Opinion

Dear Abby: Father’s extreme views turn family against him

DEAR ABBY: My father considers himself a deeply religious man. He believes that anyone who doesn’t conform to his beliefs is going to hell. He told my gay sister she is going to hell. At my brother’s wake and celebration of life, he announced to everyone that my brother was going to hell because he was an atheist. He also criticized the arrangements, even though they were exactly what my brother requested. I pulled him aside and asked him to quit saying these things. He refused and declared, “This conversation is over!”

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Bennet, colleagues introduce legislation to improve mental health at colleges

Washington, D.C. — Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet joined U.S. Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), Tim Scott (R-S.C.), and a group of bipartisan colleagues in introducing legislation to help improve college students’ mental and behavioral health. The Enhancing Mental Health and Suicide Prevention Through Campus Planning Act would help higher education institutions develop and implement comprehensive mental health and suicide prevention plans.

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Dear Abby: Couple struggles from severe emotional fallout, grief after miscarriage

DEAR ABBY: My partner and I have just suffered a miscarriage. It was our first pregnancy, and even though it wasn’t planned, it was very much wanted. Now that I have recovered from the miscarriage and passed my medical clearances, I have noticed a significant increase in arguments. I know it’s happening because we are both still grieving. However, it almost feels like he is trying to push me away. I do my best to reassure him every day that we will get through this together, and I try my hardest to make sure he knows how loved he is. I’m also working on acknowledging that his healing path will be different from mine. I give him space and have assumed more household duties to take some pressure off him. None of it seems to make a difference.

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N.M. Congressional Democrats secure $2.5B in aid for New Mexicans impacted by Hermit’s Peak/Calf Canyon fires

WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.) and U.S. Representatives Teresa Leger Fernández (D-N.M.) and Melanie Stansbury (DN. M.) secured $2.5 billion to support New Mexico residents and business owners impacted by this year’s Hermit’s Peak/Calf Canyon fires.

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Hickenlooper leads Colorado delegation in urging VA to authorize community care for veterans with traumatic brain injuries

WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senators John Hickenlooper and Michael Bennet and U.S. Representatives Jason Crow, Diana DeGette, Joe Neguse, Lauren Boebert, Ken Buck, Doug Lamborn, and Ed Perlmutter, sent a bipartisan letter to Secretary of Veterans Affairs Denis McDonough urging the VA to authorize community care for high-risk veterans with traumatic brain injuries (TBI).

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