Columnists

Over the years, my feeling about Old Glory evolve

The American flag dominates my thoughts, three archetypes rising from somewhere deep. The angry flag In 2003, I marched down…

July 9, 2014

Clubhouse Porch

The key to golfing in the summer heat is hydration

Forecasters said a high pressure system was centered in the Four Corners recently, which created an upsurge of flow from…

July 9, 2014

Bottom Line

Cash-flow management befuddles many

The problem can be summed up as an unexpected shortage of cash. George, my partner in some ventures, and I…

July 8, 2014

Culture Gulch

Tavern songs and musical spirits in ‘Carmina’

The tenors and basses of the Durango Choral Society, with help from their counterparts in Telluride and Farmington, are putting…

July 7, 2014

Action Line

‘Distress signal’ over City Hall is just a false alarm

The city of Durango flag was flying upside down outside City Hall until last week.JERRY McBRIDE/Durango Herald Durangoans have strong…

July 5, 2014

Letter from Korla

Wild and untouched

China’s Bayinbuluke Grasslands reward the adventurous traveler

July 5, 2014

John Peel

Rapid recovery

right attitude and new prosthetics, Durangoan adventures on

July 5, 2014

The Travel Troubleshooter

Is this surprise car-rental damage claim for real?

Q: Last March, I rented a vehicle from Hertz in Los Angeles. When I picked up the car, I noticed…

July 5, 2014

Columnists

Boys & Girls Club is more than just someplace to go after school

That many of them are still in the club is a testament to the power of the place. I spent…

July 5, 2014

From our Congressman

July ’09 – 1909 – found Durango in good times

UUU Durango Democrat July 2, 1909 The Oro Fino mining district should attract both capital home development this year. That…

July 5, 2014

From our Congressman

Things fall apart

in Iraq show U.S. policy has been based on irrelevant delusions

July 5, 2014

From our Congressman

Recognizing we live a full life in our vibrant, widely admired community

du1-i-syn I often say I am lucky to live in Colorado. Decades ago, I left Durango briefly and found a…

July 5, 2014

Adventures in Motherhood

Kids’ brain architecture makes them built to come alive

I catch them scarfing fistfuls of garden peas and think, daily vegetable consumption: Check. Dan calls from work with ideas…

July 4, 2014

On Real Estate

Extra care needed when buying a condominium

The purchase of a home in a common-interest community is the acquisition of a place to live and becoming part…

July 4, 2014

Neighbors

Rounding up support for kids

Dena Malouff, front left, and Cheryl Folwell organized Sunday evening’s Round Up on the Animas fundraiser for scholarships for students…

July 4, 2014

Downtown Lowdown

Carver’s four-piece rock band returns for Fourth

It makes perfectly good sense; Durango is a vacation destination for thousands of people each summer. If you can come…

July 3, 2014

From the Extension Office

Do you know our national tree?

Hint: It’s slow growing, strong

July 2, 2014

Get Growing

In dry West, plants need help

By Deb Paulson When I began gardening in the West, I followed the methods I remembered my grandmother using on…

July 2, 2014

Your Ecological House

Hand sanitizers’ dirty record; let soap do the job

– Sir William Osler, M.D., “the father of modern medicine” I was both amused and distressed as I watched a…

July 2, 2014

Clubhouse Porch

We begin with the Animas Capital Management, LTD- Ryder Cup Format on Saturday and Sunday on the Hillcrest Golf Club…

July 2, 2014

Neighbors

Cancer touches everyone; Relay for Life helps

That’s why Relay for Life tends to be one of the biggest and most successful fundraisers in our area. How…

July 1, 2014

What's Up Downtown

July Fourth: City’s freedomfest full-fledged fun

Prior to 2004, the Durango list of July Fourth events consisted of only one great fireworks show, but not much…

June 30, 2014

View from the Fort

FLC art programs flourish on- and off-campus in July

Musicians from the FLC’s Music Department Katherine Jetter, Shelley Mann, Jonathan Latta and Marc Reed will be very visible in…

June 30, 2014

John Peel

The road leads to Europe

Spotlight brightening on Durango native Carmen Small, women’s cycling

June 29, 2014