Columnists - The Durango Herald

Safe, appropriate use of antibiotics a priority

Without question, one of the greatest advances in medicine in the last century has been the introduction of antibiotics. In fact, it is reasonable to say that we currently live in the “antib...

DATE: Aug 24, 2023 | CATEGORY: La Plata Health Watch

Nashville Songs & Stories: Songwriters take the stage

Songwriting is hard. Songwriting can also be profitable. However, not everyone who sits down to write a song is good at it, and even if you are good at it, that doesn’t mean you are going to...

DATE: Aug 24, 2023 | CATEGORY: Downtown Lowdown

Man’s risqué questions irk wife

DEAR ABBY: My husband has, for years, felt the need to talk filthy and ask sexual questions of other women. It bothers me something terrible. He’s upset that I ruin his “fun,” and insists he...

DATE: Aug 23, 2023 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

Need conservative voices at climate solution table

Discussion about climate change from conservative voices has been all over the map. On one edge of the conversation, we have former President Donald Trump saying: “I think global warming is...

DATE: Aug 23, 2023 | CATEGORY: Opinion

Thieves cross line with ‘Colorful Colorado’ heist

Dear Action Line: I risked it all and drove down state Highway 140 to Farmington this weekend, and noticed that our “Colorful Colorado” sign at the border was missing. Only the post rema...

DATE: Aug 21, 2023 | CATEGORY: Action Line

Sad lawsuit of ‘The Blind Side’ NFL player Michael Oher

There’s something ineffably sad about the petition filed by former NFL star Michael Oher against Sean and Leigh Anne Tuohy. The story of how the white family took the Black teenager into the...

DATE: Aug 20, 2023 | CATEGORY: Opinion

When loved one becomes ‘someone I never knew’

Kim Martin and Chuck Carson described their experiences as caregiver and patient living with Alzheimer’s or related dementias on Aug. 13 in The Durango Herald. Every one of the 6 million Ame...

DATE: Aug 20, 2023 | CATEGORY: Opinion

The art of visualization

Imagine this: You’re on a voyage toward your ideal weight, working hard to become the healthiest version of yourself. Yet, every now and then, you hit a roadblock that makes progress seem da...

DATE: Aug 19, 2023 | CATEGORY: Strength in Well-being

Couple too busy for time together

DEAR ABBY: My wife constantly gaslights me. We have four children (ages 1, 3, 4 and 6), and we both work full-time. However, I pull 90% of the weight at home. I do the majority of household ...

DATE: Aug 19, 2023 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

Biggest, best beer fest in the Four Corners

The San Juan Brewfest is coming up Aug. 25 and 26. My column this month will tell you everything you need to know about this great, annual event. The Durango Business Improvement District st...

DATE: Aug 19, 2023 | CATEGORY: What's Up Downtown

Working with anxious, shy and nervous dogs

It is said that confidence comes from a feeling of well-being, acceptance of yourself and a belief in your own ability. If we’re lacking in confidence, some of the ways that we restore it ar...

DATE: Aug 19, 2023 | CATEGORY: From the Humane Society

Sometimes you just need to go home

Josiah Payne gets homesick. The Pagosa Springs-raised mandolin player set his musical sights for something bigger over a dozen years ago, and the Pacific Northwest was his destination. But s...

DATE: Aug 18, 2023 | CATEGORY: Downtown Lowdown