Columnists

Dear Abby

Some conversations can look like interrogations

DEAR ABBY: I appreciate you offering your booklet “How to Be Popular” to people who are uncomfortable or uncertain in…

September 17, 2024

Stewards of the Land

Securing San Juan stewards

Back to school is similar to back to stewardship. The San Juan Mountain Assocation will be hard at work now…

September 17, 2024

Action Line

Dark thoughts about sunflowers brought to light

Sunflowers are bright and pretty and all that, but don’t let them cross the line. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald file)du1-i-syn Dear…

September 16, 2024

Opinion

More Hispanics than ever before are starting small businesses across America

Aikta Marcoulier Each year from Sept. 15 to Oct. 15, Americans celebrate National Hispanic Heritage Month as a time to…

September 15, 2024

Opinion

Protect the Dolores River Canyon Country to preserve the legacy of the Ute Mountain Ute

Silverton House-Whitehorse With its sweeping vistas and rugged terrain, the Dolores River Canyon Country is more than just a breathtaking…

September 15, 2024

Creating Community

A look at some of the tricks used by fraudsters

I think I am essentially an optimist about humanity. Most people are basically good; even when we do a bad…

September 13, 2024

What's Up Downtown

BID’s position on Downtown’s Next Step

The Durango Business Improvement District has been involved in conversations about Downtown’s Next Step for over two years. It is…

September 11, 2024

Downtown Lowdown

Country rock with Bo DePeña

He grew up by the Rio Grande, and now he sometimes plays music by the Rio Grande. Where he grew…

September 11, 2024

Healing Nutrition

Balancing act: The immune systems role in gut health

Do you suffer from symptoms such as gas, bloating, constipation, diarrhea? If so, it’s important to understand that these gut…

September 10, 2024

Gulliford's Travels

Snowy River Cave and historic Fort Stanton, New Mexico

Snowy River refers to a distinctive bed of stunningly white calcite which forms the longest cave feature yet discovered. (Courtesy…

September 10, 2024

Action Line

Jury is in: La Plata’s ‘phrag’ won’t be sentenced

This plant, identified as a “phragmite,” is spreading in the north Animas Valley along U.S. Highway 550. But is it…

September 9, 2024

Dear Abby

Husbands feel out of place dancing at clubs

DEAR ABBY: I’m married, and in my mid-40s. My wife and I have a robust social life, for which we…

September 7, 2024

Dear Abby

Man prefers to rely on his ex-wife

DEAR ABBY: I’ve been seeing “Pete” for eight months. He has been divorced for the last 15 years. He has…

September 7, 2024

Population Matters

Vasectomy motivators are ‘Realizing Quality Families’

I was walking down the street in Mountain View, California, when I noticed a man coming toward me wearing a…

September 7, 2024

What's up in Durango Skies

A tilted axis is the reason for earth’s seasons

Greetings, stargazers. The most interesting thing in the sky for me last month was seeing the most intense hailstorm with…

September 6, 2024

From the Extension Office

If you must justify making dessert …

If there’s ever a time to justify dessert, it’s now. No need to conjure up justifications on your own. This…

September 6, 2024

Creating Community

Better worlds start with great families: Nurse-Family Partnership

The birth of a first child can lead to many questions for new parents: How will my life change? Who…

September 6, 2024

Downtown Lowdown

Lindsay Lou believes in the work

Lindsay Lou is not afraid to work. The Michigan-born and now Nashville-based singer-songwriter, who you’d file under the catchall genre…

September 4, 2024

Dear Abby

Man suddenly smitten with woman

DEAR ABBY: I have been around “Kendra” since she was 4. I am 59 and not married to her mother,…

September 3, 2024

Action Line

Long live the ghost of Farmington Hill

Native plants and trees will cover some of the old Farmington Hill, but forevermore we’ll be able to see where…

September 2, 2024

Sports

Betting on horses

up more space at the fairgrounds for the horses and rodeo

September 1, 2024

Dear Abby

Man makes plans with widow while wife works

DEAR ABBY: A married couple we met six years ago had a vacation house near ours. We became friendly and…

August 31, 2024

Dear Abby

Couple have divergent views about punctuality

DEAR ABBY: A friend retired, moved and gave me her well-paying, once-a-week job doing industrial cleaning. It pays a sizable…

August 31, 2024

From the Extension Office

Get to know CSU Extension’s Heather Houk

Hello everyone, my name is Heather Houk (pronounced how-k). I know you are used to seeing Darrin’s big ol’ beard…

August 30, 2024