Columnists

Public House 701 is closed

Dear Action Line, Why did the Public House 701 restaurant suddenly close, “permanently” per its website? I enjoyed the friendly…

April 7, 2025

Sports

Nervous Water, Sign Of Fish

Tactics for nervous waters can be used anywhere

April 6, 2025

Opinion

Prioritizing security and safety, Rep. Hurd visits the U.S.-Mexico border

I recently joined Rep. Juan Ciscomani (R-AZ) and eight other freshmen members of Congress on a delegation trip to the…

April 6, 2025

Opinion

Politics, health care and religion have gotten mixed up to the detriment of women

Elon Musk has said, ” … population collapse due to low birth rates is a much bigger risk to civilization…

April 6, 2025

Dear Abby

Man compares wife’s attractiveness

DEAR ABBY: I’ve been with my husband for 19 years, and we have established a loving, stable relationship despite some…

April 4, 2025

Opinion

Public lands shape our humanity, shared destiny and are not for sale

Amid Colorado’s complex history, a unifying thread emerges: a deep, abiding love and reverence for our public lands. Whether it’s…

April 4, 2025

Shelf Life

Reauthorization of act will allow libraries to continue to serve communities

Vartan Gregorian wrote, “Libraries are the critical component in the free exchange of information, which lies at the heart of…

April 3, 2025

Creating Community

It starts with public health: Your health is our mission

National Public Health Week, April 7 to 13, serves as a reminder that our well-being as individuals is tied to…

April 2, 2025

Downtown Lowdown

Durango Ragtime and Early Jazz Festival takes stage

Danny Coots and Adam Swanson became friends over a shared love of ragtime and early jazz music, that friendship coming…

April 2, 2025

Authentic Aging

Elders doing what we can during this unsettled time

I’ve recently been to a couple of Indivisible meetings and some protest marches downtown in reaction to what’s going on…

April 2, 2025

Opinion

I didn’t expect placing my husband in memory care would improve both of our lives

A few years ago, I wrote a poem, “I didn’t know,” (Herald, Nov. 13, 2022) that resonated with many. It…

April 2, 2025

Opinion

A retreat from Democratic values: Vice President JD Vance’s Munich disgrace

Bret Stephens, The New York Times (Tony Cenicola/The New York Times)du1-i-syn In April 1928, Joseph Goebbels, later the Third Reich’s…

April 1, 2025

From the Extension Office

Fight the urge to plant those tomato seeds

When the temperature reaches 71 degrees toward the end of March, it has a very profound effect on our psyche,…

April 1, 2025

Dear Abby

Ex-wife has carried secret for 20 years

DEAR ABBY: I was married to a police officer for 20 years. It wasn’t a warm marriage. We divorced 20…

April 1, 2025

Opinion

Preserve Medicaid and de-privatize Medicare for cost savings

Most Americans will agree that our many government departments could use a careful examination of operations for improving efficiencies and…

March 31, 2025

Action Line

Gravel on roads is no laughing matter

A street sweeper began cleaning up area roads on Feb. 26, 2024, in Durango, a sure sign of the impending…

March 31, 2025

Opinion

A moment at the Durango Recreation Center and the larger truths we ignore

On March 15, a woman wearing a “Make America Healthy Again” hat was verbally attacked by a man at the…

March 30, 2025

Opinion

Living through a liminal time standing on the threshold of change

When the day came to leave Ohio and move to Colorado, I was emotionally torn. Everybody knows Colorado’s a gorgeous,…

March 30, 2025

Opinion

What we are all witnessing is about ideology, not oligarchy

The Democrats, casting about for an anti-Trump narrative, have found a word: “oligarchy.” It was part of Joe Biden’s farewell…

March 30, 2025

Dear Abby

Man meets new lady amid divorce

DEAR ABBY: I am recently separated, and my divorce will be final soon. I have met a woman I didn’t…

March 29, 2025

Dear Abby

Woman abandoned after suicide attempt

DEAR ABBY: My 38-year-old daughter attempted suicide a week ago. She had been living with her fiance, and they shared…

March 29, 2025

Opinion

Two Republicans sign letter calling for restraint in gutting of climate legislation

Colorado sends four Democrats and four Republicans to the U.S. House of Representatives. Of them, Jeff Hurd, a Republican from…

March 28, 2025

Local First

Stand Up for Local First: A night of comedy, music and community

This year, Local First is hosting a new event to celebrate what makes our town so special: amazing local businesses,…

March 27, 2025

Downtown Lowdown

Celtic music speaks to history, entertains

The history is as important as the music, and the music is as important as the history. That history being…

March 26, 2025