Columnists - The Durango Herald

GA-20 plays the blues at ACT

When guitar player Matthew Stubbs found himself with a year off from touring, he wasn’t going to pine away the time doing nothing. It was 2018, and Stubbs’ then full-time job was playing gu...

DATE: Nov 4, 2021 | CATEGORY: Downtown Lowdown

Americans will always revere mustangs

For a professor of history, Andrew Gulliford sure seems to have forgotten plenty of it. Or perhaps he only remembers the history that fits the narrative of his curiously callous anti-mustang...

DATE: Nov 4, 2021 | CATEGORY: Opinion

The Chief belongs in a museum

The oversized, cartoon sign of an American Indian pointing to a place of business has outlived its moment. The Chief belongs in a museum not on a downtown street. He belongs with his histori...

DATE: Nov 3, 2021 | CATEGORY: Opinion

Friend’s intolerance emerges

DEAR ABBY: My 23-year-old daughter is dating a transgender woman, “Holly.” My family is accepting, and we love Holly. However, she has been met with varying levels of acceptance from some of...

DATE: Nov 2, 2021 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

Chastise Texas about its abortion law

There is no such thing as banning abortion, there is only banning safe abortion. Texas has just passed the country’s most draconian and restrictive law on abortion, which the Supreme Court i...

DATE: Nov 1, 2021 | CATEGORY: Guest Columns

Does Durango mail go to Lithuania? Or maybe to Sinaloa?

Dear Action Line: I wanted to get Durango’s 10-day weather forecast using the wunderground.com website. So I typed our local ZIP code in the search bar. Not only did Durango appear, but ...

DATE: Nov 1, 2021 | CATEGORY: Action Line

Proposition 119 will close the ‘opportunity gap’ for our kids

When it comes to providing school-aged kids with the opportunities they need to succeed; the pandemic opened our eyes to problems that have existed for more than a generation. In Colorado, a...

DATE: Oct 31, 2021 | CATEGORY: Guest Columns

Booster COVID-19 vaccines will boost immunity

The single best tool in our COVID-19 public health toolbox is vaccination. Currently, more than 190 million Americans are fully vaccinated, representing 57.5% of the U.S. population. Meanwh...

DATE: Oct 30, 2021 | CATEGORY: La Plata Health Watch

Good books can be mirrors and windows

Have you ever experienced that wonderful moment of recognition while reading? I love it when I read something that I feel but have not been able to express adequately, when I get that moment...

DATE: Oct 29, 2021 | CATEGORY: Shelf Life

The ‘Be Local Coupon Book’ is back

It’s that time of year again – leaves are changing, pumpkins are on display and the newest “Be Local Coupon Book” is about to hit the shelves of local, independent businesses in La Plata Cou...

DATE: Oct 29, 2021 | CATEGORY: Local First

Dirty shoes create a stink

DEAR ABBY: I’ve been with my wonderful husband for 15 years. I currently work from home with our small children, ages 4 and 1. I have a “no shoes in the house” policy (always have), but my ...

DATE: Oct 29, 2021 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

Cheating rocks shaky marriage

DEAR ABBY: My husband and I have been married for 25 years. He has recently started running around with his buddies and partying. He hardly has time for me anymore. I found out he had cheat...

DATE: Oct 28, 2021 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby