Columnists - The Durango Herald

Witty sign unwittingly predicts the future

When I saw this marquee at the fairgrounds, the irony of psychics having “unforeseen circumstances” struck me as pretty darn funny. Then, almost immediately, I wondered what Action Line’s ta...

DATE: Mar 23, 2020 | CATEGORY: Action Line

Supporting local business during the coronavirus

As I sit here trying to write my first column as managing director of Local First, three months into the job, the world is facing a pandemic. Whether we actually get hit hard by coronavirus ...

DATE: Mar 20, 2020 | CATEGORY: Local First

Planning your summer vacation amid coronavirus fears

The coronavirus outbreak isn’t just having an immediate effect on travel, prompting a surge of cancellations not seen since Sept. 11. It also couldn’t have come at a worse time for travelers...

DATE: Mar 20, 2020 | CATEGORY: The Travel Troubleshooter

Why is Bluegrass polarizing?

There are opinions rolling around that the jam band scene has hurt bluegrass. Others believe musicians like Allison Krauss have turned the genre from the gutsy murder ballad-spew...

DATE: Mar 19, 2020 | CATEGORY: Downtown Lowdown

David Leonhardt: A complete list of every time Trump tried to play down the coronavirus

President Donald Trump made his first public comments about the coronavirus on Jan. 22, in a television interview from Davos with CNBC’s Joe Kernen. The first American case had been announce...

DATE: Mar 17, 2020 | CATEGORY: David Leonhardt

Barbara McLachlan: COVID-19 has taken over everyone’s lives now

Early last week, Gov. Jared Polis declared a state of emergency to open up funding and other resources in case they are needed, and the World Health Organization announced COVID-19, coronavi...

DATE: Mar 16, 2020 | CATEGORY: Guest Columns

Truck at Durango Mall gets 5-star review for irony

Is the Amazon Prime truck at the Durango Mall picking up or dropping off? Probably dropping off since half the stores have abandoned the mall. Maybe this photo is the ultimate indignity. Eit...

DATE: Mar 16, 2020 | CATEGORY: Action Line

Boost your immunity with diet, rest

With all the concern about the coronavirus, many want to optimize their immune systems to keep themselves healthy and less at risk. There are three primary ways we can vitalize ourselves – n...

DATE: Mar 15, 2020 | CATEGORY: Nourishing Morsels

Barbara McLachlan: State health care option could lower some costs

District 59 constituents are vocal, regularly letting me know how they think, and what I should do about it. By far, the issue concerning them most, generating the most heat and presenting t...

DATE: Mar 15, 2020 | CATEGORY: Guest Columns

Pioneering passion for plants: Botanist Alice Eastwood explored the Southwest

The American West has always had extraordinary women, but few of them have stopped to pick the flowers. For Women’s History Month, it is important to remember Alice Eastwood. Thi...

DATE: Mar 14, 2020 | CATEGORY: Gulliford's Travels

Melissa Youssef: Dynamic Durango is getting younger all the time

It’s people – not statistics – that give a community heart. And Durango is second to none in that department. Even so, the demographics that define our town tell a more textured story than j...

DATE: Mar 14, 2020 | CATEGORY: Guest Columns

Photographs of the night sky require careful processing

Greetings, Stargazers. The social media meme I saw last week directed at teachers is that there is a time change, a full moon and a Friday the 13th all in the same week, so good ...

DATE: Mar 14, 2020 | CATEGORY: What's up in Durango Skies