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Public Editorial Board Meeting

Please join The Durango Herald editorial board for its public session at 10:30 a.m. today at Durango Joe’s in Town Plaza. The topic for today’s session will be proposed changes t...

Clubhouse Porch

I have one quick thought before I delve into upcoming events and tournament results: It was sure nice to see Phil Mickelson and 19-year old Jordan Spieth win tournaments on either side of th...

Awash in pink at Habitat party

One of the hardest-hit industries in this recession has been homebuilders, with new housing starts down to almost nothing here in 2009 and 2010. That’s why Habitat for Humanity o...

Positive attitude is contagious at Arts Center

I had the pleasure Friday of attending the fourth annual Women’s Small Business Conference organized by the Small Business Development Center. I found myself in a breakout work gr...

There’s no place like home with tattoo parlors

There are a lot of tattoo parlors in Durango, and I was wondering why we call them “parlors?” Why not a tattoo shop, a tattoo store or even a tattoo office? It seems a little odd when a busi...

Playing it safe at your child’s playground

I was at the park recently with my friend, The Safety Geek. The kids were taking advantage of the new playground equipment. The Safety Geek was pointing out some of the safety fe...

One last sunset

Suicides in western national parks

Represent the intellectually disabled, increase civil rights

Last month, two major Supreme Court decisions opened a new chapter of civil rights for some Americans. Civil rights do not regulate people’s opinions. They protect people from opp...

Spotting rental, credit card scammers

The Durango Police Department often receives complaints from residents in reference to scams. It is difficult to catch these scammers, because most of them live in a different country. The b...

Post-Sept. 11 GI bill offers array of education benefits for veterans

The post-Sept.11 GI Bill, Chapter 33 is a new education benefit program for people who served on active duty on or after Sept. 11, 2001. It includes the most comprehensive education benefits...

Summer is the perfect time to relax and slow down

I’ve been running into many families with young children this summer, at Trimble, downtown, at the farmers market, at the river and everywhere. It’s summer! People are all out and about, enj...

In Chaco Canyon, encountering ruins and cultural riches

Hello, there! I’m checking in from the ancient Rome of the Southwest. The faint roads leading here still hint at the vanished footprints of ancient Chacoan culture. South of Dura...