I’ve been spending time with a certain gentleman for more than five years. I am in love with him. We dated at first, then became friends with benefits. He had another woman mo...

DATE: Oct 9, 2019 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

Daughter surprised by dad’s will

Dear Abby: I am 30 years old, the only child of divorced parents in their late 60s. Neither of them has remarried. Because of certain family events, I encouraged Dad to create...

DATE: Oct 4, 2019 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

Daughter remains withdrawn after coming out to parents

Dear Abby: Our college-age daughter has been withdrawn and depressed for some time. During a recent visit, after asking her several times what was wrong, encouraging her to continue counseli...

DATE: Oct 3, 2019 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

Woman knows truth about grandfather

Dear Abby: When I was 11, my parents and I moved near my grandparents. I loved them very much. One day, my grandfather offered to take me for a ride around the countryside, and we jumped...

DATE: Oct 2, 2019 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

Student lives in fear of the future

Dear Abby: I’m frightened that I will become homeless and won’t be able to pay my bills. I’m afraid of getting older and ending up a homeless woman, freezing to death on the streets. I w...

DATE: Sep 30, 2019 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

Bad news comes secondhand to bride

Dear Abby: I am getting married soon. I grew up without a biological father. When I was younger, a man (I’ll call him Tom) stepped into my life and has been like a father to me for almos...

DATE: Sep 27, 2019 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

Trans woman needs marriage advice

Dear Abby: I am a transgender female who is working on my marriage to my wife of 41 years. I started my transition in 2011. We have had our ups and downs during the course of...

DATE: Sep 25, 2019 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

Woman has diagnosed sleep disorder

Dear Abby: I am a female in my mid-20s. My whole life I have been in a constant state of exhaustion. When I was in school, I’d try so hard not to fall asleep in class. (I actually enjoye...

DATE: Sep 20, 2019 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

Moving brings out social insecurities

Dear Abby: My husband and I are moving to a retirement community where we won’t know a soul. I hate leaving our friends and the relationships we have formed here. I have never been espec...

DATE: Sep 18, 2019 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

Wife’s wardrobe doesn’t measure up

Dear Abby: My cousin recently married a lovely girl, someone he’d been dating for a couple of years. Our whole family loves her, and she’s always been very sweet to us. She’s...

DATE: Sep 16, 2019 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

Photos: Thousands take to the streets for ‘No Kings’ march and rally in Durango

Photos: Navajo Trail OpenFriday was the first day of the Navajo Trail Open at Hillcrest Golf Club

Friday was the first day of the Navajo Trail Open at Hillcrest Golf Club

Photos: Durango Fire Protection District opens Station 2

Photos: Hundreds gather to honor fallen Bloomfield Police officer Timothy OntiverosA solemn procession stretched for blocks Monday morning along West Apache Street in Farmington – a display of unity, grief and honor for Bloomfield Police Officer Timothy Ontiveros, 32.About 7 a.m., a large contingent of law enforcement, motorcyclists, friends and grieving family prepared to embark on the motorcade to the 9 a.m. service at the Bloomfield High School football stadium to celebrate the life of the officer.