Author - The Durango Herald

Women, Infants and Children Program celebrates National Nutrition Month

National Nutrition Month is a great time to celebrate the successes achieved by the San Juan Basin Health WIC program and highlight additional regional funding received to address client’s n...

DATE: Mar 19, 2016 | CATEGORY: Creating Community

All people have weaknesses, but they don’t define who we are

I cannot catch a ball. It’s my dirty, hidden secret (well, not anymore). When a spherical object comes spiraling toward me, my only reaction is to duck. The notion to catch, kick, hit with a...

DATE: Mar 12, 2016 | CATEGORY: Creating Community

Annual all-volunteer fair will help you take charge of your health

Taking charge of your health is often easier said than done. Did your New Year’s resolution to take better care of yourself, eat better, get more sleep or start to exercise fall ...

DATE: Mar 12, 2016 | CATEGORY: Creating Community

This year, take a giant leap forward in volunteering

What are you going to do with your extra day this year? It’s Leap Year! I often hear people say that someday, when they have more time, they would like to volunteer. Leap Year is your chance...

DATE: Feb 27, 2016 | CATEGORY: Creating Community

The family road trip: How to do it right

Parent-approved tips for hitting the road this spring break

DATE: Feb 24, 2016 | CATEGORY: Southwest Life

Kids’ dental care is keystone to a lifetime of good health

February has been coated in Cupid’s sugary sweets so long that most don’t know it is also National Children’s Dental Health Month. Hidden in heart-shaped shadows is the prevalence of poor or...

DATE: Feb 6, 2016 | CATEGORY: Creating Community

Colorado’s United Ways take a look at community issues

Colorado has majestic mountains and fertile plains. It has inner-city places, remote locations and many types of communities in-between. Interestingly, when the 13 independent Un...

DATE: Jan 30, 2016 | CATEGORY: Creating Community

Married more than 5 decades: What’s their secret?

Couples say honoring commitment, sense of humor are crucial

DATE: Jan 27, 2016 | CATEGORY: Local News

Here’s to good things happening in new year

It’s 2016, a brand new year. It’s a time for us to honor the past and look to the future. So it is with disability trends. What’s Out: Group homes. Facilities across th...

DATE: Jan 9, 2016 | CATEGORY: Creating Community

Durango’s toys of Christmas past

100 years ago, girls, boys in Durango could expect distinctly different gifts

DATE: Dec 23, 2015 | CATEGORY: Southwest Life

There’s an extra-special place in our hearts for anonymous donors

“Completely Anonymous,” that is all the detail report said about two large donations received by United Way of Southwest Colorado on Colorado Gives Day (Dec. 8). Two people gave generously a...

DATE: Dec 19, 2015 | CATEGORY: Creating Community

Spread health, not flu, this holiday season

Flu season has officially been underway for over two months yet many residents have not received this year’s vaccine. December through February is the typical peak for influenza, and with th...

DATE: Dec 12, 2015 | CATEGORY: Creating Community