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Dear Abby

Older man worried he looks too handsome

I was never considered “hot” until I turned 50 and decided to get in shape. I had a hair transplant,…

July 5, 2018

Dear Abby

Son won’t let mother find romance

One night, I let him stay over because he was going to go to church with me the next morning.…

July 4, 2018

Guest Columns

James: Saying goodbye to Kat

du1-i-syn Katrina, Kat for short, was a big beautiful bay mare. Registered paint, “breeding stock.” She was the reason I…

July 3, 2018

Robert Samuelson

Samuelson: Neo-isolationist policies won’t work in this era

du1-i-syn Keep this in mind on the Fourth. Let us assume – for the sake of argument – that Trump…

July 3, 2018

Dear Abby

Long-distance love tainted by local ex

The problem is, she’s saying she wants to socialize with her ex-husband, who lives in her town. They have been…

July 3, 2018

Guest Columns

Goldberg: The millennial socialists are coming

Michelle Goldberg, The New York Timesdu1-i-syn Elizabeth Fiedler, 37, announced her run three months after giving birth to her second…

July 3, 2018

Action Line

Subaru parade needs a steering committee

A Subaru Parade would certainly be oh-so-Durango. Nothing proclaims a town’s rugged independence more than driving the same cars at…

July 2, 2018

Dear Abby

Dad’s affair kept secret

His suddenly leaving with no attempt to work on the marriage sends a confusing message. Is it best the kids…

July 2, 2018

Mike Littwin

Littwin: My good friend Rob Hiaasen was no one’s enemy

Mike Littwin, The Colorado Independentdu1-i-syn My friend worked with me for a decade at the Baltimore Sun, where I wrote…

July 1, 2018

The Travel Troubleshooter

Got a complaint about the travel industry? Take it to the top

When I started advocating for consumers more than 20 years ago, executive email addresses often were dead ends. Managers would…

July 1, 2018

Dear Abby

Man struggles to lose weight

The problem is he constantly falls off the wagon. Sometimes he says he’s too tired to exercise, or he reverts…

July 1, 2018

Guest Columns

Bring the USS Pueblo back home

du1-i-syn After the capture of the USS Pueblo, the remaining 82 crew members were taken to Wonsan, North Korea, and…

June 30, 2018

Guest Columns

Don’t let ideology smother a brilliant American birthright

du1-i-syn Count yourself among the cheated if you value kids’ sports, good health and the Great Outdoors. If Congress does…

June 30, 2018

Guest Columns

Good Sam’s time is now

Legislation would allow qualified groups to take on mine cleanup projects in Colorado and across the country

June 30, 2018

Connie Schultz

Schultz: Let’s not confuse civility with surrender

Schultzdu1-i-syn We live in the largest development built in the city of Cleveland since World War II. It’s diverse, racially…

June 30, 2018

What's Up Downtown

Add it up: Durango train crucial to city

I have been reading and listening to the community discussion about the Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad and its…

June 30, 2018

La Plata Health Watch

Don’t get sick at your next summer picnic

Yet gastroenteritis is quite common and, more importantly, highly preventable. At a time of year when families and friends are…

June 30, 2018

Dear Abby

Sisters seek escape from sex trade

DEAR TERI: I’m glad you wrote because there is help for you. Contact an organization called Children of the Night.…

June 30, 2018

Get Growing

When trees are rich with fruit, thinning can improve the harvest

For those of you with fruit trees, this year is turning out to be the opposite of last year’s total…

June 29, 2018

Creating Community

WIC program increasing access to healthy foods in community

Pritcharddu1-i-syn WIC is a federally funded, income-based program administered at the state level by the Colorado Department of Public Health…

June 29, 2018

Dear Abby

Uncle against breast enhancement

She’s off to college in a few months, and “in order to ensure she’s attractive to boys,” wants to get…

June 29, 2018

Dana Milbank

Milbank: Roberts Court validates religious discrimination

Dana Milbank, The Washington Postdu1-i-syn Renouncing the 1944 Korematsu v. United States decision, which upheld internment camps for U.S. citizens…

June 27, 2018

Healing Nutrition

Willpower … for emergency use only

This might sound familiar because you’ve been there, I’ve been there, we’ve all been there. You vow to take a…

June 27, 2018

Dear Abby

Wife tired of selfish husband

I had an affair at 55 to try to raise my self-esteem. I once was very beautiful and even now,…

June 27, 2018