Columnists - The Durango Herald

Region around Milky Way’s core offers many viewing rewards

Greetings, Stargazers. The center of the Milky Way galaxy is in the direction of the constellation Sagittarius. Just after dark, the galaxy core will be rising in the southeaster...

DATE: Jul 11, 2020 | CATEGORY: What's up in Durango Skies

Trent England: Electoral College protects Coloradoans’ voices

Every four years, along with the presidential election come criticisms of the Electoral College. Some people are just unhappy their candidate lost, but others are truly uncertain. Why do we ...

DATE: Jul 11, 2020 | CATEGORY: Guest Columns

Consider an intern as you pivot through coronavirus

OK, we’re all trying to figure out how to get beyond “the new normal.” (Blah, I am rather done with that cliché.) We’re all pivoting and starting to explore how to get people back...

DATE: Jul 11, 2020 | CATEGORY: From the Chamber

Disability representations in television and movies

At the beginning of this pandemic, my friend and colleague Paul recommended a new movie on Netflix titled “Crip Camp.” I admit my first reaction was a shudder. Experience has sho...

DATE: Jul 10, 2020 | CATEGORY: Creating Community

Neighbor sues neighbor over renovation

Dear Abby: We were friendly with our next-door neighbor, who owned a contracting company, and we hired him to renovate our bathroom. At the time, we thought he did a wonderful job. It lo...

DATE: Jul 10, 2020 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

Community briefs

Rotary adds new focus to its mission The Rotary Foundation Trustees and Rotary International Board of Directors have added a new area of focus: supporting the environment. More th...

DATE: Jul 10, 2020 | CATEGORY: Creating Community

Next stop for the ‘Chief’ sign?

The Chief belongs in a museum. Yes, the odd, oversized, flat-painted cartoon of a Native American pointing to a place of business has outlived this moment. Created ab...

DATE: Jul 10, 2020 | CATEGORY: Culture Gulch

Charles Blow: Yes, even George Washington – especially him

On the issue of American slavery, I am an absolutist: Enslavers were amoral monsters. The very idea that one group of people believed that they had the right to own another human ...

DATE: Jul 10, 2020 | CATEGORY: Guest Columns

Relationship kept secret from mom

Dear Abby: I’m in high school. My boyfriend lives across the country. He is a teenager, too. I have asked people for advice about this before and mostly gotten the same answer. They say,...

DATE: Jul 9, 2020 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

City Councilor Chris Bettin’s musical side

Had Durango City Council member and local real estate agent Chris Bettin’s childhood guitar instructor had his way, the young Bettin would have never learned guitar. He had been ...

DATE: Jul 9, 2020 | CATEGORY: Downtown Lowdown

Can airlines make passengers wear masks?

Like many other airline passengers flying during the pandemic, Kevin Garvey thought masks were mandatory on planes. So when two women seated in front of him on a recent flight from Fort Myer...

DATE: Jul 8, 2020 | CATEGORY: The Travel Troubleshooter

Stuck in a rut? Reset your mood with physical activity

I’ve thought about writer’s block a fair amount this week. Not just because I’m experiencing it, but also because it seems to mimic a state familiar to writers and non-writers al...

DATE: Jul 8, 2020 | CATEGORY: From the Extension Office