Columnists

Don’t miss out on health coverage in 2024

Emma Tomlinson The upcoming changes to Health First Colorado (Colorado Medicaid), Connect for Health Colorado and Colorado Connect make this…

November 2, 2023

Dear Abby

Young adult weighs tough decision

DEAR ABBY: I’m 24 and not where I want to be in life. I have goals and dreams I would…

November 2, 2023

Dear Abby

Family wants relationship to end

DEAR ABBY: I live in a rural community in southern Indiana. It’s an “everyone goes to church on Sunday, and…

November 2, 2023

Downtown Lowdown

Majik Ham: The kids are all right

They say rock ’n’ roll is a young person’s game. That’s a forever debatable opinion, as The Rolling Stones try…

November 1, 2023

From the Extension Office

Batten down the hatches: Deer are in their fattening-up stage

I live smack dab in the middle of Durango – Test Tracks five minutes away; Fairgrounds 10 minutes; downtown 15.…

November 1, 2023

Authentic Aging

Twenty years of writing and change

November marks 20 years I have been writing columns for The Durango Herald. I approached Bill Roberts, then opinion editor,…

November 1, 2023

Strength in Well-being

The Digestion-Weight Loss Connection: A Guide to a Happier Gut

Ashley Lucas Are you looking to shed a few pounds while feeling healthier and more energetic? Your digestive system might…

November 1, 2023

Opinion

‘Check facts’: Vote ‘yes’ on Prop. II

Barbara McLachlan We all live in a bubble of information of one kind or another. We defend our families, believing…

November 1, 2023

Opinion

Local hunters should come before nonresidents

cca Hunting may be losing popularity nationally but in the West, the number of hunters is climbing. According to the…

November 1, 2023

Dear Abby

Relationship crumbles after weekend apart

DEAR ABBY: I met a great woman, and we have been dating for a year and a half. We talk…

October 28, 2023

Dear Abby

Family sticks together despite differences

DEAR ABBY: I am one of nine children who all still get along. One sibling belongs to a religious order.…

October 28, 2023

La Plata Health Watch

Seat belts save lives

The sign read “Buckle up, it’s the law.” Just a short time later, there was a bumper sticker announcing that…

October 27, 2023

Action Line

Just mining our business in Horse Gulch

This old chute, or slide, may have been used to load sandstone blocks onto trucks at an old quarry site…

October 27, 2023

Opinion

Welcome back, Nuggets. Something to cheer for again

cca Finally, some great news. Our NBA-title-defending Nuggets tipped off the basketball season on Tuesday with a 119 to 107…

October 27, 2023

Downtown Lowdown

Getting down to the ‘Nitty Gritty’

Sometimes all you need to do is ask. Next thing you know, you’ve got loads of musicians saying “yes” to…

October 25, 2023

Opinion

Creative builders get rural housing done

Dave Marstoncca Here’s a statistic to be unhappy about: Colorado and Utah host the fifth and sixth most expensive housing…

October 25, 2023

Dear Abby

Holiday venue change leads to bickering

DEAR ABBY: For the last six years, my partner and I have hosted family Thanksgiving dinners. I always spend more…

October 24, 2023

Opinion

‘River illustrates paradox well’

cca cca Our state Legislature outlined a path for Colorado to take bold moves to address the aridification within our…

October 24, 2023

Opinion

Prop HH responsible tax cut, net benefit for Coloradans

Barbara McLachlan Over the past two years, Colorado has witnessed a shocking 40% surge in housing costs, an alarming trend…

October 24, 2023

Dear Abby

Doctor’s visit ends in confusion

DEAR ABBY: I am a man in my 50s. A few months ago, I had a routine doctor’s appointment, with…

October 24, 2023

Sports

Riding lessons

What riding a horse can teach you about the world around you

October 22, 2023

Opinion

When a skunk goes after your garden

cca Skunks love autumn as our backyard gardens fill up with ripe vegetables. But in my northern New Mexico corn…

October 22, 2023

Opinion

Demolition derby, Fairgrounds ‘difficult decisions years in the making’

Churchdu1-i-syn Marsha Porter-Nortondu1-i-syn Salkacca La Plata County will celebrate its 150th birthday in 2024 and for 75 of those years,…

October 22, 2023

Thinking Green

Public lands protections pursued across the Southwest

A policy debate has played out repeatedly across states in the Southwest in recent years over the appropriate locations for…

October 21, 2023