Columnists

From processed to powerful: Why whole foods are your best weight loss weapon

Have you ever felt stuck in your weight loss journey – like no matter what you try, the scale refuses…

June 16, 2025

Do as I say, not as I do

These signs are posted at several locations along the Animas River Trail. (Photo submitted by reader) Dear Action Line, The…

June 16, 2025

Opinion

One fine day … three generations of Durangoans walking and talking together

I took a walk one fine day recently, looking around, people-watching, enjoying myself, feeling the sun warm on my shoulders.…

June 15, 2025

Opinion

On history: Ignorant or maligned, attempts to rewrite and whitewash history cannot stand

On June 4, we witnessed another brazen example of the sinister and ill-informed attempt by the Trump administration to whitewash…

June 15, 2025

Opinion

Medicaid work requirements a disaster for rural America, extend well beyond health outcomes

As the Senate debates imposing work requirements and potential cuts to Medicaid, rural America stands at the front lines of…

June 15, 2025

Dear Abby

Recipient responds to gift with sharp tongue

DEAR ABBY: My husband and I recently moved out of state. His only living relative, a sister, recently came to…

June 15, 2025

Creating Community

New Medicaid program to kick in for kids with disabilities, complex medical needs

Coming July 1, there is a new Medicaid program in Colorado for kids with disabilities and complex health needs. The…

June 13, 2025

Opinion

Attention trivia buffs, a ‘hootie of blowfish’ and more animal group names

If you play trivia regularly this will be good information for you. Animals that are gathered together in a group…

June 13, 2025

Dear Abby

Man can’t brush off silence about treatment

DEAR ABBY: I found out that, behind my back, my best friend has been (secretly) growing hair for the past…

June 13, 2025

Creating Community

Learn food safety for your summer barbecues

With the days getting longer and the evenings warmer, more and more La Plata County residents are likely headed outside…

June 11, 2025

Downtown Lowdown

Group Shower driven by music

will play Saturday at Nordfest III

June 11, 2025

Stewards of the Land

If not you, then who?

Alpine Loop Ambassadors Adela Pizarro-Conte and Myste French clean burned trash out of a fire ring at a BLM designated…

June 11, 2025

Opinion

The escalating challenges of ranching in a hotter, drier Colorado

Jeff and Nicole Helmer have been ranching livestock in Southwest Colorado for 20 years. “Most every year is drier than…

June 11, 2025

Dear Abby

Colleague’s mockery hits a nerve

DEAR ABBY: A few months ago, I found out my adult child is transgender. Nobody knows yet except for me,…

June 11, 2025

From the Extension Office

So, what’s bugging you this spring?

Most of us get very excited as the days get longer and the plants are greener, and spring is officially…

June 10, 2025

Healing Nutrition

Leveraging nutrition for better sleep

A lot of your daily life – what you accomplish, how you interact, how you react – is dependent on…

June 10, 2025

Action Line

Why e-bike use in Durango is only half-charged

Eli Reagh, a mechanic with Mountain Bike Specialists, services a Specialized Como 3.0 class one electric bike in Durango in…

June 9, 2025

Gulliford's Travels

Rio Grande del Norte National Monument and a Road Less Traveled

As highway 64 comes into Taos from the west, the view of the Rio Grande from the Rio Grande Gorge…

June 8, 2025

Opinion

Big? Definitely. But Colorado utilities see no beauty in the federal budget bill

Oh, wouldn’t I love to know what is going through the mind of Jeff Hurd right now. And Gabe Evans,…

June 8, 2025

Opinion

Straight from the experts, Southwest Colorado’s most important projects and pressing issues

Now that the legislative session is over, my weeks have filled up with visits around the district and meetings with…

June 8, 2025

Opinion

Rep. Hurd’s public lands’ words and actions are inconsistent, troubling, confusing and contradictory

Rep. Jeff Hurd’s recent op-ed, “Working for public lands that support real people, places and livelihoods” (Herald, Jun. 1), invites…

June 8, 2025

Dear Abby

Toddler draws relatives’ rebuke

DEAR ABBY: My husband’s stepmother passed recently after a long illness, and her children specifically wanted our family, including our…

June 8, 2025

From the Extension Office

Emergency preparation is a proactive approach during drought

If you’re a glass-half-full kind of person, you’ll appreciate knowing this isn’t the driest year to date in La Plata…

June 6, 2025

Opinion

Hurd’s GORP Act sponsorship elevates bipartisan support for protecting public lands

Coloradans’ views on protecting public lands transcend ideology. Whether you live in Grand Junction, Durango or Denver, the national public…

June 6, 2025