Columnists

Use of personal cones not legal to curb public parking

As a resident living near the 32nd Street river launch site, Action Line feels your pain. During peak tubing season,…

November 27, 2016

Travelers fight unfair treatment by reversing credit-card charges

Chargebacks are on the rise in travel. A chargeback voids a credit-card transaction by withdrawing funds that were previously deposited…

November 27, 2016

On Real Estate

Walkable, rideable neighborhoods are here to stay

It is elementary, my friends. The convenience of shopping, restaurants, art and music activities, river trails and open space are…

November 27, 2016

Stewards of the Land

Allison’s Turkey Packers Co-op

In the Allison area in the southeast corner of the county, local families developed an innovative enterprise to help them…

November 26, 2016

Population Matters

Schools one way to give children every advantage

We have always cared about the welfare of our children, but now each child seems to matter more as family…

November 26, 2016

From the Mayor

Resurgent Pittsburgh a tale of community

SHAUN STANLEY/Durango Herald – DURANGO – Durango City Councilor, Christina Rinderle.du1-i-syn In the spirit of Thanksgiving, I want to take…

November 26, 2016

Neighbors

The Wielangs, a pioneer family, commemorated in garden

Dick and Cheryl Wielang Shaw celebrate the placing of the stone commemorating her great-grandparents’ role as early pioneers in La…

November 25, 2016

Neighbors

Thankful for these births and anniversaries

du1-i-syn Neighbors Columnist Friends and family will be expressing gratitude these people were born this week – Jeanie Van Ausdall,…

November 24, 2016

Neighbors

St. Columba takes trip to the Kasbah at gala

Members of the Decorations Committee for the St. Columba School Gala with the theme Morocco in the Moonlight, from left,…

November 24, 2016

Adventures in Motherhood

Soothing a bout of anxiety deep in the night

I rub arnica salve into her right leg, this startlingly lanky appendage snaking across my lap. Even in the dark,…

November 23, 2016

La Plata Health Watch

Report reveals alarming scope of substance abuse in U.S.

According to the report, almost 21 million people in America have a substance use disorder involving alcohol or drugs. This…

November 23, 2016

A Take on Tourism

Durango has that special ‘snuggle factor’

Sure, we understand being called out as a great place for outdoor recreation, nationally acclaimed galleries and having more than…

November 22, 2016

Guest Columns

Pay little attention to all the post-election hype

Samuelsondu1-i-syn The Democrats are in disarray, it’s said. Unless they’re enormously skillful or lucky, they risk becoming a minority party…

November 20, 2016

Action Line

Shipping containers won’t be converted to ADU village at Durango’s Walmart

Mrs. Action Line also wondered about all those shipping containers during a recent perfunctory foray into maw of mass consumerism.…

November 20, 2016

From our Congressman

For Colorado, a lot of good came of 2016 election

du1-i-syn Amendment 69, ColoradoCare, was soundly defeated. ColoradoCare would have bankrupted Colorado, with businesses leaving the state and folks without…

November 19, 2016

From our Congressman

When you’re living inside a bubble

Maybe it was a shocking result. But if these folks had visited outside their circles, if they’d tried to get…

November 19, 2016

From our Congressman

Facing the new Jim Crow: Mass incarceration within America

Caroline Sitterdu1-i-syn Since 2002, America has had the highest incarceration rate in the world and that only continues to increase.…

November 19, 2016

From our Congressman

A common-sense way to protect waterways

du1-i-syn Many stopped what they were doing and flocked to the banks of the Animas to watch in sadness as…

November 19, 2016

The Travel Troubleshooter

How to plan your holiday vacations

You don’t need me to tell you that the airports and roads will be busier than ever, or that travel…

November 19, 2016

From the Humane Society

What does your dog think when you … ?

Buster your well-trained dog spends most of his day home alone, sleeping. You arrive home from work, school or wherever…

November 19, 2016

Neighbors

The drama, the passion of tango is coming to Concert Hall

Estampas Porteñas, a tango dance company, will perform its new show “Deseos,” or “Desires,” at the Community Concert Hall at…

November 19, 2016

Neighbors

Neighbors: Adaptive Sports celebrates accessible recreation

Neighbors Columnist It was standing-room-only at the Durango Adaptive Sports Association’s Harvest Gala in late October. A sold-out crowd of…

November 18, 2016

Froma Harrop

Goodbye, Facebook. You have proven yourself evil

du1-i-syn If you don’t see me gushing over the pix of your Thanksgiving pies, take no offense. It’s not that…

November 18, 2016

Swimming Against the Stream

‘Phoenix’ a dark and moody post-WWII exploration of identity

Upon returning from Auschwitz, former cabaret singer Nelly Lenz undergoes reconstructive facial surgery to mend a bullet wound. She emerges…

November 17, 2016