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Good Sam crime reporter meets online barrier

Dear Action Line: I was instructed to report instances of graffiti in Durango through an online form. So I did. However, the form has some “required fields.” These include race, ethnicit...

DATE: May 24, 2021 | CATEGORY: Action Line

Commitment required for final push in pandemic marathon

It has been said that complacency is the enemy of progress. This is no less true in public and personal health than it is in our corporate culture and professional lives. It especially hold...

DATE: May 23, 2021 | CATEGORY: La Plata Health Watch

With freedom comes great responsibility

Emerging, transitioning and evolving are all words used to describe how we might be feeling these days, or as I like to say, “as we come out of our COVID cocoons.” I want to thank San Juan B...

DATE: May 22, 2021 | CATEGORY: From the Chamber

Durango’s “dirty little secret”

I read with immense sadness the article in the Herald about the 17-year-old boy who died from a fentanyl overdose one week shy of his 18th birthday. I think I can speak on behalf of all of ...

DATE: May 22, 2021 | CATEGORY: Guest Columns

Don Coram: The race to wind up the legislative session

With three weeks left in the session, the Senate exercise seems to be gaining momentum – that is, flying off the handle and jumping to conclusions. We have had three highly debated bills si...

DATE: May 22, 2021 | CATEGORY: Guest Columns

Sibling still wrestles with lingering effects of abuse

DEAR ABBY: I had a horrible childhood with a mean mother who berated and took her issues out on me. I also had an older brother who enjoyed making fun of me and embarrassed me in front o...

DATE: May 21, 2021 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

Who knew the Supreme Court would address abortion so soon?

Few expected it to happen quite so quickly. Most thought this version of the Roberts court, with the recent additions of Gorsuch, Kavanaugh and Barrett, might tread softly before making the...

DATE: May 21, 2021 | CATEGORY: Guest Columns

Colorado can lead in making outdoors accessible to all

There are many lessons to be learned from the pandemic, a relentless virus that in its wake exposed stark inequalities in our nation. Neighborhoods in Colorado with the worst pollution, poor...

DATE: May 21, 2021 | CATEGORY: Guest Columns

Visit to grandma’s house complicated by stroke recovery

DEAR ABBY: My grandma, who is in her 80s, had a stroke recently. She has trouble swallowing and speaking, so she's in a rehab facility 20 miles from her home, where she is doing strength...

DATE: May 20, 2021 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

Niceness reggae and ’that one drop’

The members of reggae band Niceness recorded their latest record in a summer-camp style setting. The Telluride-based band dropped “Realize” back in February, but it had been recorded well be...

DATE: May 20, 2021 | CATEGORY: Downtown Lowdown

Area youth vape, smoke at alarming rates

In 2017, Colorado reported higher youth vape use than any other state in the country. In 2019, one in four Colorado youths reported vaping, and in Montezuma County, the numbers were even hig...

DATE: May 19, 2021 | CATEGORY: Guest Columns

Miraculous minerals and where they come from

Minerals are the unsung heroes of the micronutrient world. Sure, everyone knows vitamin C is beneficial, but asking about molybdenum will draw a blank. Each one is involved in hundreds of b...

DATE: May 19, 2021 | CATEGORY: Nourishing Morsels