Columnists

Parkinson’s patient uneasy about diagnosis

DEAR ABBY: I’m an active, 60-something wife, mother and grandmother who was recently diagnosed with early stage Parkinson’s disease. From…

September 1, 2017

View from the Fort

September brings exhibits, shows to Fort Lewis College

Blaylock For art, internationally known fiber artist Pat Hickman’s “Here, Still” exhibit will run from Sept. 8 through Oct. 6,…

Get Growing

Dearth of fruit derails Apple Days, but you can donate excess produce for the needy

Apple Days Festival won’t be held this year due to a lack of fruit.Durango Herald file Some years just don’t…

Thomas Friedman

Friedman: Many shades of the U.S. at war

Thomas L. Friedman (CREDIT: Josh Haner/The New York Times) The first contrast was summed up in two wall-size digital maps…

Bruni: America’s worst (and best) places to be gay

Frank Bruni (CREDIT: Earl Wilson/The New York Times) But Texas doesn’t love me back. Certainly its lawmakers don’t, and lately they’ve…

Mom wants to trust recovering addict ex

I stayed with him for a year after I learned about his addiction. That year was the hardest year of…

Collins: Time is right for bipartisan bail system reform

Gail Collins(CREDIT: Earl Wilson/The New York Times) To whom he would systematically lose. It was cleaner than outright bribery. Plus,…

August 30, 2017

Son wants family to know transgender fiancée

I’m now living in the States and she’s still in the Philippines waiting for her visa. Emma is transgender and…

August 30, 2017

Ross Douthat

Douthat: Our house divided

Ross Douthat (CREDIT: Josh Haner/The New York Times) So while the president blathers about how some of the torchbearers were fine…

August 29, 2017

Keillor: Never been here before

Garrison Keillor, author, humorist, and radio personality (Photo by Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg via Getty Images). And now, driving to California, I…

August 29, 2017

Readers react to usher’s ‘proposals’

Her parents should go directly to the minister and let him know what is going on. If the parents decide…

August 29, 2017

Robert Samuelson

Samuelson: We need higher taxes

Robert Samuelson For starters, we can stop calling it “reform.” That’s a charged word, implying that the new tax system…

August 28, 2017

The Travel Troubleshooter

Memories of dog bites cause want for pet-free life

My husband has been without a dog for five years, since the beginning of our relationship. Over the last six…

August 28, 2017

Action Line

Protection or rudeness? It straddles a fine line

A run-of-the-mill Subaru creates super-sized rock-star privileged parking in Town Plaza.Courtesy of Mark D’Lanes You’d expect this kind of parking…

August 27, 2017

Don’t let the post-vacation blues get you down

What’s that? You didn’t want to come home? You might have a touch of the post-vacation blues. “It’s like an…

August 27, 2017

Food comments ruin dining experience

The problem is, it’s impossible to share a meal with her. As soon as the food is served, Charlene starts…

August 27, 2017

The Tourism Effect

Meet the groups behind Durango’s economic scene

These organizations, referred to as the A,B,C,D, & L group, are as follows: “A” stands for Alliance – or more…

Schultheis: Spirit, not skin color, is a person’s measure

Rob Schultheis Violent clashes between castes claims the lives of hundreds, if not thousands, of Indians every year. Gypsies are…

Neslin: An energy report card

Like academic report cards, the SEDS report indicates how Colorado’s energy production and consumption compare with its peers and have…

From the Mayor

White: Short- and long-term planning, budget and bears

Mayor Dick White Central to long-term planning is to understand citizen priorities for the future. What do you think might…

Nicholas Kristof

Kristof: We are journalists, not the enemy

Nicholas Kristof What could be an easier task than distancing oneself from Nazis or violent white supremacists? Yet Trump manages…

Population Matters

Grossman: Keeping children healthy relies on three things

Student nurse in Ghana, post-delivery The under-5 mortality rate is a valuable statistic because it gives an overall idea about…