Columnists

Neighbors: Volunteers of America shares it successes

Neighbors Columnist It would be easy to look at the Durango Community Shelter or the Southwest Safehouse simply as safe…

November 9, 2016

Money Savvy

Want to change your habits in 2017? Start now

Sure, I can’t undo my past or my blunders, but understanding where and why I went wrong can help me…

November 8, 2016

Durango School News

Building a foundation of success with character

While we continue to show great growth in the academic arenas, what I am most proud of is the work…

November 8, 2016

Action Line

On U.S. Highway 550/160, two mile markers miss by a mile

Shaun Stanley/Durango Herald The distance between mile markers 87 and 88 on U.S. Highway 550/160 nea You can count on…

November 6, 2016

Creating Community

Fluoridated water integral to everybody’s health

Popedu1-i-syn Without fluoridated water in our box of cavity prevention tools, frequent brushings, dental visits and diet are what we’re…

November 5, 2016

Creating Community

It takes all of us to keep high school graduation rates up

It is at an all-time high of 83.2 percent (U.S. Department of Education), and an analysis of performance for all…

November 5, 2016

Duane Smith

Fourth term for FDR as war dragged on

He had already passed what had been the understood as the traditional two-term limit. Now he was “debating” whether to…

November 5, 2016

From the Mayor

A love letter to a long-gone presidential campaign

I held upwards of 200 conversations with people living in my “turf.” A central part of my job was to…

November 5, 2016

From our Congressman

Innocence lost: 57 silent years is too many

Schraterdu1-i-syn I know why: weeks of sexual harassment allegations, accusations, denial and excuses. Hundreds, maybe thousands, of women have begun…

November 5, 2016

From the Mayor

Our empowered community invests in itself

It sounds like the beginning of a spooky tale with Halloween near, but in reality, it happened at the incredibly…

November 5, 2016

View from the Fort

Fort Lewis College offers up feast for ears and eyes

Blaylockdu1-i-syn Shakespeare’s “The Tempest” will open today at the FLC Main Stage Theatre. “The Tempest” is set on a remote…

November 3, 2016

Swimming Against the Stream

‘Into the Inferno’ Herzog’s cultural, philosophical take on volcanoes

Don’t get me wrong – series like “Cosmos” do a marvelous job showcasing the human penchant for discovery. And there…

November 3, 2016

From the Extension Office

For growers, it was a glorious year in Southwest Colorado

But 2016 has been different. And amazingly enough, with only three weeks until Thanksgiving, there are still places in the…

November 2, 2016

Coroner's Report

‘Silent suicide’ raises many questions worth exploring

When a colleague brought up the topic recently, I realized that in 30 years, I’d never given the question enough…

November 2, 2016

Authentic Aging

Disposal of our bodies: What to do after we die?

The death process itself may start with restlessness, agitation, appetite loss, abnormal breathing and incontinence. Then, there are longer pauses…

November 2, 2016

Flies & Lies

Fly fishing for tiger trout a win-win

Until three weeks ago, I had never heard of a tiger trout. That’s when I was on a cast-and-blast trip…

November 2, 2016

A Take on Tourism

Elections may – or may not – affect tourism

Kunkeldu1-i-syn As we enter the final days of a very bizarre election year, we were wondering about the before-and-after effects…

November 1, 2016

Neighbors

Neighbors: Purgatory stalwarts inducted in Hall of Fame

Neighbors Columnist In 1982, Jim “Hoody” Hards hired recent Durango High School graduate Mike McCormack as a lift operator and…

November 1, 2016

Get Growing

Get your bulbs now to brighten up next spring

JERRY McBRIDE/Durango Herald file<br><br>Crocus flowers can be early spring bloomers. If you’d like to bring a little color to your…

October 31, 2016

Clubhouse Porch

Farewell to The King, and this year’s Clubhouse Porch

Although I never walked the real fairways behind Arnold Palmer, I felt like I was one of Arnie’s Army from…

October 31, 2016

Durango Fire's Corner

Fire apparatus an indispensable part of serving community

Kurt Vonnegut once wrote: “I can think of no more stirring symbol of man’s humanity to man than a fire…

October 31, 2016

Great Adventures of Jenny and Goose

Water from a stone

I wanted to click the heels of my tennis shoes together three times and whisper, “There’s no place like home,”…

October 31, 2016

Your Ecological House

Plastic lovers may solve our waste problem

Under optimal growing conditions, many bacteria can clone themselves in 20 to 30 minutes, producing 50 to 75 generations and…

October 31, 2016

Neighbors

Neighbors: Colorado Plateau art supports Mesa Verde Foundation

Artist Dan Young, from Silt, participates in a “paint out” tour supporting the Mesa Verde Foundation along the San Juan…

October 31, 2016