Columnists

Son’s friend lives in home with sex offender

DEAR ABBY: We recently moved to a new neighborhood. My 8-year-old son, “Joey,” has become best friends with a classmate,…

March 26, 2024

Action Line

Clearing up confusion over Durango’s ADA spaces

The Americans with Disabilities Act mandates at least one accessible parking space for every 25 spaces. In the Walmart parking…

March 25, 2024

Opinion

‘Not understanding how women prefer depraved, demented old guy as Trump’

cca Now, I’m a guy and don’t understand women, something two former wives and a daughter have frequently told me.…

March 24, 2024

Opinion

‘Conserve what’s best about the Dolores’

Aaron Kindledu1-i-syn The Dolores Canyons region in western Colorado is a quintessential western landscape – high, wide and wild. Dolores…

March 24, 2024

Opinion

‘Don’t have confidence to explain what I’m thinking’

cca I am often asked what changes I notice as my Alzheimer’s disease progresses. The overarching symptom is lack of…

March 24, 2024

Sports

Column: NCAA Division II tournament needs reform

the Skyhawks will still need to win big games to achieve their goals

March 23, 2024

Downtown Lowdown

Horseshirt born from friendship

People often become friends because of music. Sometimes that friendship blossoms into a band. Perhaps you’re an employee in the…

March 23, 2024

Opinion

‘Hunters, anglers lost an ally by opposing my confirmation’

Skiba I recently resigned from the Colorado Parks and Wildlife commission in the face of opposition from hunting, outfitting and…

March 22, 2024

Action Line

A crash course on airing your Malfunction Junction views

This is basically what it’ll look like to turn left onto 14th Street from East Third Avenue. Don’t worry about…

March 22, 2024

Strength in Well-being

Igniting Your Body’s Engine: Unveiling the Secrets of Metabolism for Lasting Wellness

In the symphony of health and wellness, the metabolism stands as the conductor orchestrating the intricate dance of energy within…

March 20, 2024

Opinion

Free land ‘came at great cost to Lakota’

There’s a place in South Dakota, about 25 miles north of Wall Drug, that some locals still call “Jew Flats.”…

March 20, 2024

Sports

If you’re lucky enough to have a horse, you’re lucky enough

Jenny Johnston/Western Chroniclescca In honor of Saint Patrick’s Day, I thought I would take a moment to ruminate on just…

March 17, 2024

Thinking Green

Wolverines on deck for Reintroduction

Colorado recently unveiled plans to move forward with the restoration of another species eliminated from the state in the 1900s,…

March 17, 2024

Opinion

Civic center ‘potentially unnecessary, massive expense’

I was dismayed by The Durango Herald’s Feb. 16 article about the city seeking to extend the 2005 sales tax…

March 17, 2024

Dear Abby

Relative offended by change of wedding plans

DEAR ABBY: A relative is getting married, and the RSVP date has passed. It was announced many months ago and…

March 15, 2024

Dear Abby

Estranged daughter out of the loop

DEAR ABBY: Three years ago, our 40-year-old daughter, “Tanya,” suddenly accused me of abusing her during her childhood. She also…

March 15, 2024

What's Up Downtown

Get rewarded this spring for shopping local

The Durango Business Improvement District is proud to announce its next shop local promotion – Spring Rewards. This promotion incentivizes…

March 15, 2024

Opinion

Wolves ‘drugged, blindfolded, collared, moved to remote land’

cca What was it like for 10 captured Oregon wolves when Colorado Parks and Wildlife opened their crates on a…

March 15, 2024

Opinion

‘Public will be left in dark around legislation that affects them’

Steve Zansbergcca cca Irony is the juxtaposition of one conceptual proposition with a directly contrary reality, like a “vegetarian butcher”…

March 14, 2024

Culture Gulch

Telling our own stories

If you want to see what community building really looks like, attend a performance of Raven Narratives. Last weekend in…

March 13, 2024

Dear Abby

Abusive mom continues to manipulate

DEAR ABBY: I’m an only child (in my 30s now) who was raised by an emotionally and verbally abusive mother.…

March 13, 2024

Dear Abby

Discovery derails couple’s marriage

DEAR ABBY: I have known my husband for 10 years. We have been married for four. We love each other…

March 13, 2024

Dear Abby

Lessons from past still ring true

DEAR ABBY: Years ago, I sat over lunch, reading your mom’s “Definition of Maturity.” It was shortly after my dad…

March 13, 2024

Opinion

‘Guilt crept in – what if he declined precipitously in memory care unit?

Mary Nowotnycca “I can’t do this for one more day,” I wailed to myself after my husband of 40 years,…

March 13, 2024