Columnists

Not another day care

A glance into the Powerhouse Science Center’s plight

July 4, 2015

Community-based employment service for homeless veterans launched

The new program, Homeless Veteran Community Employment Services, relies on Community Employment Coordinators who know their communities and can work…

July 3, 2015

Downtown Lowdown

Carcosa’s roots rock defies a simple definition

He certainly didn’t need a phrase to define the originality, style and class of his upbeat music. The gaps that…

July 2, 2015

Flies & Lies

High and fast water makes for creative fishing

I’m a man of simple needs. However, when the droughts in Colorado, Oklahoma and Texas ended in one fell-swoop, I…

July 2, 2015

Coroner's Report

Saved organs not souvenirs, not for sale

Multiple news sources report that Jesse’s parents didn’t know his brain had been retained after his autopsy. They got the…

July 1, 2015

From the Extension Office

The aphids are coming; take action to protect your plants

Early summer: “What is the orange liquid coming out of the trunk?” Answer: could be Cytospora canker. Usually doesn’t end…

July 1, 2015

Authentic Aging

Sit back and daydream: Quiet time is good for you

Part of my every morning is spent with some tea and quiet meditation. Then, in the late afternoon, I love…

July 1, 2015

Clubhouse Porch

Long putts part of taking care of business

You should have seen the long putt I made on the 18th green! Never mind the score on the other…

July 1, 2015

Neighbors

Raising money and taking the fight to cancer

Much of the focus this year was on survivors, or Heroes of Hope as they were dubbed. Nikki Brandes was…

June 30, 2015

What's Up Downtown

Celebrate our freedom downtown

The day will start with a Pancake Breakfast by the Rotary Club of Durango and a 5-kilometer fun run/walk by…

June 30, 2015

A Take on Tourism

A little help learning tourism lingo

Like any industry, tourism has an ever-evolving lexicon and inventing new words, phrases, and acronyms involves a lot of “creative…

June 30, 2015

Action Line

Durango dogged by scofflaws with free-range rovers

Steve Lewis/Durango Herald<br><br>One of the unwritten rules adopted by Durangoans is that their dogs deserve to live life unencumbered by…

June 28, 2015

Creating Community

United Way here to help when a disaster strikes

The fire threats that we have had in these past several years have been quickly addressed and remained far enough…

June 27, 2015

From our Congressman

Clean water

Colorado’s rivers exemplify the need for healthy environmental regulation

June 27, 2015

Population Matters

Increase the availability of birth-control pills

Although the press often vilifies oral contraceptives whenever a study shows that there is a risk to taking them, the…

June 27, 2015

Stewards of the Land

Spring rain means no fires? Think again

Residents at Echo Canyon Ranch in Archuleta County held a community work day to trim trees and chip the slash.Courtesy…

June 26, 2015

Murder Ink

A gripping new trilogy from an unlikely author

I had never heard of Malcolm Mackay – not too surprising because he is a native of Stornoway on the…

June 25, 2015

Downtown Lowdown

The Badly Bent brings bluegrass to Brew Train

Saturday’s Brew Train is the first of the 2015 series of rolling beer-tastings with music. The bluegrass band The Badly…

June 25, 2015

Get Growing

Share your garden’s beauty at the La Plata County Fair

By Gail Lovell Who doesn’t love flowers? It’s a summer bounty that can be shared by all in August at…

June 24, 2015

La Plata Health Watch

For many reasons, patients choose to skip medications

Of course, the concept seems obvious, but it does draw attention to the fact that there is a huge gap…

June 24, 2015

Adventures in Motherhood

Slower summer lifestyle rich, rewarding

– Eleanor Roosevelt In summer, the door swings wide open. We jump into this fleeting season where every living thing…

June 24, 2015

Clubhouse Porch

Give me the Navajo Trail over the U.S. Open

No matter how you slice it, give me green and lush over drab and formerly gravelly. Lay that word out…

June 24, 2015

Neighbors

No eagles, but birdies flying high for golf

With four (and building) golf courses in La Plata County, there’s no doubt folks here love trying to get a…

June 23, 2015

Money Savvy

Sharing can make money, build bonds

Would you like to make a little extra money each month or avoid buying more stuff that ends up as…

June 23, 2015