Columnists - The Durango Herald

Unlocking the power of meal timing

One of the most often overlooked aspects of a diet when trying to drop weight is not what to eat, but when to eat. Think of your body as a finely tuned machine, and the way you time your mea...

DATE: Sep 23, 2023 | CATEGORY: Strength in Well-being

Should we resist bear-resistant containers?

Dear Action Line: How are the city’s bear-proof garbage cans remotely compliant with the Americans with Disabilities Act? The lids are almost impossible to open, requiring total dexterit...

DATE: Sep 22, 2023 | CATEGORY: Action Line

Fewer dog transfers happening between organizations

Shelter Animals Count, the most trusted and current source for animal sheltering data, notes a concerning trend in its Q2 data, which shows a decrease in transfers of animals between shelter...

DATE: Sep 22, 2023 | CATEGORY: From the Humane Society

Thriving Communities programs use social connection to promote healthy lifestyle

Did you know relationships may be as important to health as exercise and nutrition? Social connection can lower anxiety and depression, improve sleep, boost immune function, lower risk of s...

DATE: Sep 21, 2023 | CATEGORY: Creating Community

Expectant mom feels unsupported

DEAR ABBY: My husband and I are expecting our first child this year. I moved to the United States a few years ago to be with him. His family is mostly absent from our lives. I have tried to ...

DATE: Sep 21, 2023 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

Lawn Chair Kings, Erik Nordstrom and writing

They’ve been a band for over 20 years. They’ve played hundreds of shows regionally and banged out half a dozen albums, the majority of those songs of the alternative country and cow-punk var...

DATE: Sep 20, 2023 | CATEGORY: Downtown Lowdown

‘Antisemitism on rise’ – Boebert is no help

We are currently in the midst of the period between the Jewish New Year – Rosh Hashanah and the Day of Atonement – Yom Kippur. It is a solemn period of gratitude, apologies and the resolutio...

DATE: Sep 20, 2023 | CATEGORY: Opinion

1984 case ‘profound’ precedent to save Carpenter, neighborhood from ILC

The details of a 1984 lawsuit to stop industrial activities next to the Montview neighborhood in northwest Cortez have recently come to light. The significance of this 1984 court case on the...

DATE: Sep 20, 2023 | CATEGORY: Opinion

Carpenter ‘critical’ to rights of sound-dependent birds

The rezoning of 1050 Lebanon Road in Cortez from commercial to industrial is incompatible with its proximity to Carpenter Natural Area (City Code Criteria D violation). This change would inc...

DATE: Sep 20, 2023 | CATEGORY: Opinion

Fiance’s co-worker puts on a show

DEAR ABBY: My fiance and I went to his co-worker “Tina’s” house on a Friday night to socialize and play trivia games. We had been at her place before, for a Christmas party. Tina wore a shor...

DATE: Sep 19, 2023 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

Sister dreads family vacation

DEAR ABBY: I’m scheduled to go on a vacation with my mother and sister. It seemed like a fun idea during the planning, but as the date approaches, I realize it might not be possible for my s...

DATE: Sep 19, 2023 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

‘Time to start taking choice of president seriously’

In politics, the coming year will be what we make of it. We can go on with what amounts to mud wrestling or we can have an honest debate about the future and direction of our country. It rea...

DATE: Sep 18, 2023 | CATEGORY: Opinion