Columnists - The Durango Herald

Erik Nordstrom releases ‘Songs from Underground’

The musicians’ version of the phrase “make hay while the sun shines” is “record music while the microphones are set up.” A record or CD in your collection that’s not being heard is just a pi...

DATE: Aug 12, 2021 | CATEGORY: Downtown Lowdown

Wilderness Crew protects a majestic, powerful landscape

For the last two months, my office has been in the burn zones, alpine vistas, cow-filled meadows and log-strewn trails of the Weminuche Wilderness. As a member of the San Juan Mountains Asso...

DATE: Aug 11, 2021 | CATEGORY: Stewards of the Land

If you know someone who is active, be aware of the Triad

A need to acknowledge mental health has once again surfaced in the media. In this case, it’s a reference to a certain event at the 2020 Olympics. The pressure to perform is an odd dualism. O...

DATE: Aug 11, 2021 | CATEGORY: From the Extension Office

Dog days at Durango dining venues

Dear Action Line: Why are dogs not allowed in most restaurant/bar outdoor seating areas in Durango? Most mountain towns allow dogs in outdoor spaces and welcome them (and their responsib...

DATE: Aug 9, 2021 | CATEGORY: Action Line

Harvest Dinner returns: Support for local food important now more than ever

La Plata County is in full bloom during these summer and fall months. Fruit trees are dripping along the sidewalks, gardens bursting from their boxes and the hardworking gleaners of the Good...

DATE: Aug 7, 2021 | CATEGORY: Local First

Liberate ‘The Pill’

Do you think that a medication that kills more than 3,000 people in the U.S. annually should be available without a prescription, even though it has health benefits? What about another medic...

DATE: Aug 7, 2021 | CATEGORY: Op-Ed

Have you seen the Rise Above murals?

If you live in Southwest Colorado, a few of your teenage neighbors have made your corner of the state a little more beautiful. Twenty-nine students in Archuleta, Dolores, La Plata, Montezu...

DATE: Aug 6, 2021 | CATEGORY: Creating Community

The wait was worth it

Remember when waiting for Christmas morning to arrive seemed like it took an eternity. You hoped that long package was a new bamboo fly rod or the small package held the keys to a new bass ...

DATE: Aug 6, 2021 | CATEGORY: Flies & Lies

Dirtwire brings the mix to Tico Time

They bring up to 20 different instruments on stage. Anything from traditional instruments like guitar and bass, to the nontraditional, like the jaw harp, kalimba, which is a thumb piano or a...

DATE: Aug 5, 2021 | CATEGORY: Downtown Lowdown

Come to the county fair to celebrate 4-H’ers hard work

Our La Plata County Fair is next week! The official dates are Wednesday, Aug. 11, to Sunday, Aug. 15. The week is packed full of fun for the whole family. Each day, we will have multiple li...

DATE: Aug 4, 2021 | CATEGORY: From the Extension Office

Hypoglycemic or hypochondriac?

Bipolar, depression, mania, anxiety, fatigue, headaches, psychotic-like episodes, brain-fog, temper outbursts, panic attacks, excessive mood swings. All of these symptoms are difficult to li...

DATE: Aug 4, 2021 | CATEGORY: Strength in Well-being

Wife not interested in raising husband’s love child

DEAR ABBY: My husband of three years informed me that he’d had a brief affair and fathered a baby. We worked through it, and I decided to stay in the marriage. The mother of the child is...

DATE: Aug 3, 2021 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby