Columnists - The Durango Herald

Grazing deal offers promise for bighorns

It might surprise many that bighorn sheep were perhaps the most abundant big game species in Colorado before European settlement. Or maybe not so surprising, given the preponderance of bigho...

DATE: Nov 19, 2023 | CATEGORY: Thinking Green

A thousand miles from nowhere

Anyone who knows me knows that I have an uncanny knack for meeting colorful characters in my life, usually at the most serendipitous of times. From old prospectors and Explorers to shamans a...

DATE: Nov 18, 2023 | CATEGORY: Sports

Ex’s threats may warrant legal action

DEAR ABBY: My son, age 31, dated a woman for a month. On a couple of occasions, she got drunk and became very nasty. He decided to end the relationship and did it in person. Unfortunately, d...

DATE: Nov 18, 2023 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

Sheer dredgery needed at Oxbow boat launch

Dear Action Line: The end of the concrete ramp boat “launch” at the Oxbow north of town was buried all summer. I realized how massive of an obstacle the sediment had produced when I watc...

DATE: Nov 17, 2023 | CATEGORY: Action Line

Pulling thistles, sowing hope

For the past few years I’ve participated in “Thistle Thursdays,” targeting a popular trail near Jackson, Wyoming. The weekly weed party was organized in 2019 by Morgan Graham, wildlife habit...

DATE: Nov 17, 2023 | CATEGORY: Opinion

Emotionally abused friend has support network

DEAR ABBY: My best friend “Owen’s” wife, “Shirley,” is a narcissist, and she's driving everyone away from him. They have been married for 10 years. I’ve known Owen since high school. He has ...

DATE: Nov 16, 2023 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

Suitor’s behavior pushes boundaries

DEAR ABBY: I have been with my live-in boyfriend for eight years. During the last five months, he has started staying out until daylight, choosing his friends over me, snapping at me when he...

DATE: Nov 16, 2023 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

Kick off the holidays in Durango

The Durango Business Improvement District kicks off the holiday season for Durango with an event, Singing with Santa, and a promotion, the Holiday Rewards Program. Singing with Santa is a Du...

DATE: Nov 16, 2023 | CATEGORY: What's Up Downtown

Southwest Civic Winds honors Mark Walters

If you studied music at Fort Lewis College chances are you took some courses with the late Dr. Mark Walters. If you’ve ever seen the Southwest Civic Winds perform, Durango’s local community ...

DATE: Nov 15, 2023 | CATEGORY: Downtown Lowdown

Ski resorts turn ‘blind eye’ to weed, alcohol use

Colorado’s ski season has officially begun and mountain etiquette is already in question. If you were at Winter Park’s opening weekend, you probably know what I mean. For all the joy cruisin...

DATE: Nov 15, 2023 | CATEGORY: Opinion

Unlocking secret to shedding pounds: Reading food labels

In the quest for a healthier lifestyle and achieving weight loss goals, one often overlooked but crucial tool is right at our fingertips: the food label. We see them on nearly every packaged...

DATE: Nov 14, 2023 | CATEGORY: Strength in Well-being

Buck good reasons to give up House seat

Who among us thought that the Ken Buck we’ve known for so many years would apparently end his political career by calling out the Republican Party for its, well, fecklessness – my word, not ...

DATE: Nov 12, 2023 | CATEGORY: Opinion