Columnists

Turkey Trot turning into fun, valued tradition

Matthew Krichman, co-race director with Elizabeth Feazell, summed up the energy and enthusiasm: “The biggest thing about this race is…

December 12, 2013

Downtown Lowdown

Do you hear what I hear? One man’s top 10 CDs of the year

These are always hard. I feel like midway through the year I’m not really liking eight releases out of the…

December 12, 2013

The Green Side of Life

One of seven players to secure a 15-for-16 in Week 14, Jason Fugate of Ignacio won the grand prize with…

December 11, 2013

From the Extension Office

Tips to stay healthy during holidays

For starters, throughout the rest of this month, try to remember the 80/20 guideline. If you can make the right…

December 11, 2013

Out Standing in the Fields

During winter, livestock need a little extra care

Taking care of livestock in subzero temperatures is always a struggle. During the last 33 years, we have cared for…

December 11, 2013

Durango Nature Studies

Bird and tree share orbit in cycle of life

When trying to break the news about Santa Claus to my oldest son a few years ago, he responded by…

December 11, 2013

From our Congressman

Vaccination education

panel heading in positive direction for public health

December 10, 2013

Money Savvy

Make saving automatic – see nest egg grow

Traditionally, the middle class has used Social Security, pensions and home equity to build retirement savings, but these methods seem…

December 10, 2013

Columnists

All dressed up for the holidays – tree style

The organization wins, because it raises money to support its very important work. The people who decorate and donate the…

December 10, 2013

Culture Gulch

Music students have their own Morse code

“It’s an experiment in composition,” Morris writes in his program notes, “electric-sounding in nature, a little bit dark – with…

December 9, 2013

Coroner's Report

When a sudden lift in mood isn’t a positive sign

Franz was an artist and an accomplished potter. Born in Austria, he was conscripted into Hitler’s army when his country…

December 8, 2013

Green Medicine

Blood sugar imbalances affect mood, brain function

If you learn to balance your blood sugars on a daily basis, you will be doing just that. The highs…

December 8, 2013

Action Line

Plans to restore caroling are music to many ears

The threat of a Thanksgiving boycott is serious business. So there might be more to the situation than a pre-empted…

December 7, 2013

Creating Community

New research offers clues to early autism detection

Autism specialists have long connected the absence of eye contact with autism, but this new study shows that symptoms may…

December 7, 2013

Gulliford's Travels

All eyes to the sky

grad watches birds of prey to understand their migratory routes

December 7, 2013

Patient Parenting

This holiday season, spend time reading children’s books

The Day the Crayons Quit, by Drew Daywalt and Oliver Jeffers, is a new picture book for the younger set,…

December 7, 2013

Talk about Town

Star among us? Durangoan appears in video ad

Pearce Fazekas appears in a commercial for Hewlett-Packard.Courtesy of Nancy Heleno Fazekas recently finished a commercial for Hewlett-Packard’s new Fortify…

December 7, 2013

From our Congressman

The long habit of not thinking a thing is wrong

Cliff Vancura/Durango Heralddu1-i-syn It seems unnatural for people – for the most part good, hard-working citizens – to mistreat another…

December 7, 2013

Policy and Politics

Hermosa Creek bill is a big deal

Given this pattern – which, thankfully has waned with age – it is a bit of a mystery as to…

December 7, 2013

Neighbors

Hankering for holiday recipes

Many of us have holiday baking traditions – I often make my mother’s fudge, a friend makes her family’s time-honored…

December 6, 2013

Flies & Lies

2013 was a very good year for fly-fishing

There was no reason for the day to be that warm. It was the beginning of winter, and it should…

December 5, 2013

The Green Side of Life

Commute29, our overall Gridiron Green leader with 130 points, has seven. McKie of Mancos, who showed up in last week’s…

December 4, 2013

Thinking Green

Solar gardens can make local power a reality

A community solar garden is a solar-electricity generating station or array that individual homeowners, businesses or even renters subscribe to…

December 4, 2013

From the Extension Office

Simple steps to keep your Christmas tree green

As an update, my daughter still has her heart set on a hermit crab (Santa does not deliver live animals,…

December 4, 2013