Author - The Durango Herald

Author - The Durango Herald

Rachel Turiel

Position: Staff reporter

Email: sanjuandrive@frontier.net

Dear Rachel: How do I get my boss to stop wasting my time?

Dear Rachel, my boss loves to talk. About herself, her family, work, whatever feels important to her. It rarely feels like a two-way conversation. I’m happy to listen to work talk if it ...

DATE: Mar 6, 2026 | CATEGORY: Dear Rachel

Dear Rachel: I want to maintain friendship but feel suffocated

I have a longtime friend who seems to want more time with me than I want to spend. I have explained that I am a home body, an introvert if you will. We have discussed this many times ove...

DATE: Feb 20, 2026 | CATEGORY: Dear Rachel

How do I talk to my neighbor about their glaring lights?

Welcome to Dear Rachel, a new column in which I answer your questions about relationships, communication and how to navigate the messy beauty of being human (sorry, no advice on car troubles...

DATE: Feb 5, 2026 | CATEGORY: Dear Rachel

Making requests to each other as a way to build connections

“So, does this mean we’re not exchanging presents?” Rose, age 14, asked, eyebrows narrowing into an adolescent cross-examination. Col, my 16-year-old, was unreadable behind ever-affixed earb...

DATE: Dec 18, 2021 | CATEGORY: Community

14 days of quarantine kitchen

A journal of stretching groceries across two weeks

DATE: May 19, 2020 | CATEGORY: Food

Eating in quarantine: How to stretch your groceries

Tips and tricks from Durango-area experts on making meals adaptable

DATE: Apr 20, 2020 | CATEGORY: Food

Cook smarter by roasting vegetables

Process results in intensified flavor, stockpile of food

DATE: Mar 9, 2020 | CATEGORY: Food

This winter, just stew it

Improving a recipe that just mixes everything together

DATE: Jan 28, 2020 | CATEGORY: Food

Ways to give the gift of local food

There are many ways to sidestep consumerism and support community agriculture this Christmas

DATE: Dec 17, 2019 | CATEGORY: Food

What does Thanksgiving really mean?

‘Colonization dehumanizes both the colonized and the colonizer’

DATE: Nov 26, 2019 | CATEGORY: Food

Luv Box delivers plant diversity in a bento box

Maddalena Stancampiano caters lunches based in health, environmental sustainability

DATE: Oct 8, 2019 | CATEGORY: Food

Pickles can be more than just sour cucumbers

Preservation a launchpad for other DIY food projects

DATE: Sep 17, 2019 | CATEGORY: Food

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