Columnists

The tantalizing and tormenting tomatoes

Houk As we head into August on this trip around the sun, this feels like a good time to talk…

July 31, 2025

Music in the Mountains – a tonal shift?

There’s a change in the atmosphere at Music in the Mountains. It’s palpable – if undecipherable. Throughout the festival, fans…

July 31, 2025

Downtown Lowdown

Jeremy Garrett: Artist at large

If you’re a music lover who’s been in Colorado in the summertime, it’s safe to say you’ve been to a…

July 30, 2025

Opinion

We must not submit to a post-constitutional era where oaths are optional

“I do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all…

July 30, 2025

Dear Abby

Husband’s about-face may be too late

DEAR ABBY: For nearly 30 years, my husband and I shared a close, trusting marriage. Months ago, I caught him…

July 30, 2025

Action Line

Is law enforcement curtailing distracted driving in Durango?

It is already illegal to text message while driving in Colorado, but a proposed law would also prohibit taking calls…

July 28, 2025

Opinion

Wild farming, ranching and gardening – strategies in rewilding local foodsheds

In January 2008, just after a meeting of the Sustainable Agriculture Coalition at Asilomar on the gorgeous mid-California Coast, I…

July 27, 2025

Opinion

Thank you for your patience as we build a stronger, safer and more efficient infrastructure

Summertime is construction time for the city of Durango. As the mayor, I understand that this can lead to frustration…

July 27, 2025

Opinion

County budget woes deserve a deeper look at planning, building and legal policies

We appreciate the La Plata County commissioners’ column, “La Plata County budget crisis calls for shared responsibility and leadership” (Herald,…

July 27, 2025

Dear Abby

Grandparents overtaxed with child care

DEAR ABBY: My husband and I love our 7- and 2-year-old grandchildren very much and enjoy spending time with them.…

July 27, 2025

From the Extension Office

It’s fair season in La Plata County!

Mark your calendars, this year’s La Plata County Fair will be held Aug. 6 to Aug. 11 at the La…

July 26, 2025

Local First

Localism vital to vibrant community

In an age of online retailers, it’s easy to forget what makes our communities truly thrive: localism. At its core,…

July 25, 2025

Opinion

‘One community – one goal,’ doing our best to serve all students in Durango

We read with interest the recent announcement from Durango School District regarding its rebranding and efforts to “reduce confusion” about…

July 25, 2025

Dear Abby

Bully turns grandmother away from family

DEAR ABBY: My daughter has been married to her high school sweetheart for 15 years. Their marriage has been rocky…

July 25, 2025

Culture Gulch

She’s back! Linda Mack Berven explains it all

Linda Mack Berven will give the first of her popular preconcert lectures for Music in the Mountains on Sunday. She’ll…

July 24, 2025

Downtown Lowdown

Denver’s Pink Fuzz plays Cold Storage

Being in a band is an all-time job. When you’re a DIY outfit in an industry with no nine-to-five regularity…

July 23, 2025

Opinion

‘Alzheimer’s can’t keep me from running’: With dementia, get moving and mindful

When my husband, Dr. Alan Schooley, was diagnosed with Young Onset Alzheimer’s at age 51, the Denver medical team recommended…

July 23, 2025

Dear Abby

Chance encounter still burns

DEAR ABBY: I am a divorced man in my 60s. Twelve years ago, a neighbor woman who I’m attracted to…

July 23, 2025

Opinion

La Plata County budget crisis calls for shared responsibility and leadership

To begin, we welcome Elizabeth Philbrick to the La Plata County Board of County Commissioners, replacing Clyde Church who resigned…

July 21, 2025

Action Line

Durango Vineyard Church purchases old Nissan dealership

Sign in the window of Stephanie Morris Nissan notifying customers that the dealership is temporarily closed. (Tyler Brown/Durango Herald)cca Dear…

July 21, 2025

Opinion

ICE, or how to waste billions to sabotage the economy

Someone should sic DOGE on that pork barrel with a fuse, ICE. POTUS’s “big, beautiful bill” wastes billions of taxpayers’…

July 20, 2025

Opinion

Go ahead be yourself, it looks good on you and you’ll flourish here

I had an epiphany the other day. It was low key as epiphanies go, easily overlooked, but it illuminated an…

July 20, 2025

Dear Abby

Wife blames mother for infidelity

DEAR ABBY: When my daughter, “Trish,” and her husband separated, I reached out to each of them for occasional check-ins.…

July 20, 2025

Opinion

If history is any guide, this moment signals a new beginning about to commence

Not proud, wanting to be, but just not feeling it. That sums up the mood of young adults in America…

July 18, 2025