Columnists - The Durango Herald

Trust issues are remnants of past

Dear Abby: Marriage is considered to be imperative in my religion and culture. I’m 29 and still not married. I have commitment and trust issues with guys. I have been in only three relat...

DATE: Dec 1, 2020 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

Bayfield schools’ COVID policies are unsafe

Bayfield School District Superintendent Kevin Aten and I agree that teachers believe kids learn best in person. However, what was missing from Aten’s recent Bayfield School Distri...

DATE: Dec 1, 2020 | CATEGORY: Guest Columns

Critters occupy Smelter Mountain 1BR/1BA

Dear Action Line: I was walking along the Animas River Trail by Smelter Rapids the other day and looked up to see what looks like an old adobe building with a door and windows on the hil...

DATE: Nov 30, 2020 | CATEGORY: Action Line

Paul Krugman: Let’s hear it for Janet Yellen

It’s hard to overstate the enthusiasm among economists over Joe Biden’s selection of Janet Yellen as the next secretary of the Treasury. Some of this enthusiasm reflects the groundbreaking n...

DATE: Nov 29, 2020 | CATEGORY: Guest Columns

Maureen Dowd: The Lady and the Trump

I’ve been riveted all week by the spectacle of the most famous blond phenom on the planet, a child isolated and miserable living inside a national landmark, lashing out and spiraling into se...

DATE: Nov 28, 2020 | CATEGORY: Guest Columns

Daniel Morgenstern: Housing issues must become top priority

Thanksgiving and the holidays are wonderful if you are sheltered, warm and fed. The holidays also provide a strong reminder for those of us who are comfortable that we have an obligation to ...

DATE: Nov 28, 2020 | CATEGORY: Guest Columns

Maureen Dowd: The L:ady and the Trump

I’ve been riveted all week by the spectacle of the most famous blond phenom on the planet, a child isolated and miserable living inside a national landmark, lashing out and spiraling into se...

DATE: Nov 28, 2020 | CATEGORY: Guest Columns

Local First is the voice of the local business community

Now, more than ever, supporting local, independent business is critical to bolstering our economy. Local First is proud to be working with La Plata County through their Cares Act ...

DATE: Nov 28, 2020 | CATEGORY: Local First

Colder months increase importance of public health measures

Winter is coming. In the early spring of 1918, the United States was mobilizing for World War I. Young men traveled from their hometowns to military training camps. But a new thre...

DATE: Nov 27, 2020 | CATEGORY: La Plata Health Watch

Find some joy at your local library this holiday season

Can you believe that it is December already? In the words of the Grateful Dead, what a long, strange trip it’s been. The world is such a weird place right now. I don’t want to focus on the p...

DATE: Nov 27, 2020 | CATEGORY: Shelf Life

Prenup becomes wedding roadblock

Dear Abby: I have a delightful, caring, loving man in my life. We knew each other years ago when we were married to other people. Three years ago, after a couple of years of courtship, h...

DATE: Nov 27, 2020 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

Deeper conversations make for more intimacy

C.S. Lewis once wrote that if you’d never met a human and suddenly encountered one, you’d be inclined to worship this creature. Every human is a miracle and is your superior in some way. The...

DATE: Nov 27, 2020 | CATEGORY: Guest Columns