Columnists

Durango Nature Center an oasis for wildlife – and humans

Courtesy of Durango Nature Studies Grace Gordon, our program facilitator, led the first in a four-part tracking workshop. Participants got…

Thomas Friedman

Friedman: Owning your own future

Thomas L. Friedman, a two-time Pulitzer Prize winner for The New York Times, became the paper's foreign-affairs columnist in 1995…Previously,…

Parents refuse to confront reason their son is bullied

I have assumed for a long time that Michael is gay. Since late last year, he’s been having a lot…

Ross Douthat

Douthat: House GOP go off the cliff, will the Senate catch them?

Ross Douthat<br><br>(CREDIT: Josh Haner/The New York Times)du1-i-syn You know how that turned out. So it would be a foolish prognosticator…

May 10, 2017

Mom takes needless risks following her son’s suicide

She’s a hard worker, so that helps to keep her mind off things. She lives in an empty house with…

May 10, 2017

What's Up Downtown

Cleaning up downtown for summer

BID and the Chamber of Commerce thank Black Bear Carpet Cleaning and Repair for being our t-shirt sponsor. Big thanks…

Durango School News

Open communication key to helping people in despair

Many of these have been teenagers. Several survived their attempt and need our continued support. My heart goes out to…

Trumpcare bill embraces an Orwellian future

Paul Krugman: reach him c/o The New York Times Editorial Department, 620 8th Ave., New York, NY 10018.du1-i-syn But has…

Woman wonders if opposites can move beyond attraction

This would be a second marriage for both of us. Our children are grown, so having kids doesn’t factor into…

Robert Samuelson

Government being redefined by aging, health costs

The relentless rise in the costs of Social Security, Medicare and other health programs is slowly draining funds from other…

May 8, 2017

The Travel Troubleshooter

Reader’s criticism stings hard-working young writer

It’s hard being a young writer. Facing criticism for doing my job makes it even harder. I work long hours…

May 8, 2017

Action Line

Sheriff’s patrol vehicles tinted but not tainted

Durango Herald file Action Line isn’t convinced that window tinting itself is all that intimidating. For instance, Mrs. Action Line’s…

May 7, 2017

What all the recent United Airlines headlines may mean for travelers

In case you missed it, United has been under fire for calling law enforcement to have a passenger, David Dao,…

May 7, 2017

Mom’s grip on apron strings has girlfriend at loose ends

The problem is, his mother comes over constantly, and she waits on him hand and foot. She tags along to…

May 7, 2017

Providing Colorado TV for Colorado residents

Colorado residents deserve the chance to watch Colorado television, plain and simple. But as residents in La Plata and Montezuma…

For a sense of hope, I am sticking with millennials

Connie Schultzdu1-i-syn So many of us college-educated Americans fail to see how, even in 2017 America, our degrees make us…

From the Chair

A little bit of good news does not solve budget woes

Julie Westendorffdu1-i-syn As we head into the 2018 budget season, we have been anticipating a large drop in revenue largely…

From the State Senate

Budget, hemp and broadband dominate final days

Senator Don Coramdu1-i-syn The only thing we are required to do is pass a budget. That has not happened yet.…

It is well past time to overhaul TABOR

The sunny economic picture is a stark contrast to the dark state of K-12 public school funding. It is widely…

Coroner's Report

Physician-assisted suicide deaths in Colorado should be recorded accurately

If a dying person chooses suicide over suffering, I don’t object. I’m not entirely opposed to giving doctors the option…

Nurse won’t stop snooping in family medical records

If I file a formal complaint, his career will be over and he could possibly even face jail time. I…