Columnists

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

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

Thoughts Along The Way

Economic trends erasing world’s middle classes

Economists have a pretty good idea of what a recession is, but we’re a little less hazy about what makes…

December 3, 2013

Neighbors

Ho, ho, ho! Santa Claus is comin’ to our town

Mandy Gardner is flirting with Santa at the 2012 Durango Choral Society “A Traditional Family Christmas” concert, while her fellow…

December 3, 2013

From our Congressman

Learning opportunities will help inform life in the coming Legislative session

Early in November, I was invited to join a dozen legislative leaders from across the country to participate in a…

December 3, 2013

Action Line

Grocery cart-astrophe averted by ominous sign

The QueVision screen at City Market only predicts shopping behavior and not the end of the world.Courtesy of Action Line…

December 1, 2013

La Plata Health Watch

Early recognition of stroke can limit damage to brain

Stroke generally comes in two major varieties; hemorrhagic and non-hemorrhagic. Hemorrhagic stroke results from bleeding into the brain from a…

December 1, 2013

Creating Community

S.W. Colorado’s beauty is more than skin deep

My parents taught that a person’s character and heart are more important than external appearance. I feel fortunate to live…

November 30, 2013

Creating Community

Tampering with the charitable deduction is a dangerous game

Harmful changes would set off consequences undermining our economy, hitting hardest those who need the most help, shifting more of…

November 30, 2013

The Travel Troubleshooter

What’s enough time to make a flight connection?

But the flight, booked through United Airlines and operated by Lufthansa – an arrangement known as a “codeshare” flight –…

November 30, 2013

Adventures in Motherhood

The equation of growing up: Something lost, something gained

I want to take him to the Triangle park to test drive the new play equipment, and he wants to…

November 30, 2013

Serving Veterans

New dental insurance plan available to veterans

“VA continues to explore innovative ways to help veterans get access to the care and services they have earned and…

November 30, 2013

From our Congressman

Post-war America headed to ‘Roaring Twenties’

Electricity for the farmers and ranchers in rural La Plata County was still 20 years away, but in Durango, it…

November 30, 2013

From our Congressman

Obamacare works!

Personal experience was wholly satisfying and saved money

November 30, 2013

From our Congressman

Geiger counter clicks do not measure risk to health

A major cause of that fear is the misleading television coverage about nuclear accidents like the Fukushima Dai-ichi Japanese nuclear…

November 30, 2013

Downtown Lowdown

Electronic musicians have jam-band roots

New jam, funk and world music projects were born. In the case of the band’s percussion section, an improvisational duo…

November 28, 2013

From the Extension Office

Many thanks to 4-H club leaders, parents

I am extremely thankful for all of my outstanding 4-H club leaders. These amazing volunteers dedicate their time and energy…

November 27, 2013