Columnists

Nine things a year of travel taught me

I’ve long known the power of them to guide financial choices, but now as I reflect on living one of…

July 21, 2017

Harrop: The suicide epidemic – social, economic or both?

Portrait of Froma Harropdu1-i-syn Since 1999, suicide rates have risen in every age group except the elderly, according to the…

July 21, 2017

La Plata Health Watch

Zombie medications are dangerous – fight back

I know what you’re thinking. You may be envisioning the arrival of hordes of the undead. That’s not quite what…

July 20, 2017

Mike Littwin

Littwin: On health care, Gardner still doesn’t get it

Mike Littwin, The Colorado Independentdu1-i-syn That’s because there is no plan that offers better coverage for less money. There is…

July 20, 2017

From our Congressman

Brooks: getting radical about inequality

David Brooksdu1-i-syn He was born in 1930, the son of a small-town postal worker. By the time he died in…

July 20, 2017

From our Congressman

Leonhardt: A summer project to nourish your political soul

David Leonhardtdu1-i-syn President Donald Trump, of course, has aggravated the situation. He is alarmingly different from any previous president, which…

July 19, 2017

Dear Abby

Man ready to shop for new ‘latte’ source

Do you think it would be OK if I found another female to make lattes for me? Wouldn’t that woman…

July 19, 2017

Dear Abby

Newlywed’s world caves in when truth comes out

DEAR T.T.A.: You will feel less tired and broken after you have consulted a lawyer about helping you get out…

July 18, 2017

From our Congressman

Finn: Mar-a-Lago, my old man and me

Mary Finndu1-i-syn We used my camera’s zoom to see the president’s resort because the local police and the red-shirted Mar-a-Lago…

July 18, 2017

Nicholas Kristof

Kristof: A solution when a nation’s schools fail

Nicholas Kristofdu1-i-syn That’s public education in many poor countries. And it’s why the hostility of American teachers unions and some…

July 18, 2017

Dear Abby

Aunt seeks right approach to help niece

Long story short, my niece has been dating a man her father’s age. She lives a few hours away, so…

July 17, 2017

From our Congressman

James: ‘Outlaw’ horses, skinny dogs and love as a verb

Tom Jamesdu1-i-syn When asked to change, these horses are more likely to bite, kick, buck, crash into the corral panels…

July 17, 2017

From our Congressman

Krauthammer: Collusion was incompetent, but it was very real

du1-i-syn For six months, the White House claimed that this scandal was nothing more than innuendo about Trump campaign collusion…

July 17, 2017

Action Line

Neighbors bring drivers up to speed with signs

Signs in front yards of homes along North College Drive urge drivers to use caution when driving through the neighborhood.Jerry…

July 16, 2017

The Travel Troubleshooter

Did your great fare suddenly disappear? Blame ‘dynamic pricing’

She found a $257 fare – not a bad deal – but by the time she got around to booking…

July 16, 2017

Clubhouse Porch

Holes-in-one a family affair for Trollans

Now comes the fun, as a father and son can share two rare moments only three days apart at Hillcrest…

July 15, 2017

From our Congressman

Lawton: Time to change our response to traumatic events

Maybe you remember this attack because many of the victims were elderly. Maybe you were struck by images in the…

July 15, 2017

From our Congressman

Keillor: Expect goodness and ye shall find it

Garrison Keillor, author, humorist, and radio personalityAndrew Harrer/Bloomberg via Getty Images It’s a man’s duty to take his grandson to…

July 15, 2017

From our Congressman

Ruddell: Healthy forests make a healthy economy and life

Steve Ruddelldu1-i-syn Because forests provide a wide range of values including forest and non-forest products, recreation, fish and wildlife habitat,…

July 15, 2017

From our Congressman

Brodhead: Neighbors, do the right thing and cut down those trees

Leslie Brodheaddu1-i-syn June is often one of the hottest and driest months in my part of Colorado, and brings about…

July 15, 2017

Dear Abby

Mom wants strings on hand-me-downs

When my youngest daughter was born, I asked her about the dresses, and she informed me they were not her…

July 14, 2017

From the Humane Society

To adopt or not? – That is the question to ask yourself

La Plata County Humane Society Adopting a dog, cat or other critters is an important decision. Here are things to…

July 14, 2017

Froma Harrop

Harrop: Breast cancer-wine link – scary or just a scare?

Froma Harropdu1-i-syn A new report cites evidence that drinking even one small glass of wine a day heightens a woman’s…

July 14, 2017

Thinking Green

EPA cuts corners to ignore the law

The Trump administration has an ambitious agenda to eliminate protections for air, water and land wherever possible, and this is…

July 14, 2017