Columnists

From the Extension Office

Like it or not, preparing for the worst makes good sense

Have you and your loved ones truly got everything in order? Well, let’s hope you are not part of the…

March 3, 2017

Flies & Lies

Trip specialists can make journey easier

If you throw in international travel, all the fun for a trip can go by the wayside, right quick. However,…

March 2, 2017

Neighbors

FLC alumni visit after achieving success in their fields

Courtesy of Fort Lewis College<br><br>From left, Ramona Pierson and Tara Trask, both accomplished alumni of Fort Lewis College, returned to…

March 2, 2017

Authentic Aging

Elders share wisdom, experience with activists

The momentum is so fast, it’s like a fireball gathering more and more negativity and destruction. Whatever our political views,…

March 2, 2017

Coroner's Report

Technology revolutionizes the field of forensics

Doctors need to know why people die so they can improve their diagnostic skills. Families need to know for closure…

March 2, 2017

From the Extension Office

These majestic trees provide shade for large spaces

I’m a vegetable kind of guy, and the edibles tend to be in my horticultural wheelhouse. Don’t get me wrong,…

March 1, 2017

Snowsports Tips From Tex

The time for tele is now

If you’re an alpine skier and you think you might be a little out of balance, get on a pair…

March 1, 2017

From our Congressman

Who will defend Enlightenment this time around?

David Brooksdu1-i-syn Running through the center of the diagram was the long line of Enlightenment thought. The Enlightenment included thinkers…

March 1, 2017

What's Up Downtown

Owner of Louisa’s joins BID’s board

Curlee and her husband, Don, own two businesses – Louisa’s Movie House now located in Town Plaza, and Louisa’s Electronics…

February 28, 2017

Nicholas Kristof

Trump is a fake savior betraying his supporters

du1-i-syn You’ve been had. President Trump sold you a clunker. Now that he’s in the White House, he’s betraying you…

February 28, 2017

Mike Littwin

No-show Cory stars in ballad of (paper) thin man

Mike Litwin, The Colorado Independentdu1-i-syn OK, it wasn’t exactly headline news that Gardner ducked a packed Byers Middle School event.…

February 27, 2017

Action Line

Carcass becomes lively topic thanks to endearing typo

In Durango, the Deer Caucus seems to be growing every year, but a recent typo noting a “deer caucus” at…

February 26, 2017

From our Congressman

Border wall could be catastrophic to wildlife

For El Jefe and the border’s other wild inhabitants, searching for love is a complicated proposition. The United States shares…

February 26, 2017

Population Matters

Let her decide if or when she wants to have children

AP photo courtesy of The Nation – Trump signing the renewal of the ‘Global Gag Rule.’ Where are the women?du1-i-syn…

February 26, 2017

From our Congressman

Water, special needs, private property on the docket

Coramdu1-i-syn The one thing that makes the Senate a little easier is the consent calendar. If a bill is unanimous…

February 26, 2017

From the Mayor

Get informed ahead of April elections

Rinderledu1-i-syn Many have asked how the fluoridation issue arrived on the ballot for city voters to decide. After approximately two…

February 26, 2017

The Travel Troubleshooter

Whose armrest is it, anyway? A lesson in seat etiquette

SHAUN STANLEY/Durango Herald -DURANGO, CO- 09/12/2013 – A Frontier Airlines A319 aircraft takes to the sky after take off from…

February 26, 2017

Stewards of the Land

Backpacking is work, but it doesn’t have to be hard work

Ultralight backpackers Tom Galbraith and Glen Van Peski stand at the base of Vestal Peak in the Weminuche Wilderness. Arrow…

February 25, 2017

Froma Harrop

The LA movie that should have won best picture

du1-i-syn This year, another Los Angeles movie is doing a lot better. “La La Land,” a sunny musical romance, has…

February 24, 2017

La Plata Health Watch

Fluoride in public water systems improves health

For instance, severe dental decay among children appears to impair growth and development. Some studies have also shown an association…

February 23, 2017

Snowsports Tips From Tex

Better know the code before you go

The Responsibility Code is made of seven points that you are responsible for knowing. One of our excellent local trainers…

February 22, 2017

Adventures in Motherhood

Growing up is a dance toward independence

The woman in front of me in the checkout line is simultaneously cradling a baby, loading groceries onto the conveyor…

February 22, 2017

From our Congressman

Slow economic growth points to a broken century

David Brooksdu1-i-syn It’s looking like we’re not going to get to enjoy one of those times again. The 21st century…

February 22, 2017

A Take on Tourism

What’s up in the downhill ski business?

Bob Kunkeldu1-i-syn So do you know your ski industry facts? For certain, skiing in the U.S. is big business, to…

February 21, 2017