Columnists

The Travel Troubleshooter

Colorado agricultural icons’ legacies live on

Although Jim was a devout Democrat, in his eyes, there were no Democrat or Republican issues when it came down…

March 9, 2016

Durango School News

District working hard to solve budget puzzle

While the school board certainly has opportunities to turn to voters for more revenues, board members want to ensure that…

March 8, 2016

Neighbors

Fun and fundraising for arts

Kicking is almost literal in the sense that two Zumba outings led by Karyn Gabaldon and Susie Ammann were the…

March 8, 2016

Action Line

Mystery gas line, winter’s onset lead to rout of route

You can tell it’s spring. People start noticing the lovely blooming crocus, the joyfully singing birds, the enticing warm days…

March 6, 2016

Don’t be fooled by ‘resort fees’ at next hotel stay

Last year, 744 properties in the United States added these fees to their guests’ final bills, an astonishing 25 percent…

How to spend the money?

Parks & Rec board strives for fair, open, transparent process

War felt in all aspects of life, even baseball

Shaun Stanley/Durango Herald – DURANGO, CO- 3-2-16- Frank Viehmann Some Americans thought, for example, that baseball should be canceled during…

Tell Sen. Bennet to stay strong, reject DARK Act

Meadows It’s not a particularly well-kept secret that Colorado boasts beautiful mountains, kind and educated people and an incredible local…

Great Adventures of Jenny and Goose

Slaying dragons in the wild blue yonder

Goose marched up the trail at Junction Creek ready to slay any dragons that came her way.Courtesy of Jenny Johnston…

March 3, 2016

Flies & Lies

Inquiring minds want to know

For the experiment, I placed myself in different areas of the den, in different positions, closed my eyes from 30…

March 3, 2016

View from the Fort

Los Lonely Boys highlight month at the Fort

The Art Gallery hosts Lara Stein Pardo, artist and cultural anthropologist and visiting assistant professor of Anthropology at U.C. Boulder,…

March 3, 2016

Coroner's Report

After Scalia’s death, autopsy was necessary

Conspiracy theorists suggest Scalia’s assassination was ordered by President Barack Obama, former Vice-President Dick Cheney, the Clintons, the Bush family…

March 2, 2016

Authentic Aging

As we get older, our friendships evolve

Letting go of the need for social approval and feeling more freedom to be ourselves, we’re trying to adjust to…

March 2, 2016

From the Extension Office

Feels like spring out there; time to attend to fruit trees

No, this isn’t how my kids describe their dad or a way to describe the 2016 Chicago Cubs, the odds-on…

March 2, 2016

Youth council provides valuable input

I’m the legislator co-chair of the council, so rather than heading home, I joined the group in its efforts. Since…

March 1, 2016

Money Savvy

What it takes to make a living wage

The minimum wage in Colorado is $8.31 an hour, but $12.79 an hour is what you’ll actually need to earn…

March 1, 2016

The Travel Troubleshooter

Do not homogenize all of Main Avenue

The new clients for the old Francisco’s want to retain the lovely veranda, which should be enough to keep a…

February 29, 2016

Action Line

Not all is what it ‘seams’ with smelly gas seep

Action Line has a nose for news, and this situation just didn’t pass the smell test. Something is indeed rotten…

February 28, 2016

Congress needs to protect rights of air travelers

Not much, unfortunately. The current legislation to fund the FAA, widely believed to be the best chance in years to…

Creating Community

This year, take a giant leap forward in volunteering

If you can commit to helping out for one day this year, you will be doing a tremendous service for…

Symbolic racism

Confederate flag history steeped in oppression

Planned Parenthood staff deserve a raise

Sandra Elizabeth Planned Parenthood is not only the nation’s foremost leader in top-notch reproductive health care for women, but it…

Population Matters

‘Don’t get pregnant’ no substitute for contraception

The Zika virus, declared “public health emergency of international concern,” is the cause of the Salvadorian government’s warning against pregnancy.…