Columnists - The Durango Herald

To go or not to go, that is the question

Getting the two vaccine shots were such momentous occasions for me. As the vaccine went into my arm, I visualized it traveling around in my system and submerging itself into my v...

DATE: Mar 6, 2021 | CATEGORY: Authentic Aging

Allen Best: Will Comanche 3 be the state’s last coal plant?

Coal to feed the roaring blast furnaces of Pueblo’s steel mill was being mined a century ago at dozens of hamlets in the foothills of Colorado’s Sangre de Cristo Range. Little remains today ...

DATE: Mar 6, 2021 | CATEGORY: Guest Columns

10 little-known lodgers tax facts, figures

You’ve probably heard about the proposed lodgers tax increase. This April, 1-A will be the only question on the ballot besides the vote for new city councilors. If passed, 1-A giv...

DATE: Mar 6, 2021 | CATEGORY: The Tourism Effect

Wife in awkward position with friends

Dear Abby: I’m married to the most patient, loving and wonderful husband in the world. Recently, I had a falling-out with his friend group. I admit I was not a good friend because of men...

DATE: Mar 5, 2021 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

San Juan Basin Public Health’s 1-year anniversary of COVID-19 response

With the one-year mark of San Juan Basin Public Health’s emergency response to COVID-19 at hand, we are looking back over the course of the last 12 months to reflect on the impact of the pan...

DATE: Mar 5, 2021 | CATEGORY: Creating Community

Rep. Barbara McLachlan: Playing “Mother, May I?” and “High Hurdles”

My last few weeks have been filled with Zooms, phone calls and research concerning a Legislative Game combining “Mother, May I?” with the High Hurdles. It’s been grueling and chal...

DATE: Mar 5, 2021 | CATEGORY: Guest Columns

Fort Lewis College and the performing arts

It’s a trend. All over the country, college and universities are merging music and theater departments. Fort Lewis College is already interviewing for a new position in musical th...

DATE: Mar 4, 2021 | CATEGORY: Culture Gulch

Bands to play fundraiser for Carol Clark

If you’re a Durango local, it’s likely you’ve met Carol Clark. Maybe you met her in the early days of Durango Farmers Market, the now Saturday morning summer staple she started 2...

DATE: Mar 4, 2021 | CATEGORY: Downtown Lowdown

Paul Krugman: Too much choice is a bad thing

Dan Patrick, the lieutenant governor of Texas, is clearly what my father would have called a piece of work. Early in the pandemic he made headlines by saying that older Americans ...

DATE: Mar 4, 2021 | CATEGORY: Guest Columns

Relationship is more off than on

Dear Abby: I have been on and off with a man for two years. In all this time, he has never spent a holiday or Valentine’s Day with me, or introduced me to his family or friends. He told ...

DATE: Mar 2, 2021 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

A youthful resolution to snowed-in fire hydrants

Dear Action Line: I think I have the solution for kids who are bored, being left at home to do homework in the days of COVID. This might make them happy and be beneficial for the town. K...

DATE: Mar 1, 2021 | CATEGORY: Action Line

Vaccines can help combat COVID-19 variants

In a little more than a year since the start of the global COVID-19 pandemic, more than 500,000 American lives have been lost. We passed this grim number within the last week. As...

DATE: Feb 28, 2021 | CATEGORY: La Plata Health Watch