Columnists

Expectant mom feels unsupported

DEAR ABBY: My husband and I are expecting our first child this year. I moved to the United States a…

September 21, 2023

Downtown Lowdown

Lawn Chair Kings, Erik Nordstrom and writing

They’ve been a band for over 20 years. They’ve played hundreds of shows regionally and banged out half a dozen…

‘Antisemitism on rise’ – Boebert is no help

Scott R. Kline We are currently in the midst of the period between the Jewish New Year – Rosh Hashanah…

1984 case ‘profound’ precedent to save Carpenter, neighborhood from ILC

Teri Paulcca The details of a 1984 lawsuit to stop industrial activities next to the Montview neighborhood in northwest Cortez…

Carpenter ‘critical’ to rights of sound-dependent birds

April Baisancca The rezoning of 1050 Lebanon Road in Cortez from commercial to industrial is incompatible with its proximity to…

Fiance’s co-worker puts on a show

DEAR ABBY: My fiance and I went to his co-worker “Tina’s” house on a Friday night to socialize and play…

September 19, 2023

Sister dreads family vacation

DEAR ABBY: I’m scheduled to go on a vacation with my mother and sister. It seemed like a fun idea…

September 19, 2023

‘Time to start taking choice of president seriously’

Robertscca In politics, the coming year will be what we make of it. We can go on with what amounts…

September 18, 2023

Action Line

Why not reopen Wilson Gulch exit off U.S. Highway 160?

There will be roundabouts on either side of the “Bridge to the Future” when the Grandview interchange is fully functional,…

September 18, 2023

Do full-body MRIs work? Ask your doctor, not Kim Kardashian

cca In an Instagram post last month that has racked up more than 3.4 million “likes,” Kim Kardashian poses in…

September 15, 2023

Downtown Lowdown

Where the Dead and Steely Dan meet

Steely Dan and the Grateful Dead are top bands of the rock canon. Two bands in who in their day…

September 14, 2023

Wife returns to marriage

DEAR ABBY: I’ve been married for 34 years. During most of them, I was unfaithful. I never felt like I…

September 14, 2023

Public can help shape Utah monument

Jonathan Thompson When President Joe Biden restored the original boundaries of both Grand Staircase-Escalante and Bears Ears national monuments in…

September 13, 2023

Young adult has trouble building relationships

DEAR ABBY: I’m 26 and not currently in a relationship. I don’t have many friends. I’d like to have more,…

September 12, 2023

Healing Nutrition

IBS: The truth behind the myths and the power of diet

Irritable Bowel Syndrome, commonly known as IBS, is a term many of us have come across. But what exactly is…

September 12, 2023

SJBPH emergency compensation: ‘This has become personal’

As the director of communications at San Juan Basin Public Health during part of the COVID-19 pandemic, I feel the…

September 10, 2023

‘Electoral college system effectively disenfranchises most Americans’

cca Given everything that has happened in the last eight years, it is time to initiate a movement to rid…

September 10, 2023

Mexico is unraveling and nobody seems to care

The Other Sidecca A local resident, who I’ll refer to as Mario, recently asked me to look over his immigration…

September 10, 2023

Action Line

Some very important idle chatter

The Clean Air for Schools: Engines Off! program, focused on reducing emissions from idling of cars of parents who are…

From the Extension Office

Despite shorter days, colder weather, we can still be active

You know fall and winter are approaching when … golden leaves emerge, you leave 10 minutes early to get ahead…

What's up in Durango Skies

Draco takes flight this time of year

Greetings stargazers. There is a dragon in our night sky. Draco is one of the circumpolar constellations that is above…

Gulliford's Travels

Cottonwood Wash, Bears Ears and the character of canyons

Cottonwood Wash is seen looking north to the Abajo Mountains. Used with permission of The Wildlands Conservancy. (Tim Peterson/Grand Canyon…