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
Katie Chicklinski-Cahill
Position: Staff reporter
Email:
katie@durangoherald.com
Phone Number:
(970), 375-4558
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
We could start avalanches of support, encouragement
Sometimes I think I should just stay off the Internet. It just offers incidents to shock and dismay. A recent example is this story of a Facebook post that went viral in November.
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DATE: Dec 12, 2015 | CATEGORY: Creating Community
Ring in the new year with health coverage
This year, all citizens are required to have health insurance, and it’s not too late to sign up. Dec. 15 is the first major deadline for the Affordable Care Act open enrollment period, and t...
DATE: Dec 11, 2015 | CATEGORY: Creating Community
For families in need, Project Merry Christmas brings joy to holiday
It’s a quiet November morning in downtown Durango, but in the office of Project Merry Christmas, the pre-holiday bustle has already begun.
Started in 1985 by volunteers who wanted...
DATE: Nov 25, 2015 | CATEGORY: Family
San Juan Basin working to help people get insurance
A gentleman came to San Juan Basin Health Department last year for help applying for health insurance. He limped noticeably and winced in discomfort with each step.
As I offered ...
DATE: Nov 12, 2015 | CATEGORY: Creating Community
