Columnists

Creating Community

Represent the intellectually disabled, increase civil rights

Civil rights do not regulate people’s opinions. They protect people from oppression and discriminatory acts by governments and groups and…

To Protect and Serve

Spotting rental, credit card scammers

Here is a look at two common types of scams. The first type deals with rental properties. Durango has many…

Serving Veterans

Post-Sept. 11 GI bill offers array of education benefits for veterans

The new bill goes well beyond helping pay for tuition. Many veterans who served after Sept. 11, 2001, will receive…

Patient Parenting

Summer is the perfect time to relax and slow down

The thing I’m noticing is that families are way too busy. One family with a 3-year-old I know spent several…

Treasure Hunter

In Chaco Canyon, encountering ruins and cultural riches

The faint roads leading here still hint at the vanished footprints of ancient Chacoan culture. South of Durango off of…

From our Congressman

Horse slaughter: Nightmare, practical answer or both?

Transportation and “processing” of horses is regulated by the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Congress defunded the USDA inspection of horse…

Policy and Politics

Nerdy parents get no summer reading help

Much as my kids would prefer otherwise, though, this is not an all-access pass to a summer devoid of any…

From our Congressman

Go slow on Oxbow

should consider its impact on all those affected

Neighbors

Friends of Arts enjoy a whizz-bang musician

The talented Jeneve Rose Mitchell, 13, from Crawford, plays nine instruments. She performed on six on them at the Durango…

July 12, 2013

Downtown Lowdown

Latest festival is well worth THE RIDE

KOTO-FM, Telluride’s community radio station, has always hosted music events in the summer; why not add a festival into the…

July 11, 2013

Your Ecological House

In modern society, most people can’t feed themselves

Blowing through the letters that we wrote. Idiot wind, blowing through the dust upon our shelves We’re idiots, babe It’s…

Durango Nature Studies

Rising temperatures put heat on pikas’ future

Rising temperatures threaten alpine-dwelling pikas by shortening the period available for them to gather food.Jerry McBride/Durango Herald file photo Folks…

From the Extension Office

Choose your college major carefully; it will affect student-loan repayment

The right college degree increases earnings potential through time. According to Bureau of Labor Statistics, the median income for workers…

Get Growing

Want to grow strawberries? It’s easy and rewarding

Even a few plants can provide a bountiful harvest of strawberries. About six will supply a family of four.Courtesy of…

Talk about Town

Durango High School graduate on TV searching for moolah

Kevin Schank, who lives in Ventura, Calif., was on a three-member team that competed against two other teams to find…

Bottom Line

Do your part to reduce employee theft

Employee dishonesty is a delicate subject. Owners want to trust employees. Unfortunately, denial is not protection against dishonesty. Ask your…

Neighbors

Malan delights at festival’s Summer Soiree

South African pianist Petronel Malan performs at the Summer Soiree, the donor-only party for Music in the Mountains, on a…

Clubhouse Porch

The Clubhouse Porch

Reaction ran the gamut from disbelief to my brother-in-law wanting to see my new clubs. This was a great gauge…