Columnists

Dear Abby

Two decades haven’t healed breach

DEAR ABBY: Twenty years ago, I developed psychosis with a personality change. I did things I’m ashamed of. I had…

February 6, 2025

Culture Gulch

From Tevye to Ryan

In 2007, Adam Fontana portrayed Tevye in the Durango High School production of “A Fiddler on the Roof.” Then a…

February 6, 2025

Downtown Lowdown

Thirty years of Solas

It’s been seven years since Celtic band Solas has played together. That hiatus came on the heels of nonstop music…

February 5, 2025

Opinion

A note on history, the Electoral College and truly democratic elections

After last fall’s election of La Plata County’s Board of County Commissioners, we read of some county neighbors complaining about…

February 5, 2025

Strength in Well-being

Breaking through the weight loss plateau: Why it happens and how to overcome it

Hitting a weight loss plateau can feel like running into a brick wall on a road you’ve been traveling so…

February 4, 2025

Action Line

Answer about post office just a stone’s throw away

The post office door getting stoned. (Courtesy) Dear Action Line: The Post Office has had a rock propping open the…

February 3, 2025

Opinion

Let’s talk about Long Term Care insurance

Yes, this is about Long Term Care insurance. Now take the gun away from your temple (although that would obviate…

February 2, 2025

Opinion

Live and let live and may others do the same

Welcome to February and Happy Groundhog Day. This was one of my favorite holidays because it hadn’t been taken over…

February 2, 2025

Opinion

Hitting the ground running on behalf of HD59

The Durango school board appointed Katie Stewart to fill a vacant seat, District D, at its Sept. 20 special meeting.…

February 2, 2025

Dear Abby

Staying strong after breakup intimidating

DEAR ABBY: I was dating a man for the past two years. Most of the time, we enjoyed being together.…

February 1, 2025

Dear Abby

Long friendship upsets wife

DEAR ABBY: My husband has a female friend he grew up with. They have exchanged “happy birthday” texts for many…

January 31, 2025

Creating Community

La Plata County introduces its new Healthy Homes program

The La Plata County Public Health Department has identified a need for a Healthy Homes program here in our local…

January 31, 2025

Opinion

Inherding, ecologically informed grazing allows cattle to coexist with wolves

Julie Marshall Does that sound incongruent? It makes perfect sense, actually. It’s because cattle rancher Glenn Elzinga and his crew…

January 31, 2025

Downtown Lowdown

Party Mountain String Band: It’s all for the love of the music

A solid bluegrass musician should be well versed in the bluegrass catalog. That catalog being the list of decades old…

January 29, 2025

From the Extension Office

I am resolved!

I am curious and wish this were online so we could take a poll of everyone who chose a New…

January 29, 2025

Authentic Aging

There are so many layers and expressions of grief

Interesting times, to say the least. So many people are going through various stages and shapes of grief. Grief for…

January 29, 2025

Opinion

Weminuche bighorns declining from agency inaction

The recent article, “Disease die-offs continue to ravage bighorn sheep,” (Herald, Jan. 15), highlighting the failure of federal land management…

January 29, 2025

Dear Abby

Friendship crumbles when truth emerges

DEAR ABBY: My friend of eight years has her 55-year-old son living with her. She has been driving a man…

January 28, 2025

Dear Abby

Wife finds attention elsewhere

DEAR ABBY: My husband and I have been together for 16 years (eight years married). When we were first married,…

January 28, 2025

Action Line

Downstream concerns concern Durango resident

Various no trespassing signs were found near the bottom of Lamppost trail. (Courtesy of Action Line)cca Dear Action Line: My…

January 27, 2025

Opinion

The real protection Hegseth has is MAGA loyalty – and liberal scorn

Editor’s note: Pete Hegseth was confirmed as Defense Secretary on Friday night. Why aren’t more Republican senators opposed to Pete…

January 26, 2025

Opinion

Don’t put public lands on the chopping block

American liberty and American wilderness are intertwined

January 26, 2025

Opinion

Empowering students and strengthening business through work-based learning

At the Durango Chamber of Commerce, we champion work-based learning as a bridge between education and local business needs. Through…

January 26, 2025

Local First

Simple ways to support your local community in 2025

As we dive into 2025, it’s the perfect moment to put our money and energy where it counts – right…

January 24, 2025