Columnists - The Durango Herald

Woman’s opinion of relative comes out

DEAR ABBY: My sister and I have always been close. She’s married to a man I have always thought is domineering and arrogant. I also suspect that he’s emotionally abusive from things she has ...

DATE: May 12, 2022 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

Join the effort to make a positive impact on public lands

Carl Sagan once mused, “who are we, if not measured by our impact on others,” and as members of a thriving community and a dynamic ecosystem, we all have impacts on our surroundings and soci...

DATE: May 12, 2022 | CATEGORY: Stewards of the Land

SJBPH responsive during counties’ next steps

As the Executive Committee of the Board of Health, we would like to discuss the work session we held on April 28. The work session was conceived with the goal of coming together as a board t...

DATE: May 11, 2022 | CATEGORY: Opinion

Widow eager to continue affair

DEAR ABBY: I am widowed after 45 years of marriage. A male work friend of 20 of those years wants to have a relationship with me but he’s still married. We have already had incredible phone ...

DATE: May 10, 2022 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

Foods to boost natural toxin removal

It’s springtime! Let’s pull out the green detox juice to rinse away all the winter’s guilty pleasures. Green juice and smoothies are healthy, nutrient-dense additions to your diet, and I’m a...

DATE: May 10, 2022 | CATEGORY: Healing Nutrition

‘Easement issues’: City, county pair for repair of 32nd Street

Dear Action Line: Recently county roads 203 and 234 have been nicely repaved and are smooth as a baby’s bottom! This is miles of new blacktop. So, what’s going on with the half-mile of 3...

DATE: May 9, 2022 | CATEGORY: Action Line

Don’t let the Western cherry fruit fly ruin a sweet treat

It is often said in my house that “the only thing better than owning a boat is having a friend who owns a boat.” Well, really, I am the only one who says that. The kids don’t. They love the...

DATE: May 9, 2022 | CATEGORY: From the Extension Office

Homegrown parks coming to your neighborhood

National parks have been getting a lot of love since the pandemic, so much that this summer you need reservations at many. For example, you must make a reservation just to drive Montana’s le...

DATE: May 7, 2022 | CATEGORY: Opinion

Life isn’t always fair!

Sometimes, it feels unfair that, here we are in the last years of our lives, and the world situation is so terrible. Many of us have worked hard to finally get to these “golden years,” and n...

DATE: May 6, 2022 | CATEGORY: Authentic Aging

We’re working every day to keep community safe

Every day, San Juan Basin Public Health examines the health of our community and provides programs and resources to keep the community healthy. Just like each of us makes decisions that affe...

DATE: May 6, 2022 | CATEGORY: Creating Community

Spring Rewards results, summer parking, Nonprofit of the Year

The Durango Business Improvement District is pleased to announce that the Spring Rewards Program was a huge success. BID’s Spring Rewards Program was presented by Alpine Bank, and proudly sp...

DATE: May 6, 2022 | CATEGORY: What's Up Downtown

Battle erupts over social media

DEAR ABBY: My adult son has a drug addiction, for which he is receiving treatment. My family and I have just met his daughter, who we had only recently learned about. She’s 6. I had a celebr...

DATE: May 6, 2022 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby