Columnists - The Durango Herald

Land exchange threatens roadless area, wild rivers

Land exchanges are back in the news with a recently unveiled exchange proposed at the base of Wolf Creek Pass. A private ranch wants to acquire adjacent national forest roadless ...

DATE: Dec 20, 2019 | CATEGORY: Thinking Green

Husband keeps close tabs on wife

Dear Abby: My 47-year-old daughter is an alcoholic. A year ago, she took several benzodiazepine pills along with the booze and overdosed. My son-in-law found her in time and called 911. ...

DATE: Dec 20, 2019 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

We are blessed by the generosity of our community

The name of Community Connections demonstrates the priority we place on engaging with our local communities. In Southwest Colorado, we have local communities that set the standard for engage...

DATE: Dec 20, 2019 | CATEGORY: Creating Community

Time to move away from management devices that control

By Marcy Eckhardt La Plata County Humane Society At an open-admission humane society like we have in Durango, we see all types of dogs: different shapes and sizes, diff...

DATE: Dec 20, 2019 | CATEGORY: From the Humane Society

Julie Gorte: Tri-State needs to lead on cleaner energy

Colorado is leading the way toward a low-carbon future, with companies and lawmakers taking bold action to accelerate the clean energy economy across the state. However, there are those who ...

DATE: Dec 20, 2019 | CATEGORY: Guest Columns

A closer look can expose a travel deal too good to be true

When Brian Greenberg booked a Spirit Airlines flight from Phoenix to San Juan, Puerto Rico, last year, he thought he was getting a great deal. Greenberg, who owns an insurance age...

DATE: Dec 20, 2019 | CATEGORY: The Travel Troubleshooter

Records of 2019: Part I – Nos. 10 to 6

People put a lot of trust in critics. Movies, records, food – a lot of faith is put in writers you have no relationship or little in common with, with the exception of perhaps agreeing with ...

DATE: Dec 19, 2019 | CATEGORY: Downtown Lowdown

Jamelle Bouie: Why the ‘wokest’ candidates are the weakest

Democrats are too “woke” for their own good, or so goes the argument. “Today’s progressivism is more or less a secular form of religion with its own high standards,” Matt Lewis, a...

DATE: Dec 18, 2019 | CATEGORY: Guest Columns

Can alcohol be part of a healthy diet?

With the holidays upon us and the good cheer flowing, I thought it would be a nice time to talk about one of our favorite food groups this winter season: alcohol. I often get aske...

DATE: Dec 18, 2019 | CATEGORY: Strength in Well-being

Free spirits need to curb sign pilfering

To simplify my life, I’ve been disposing of some possessions. My technique is to place those articles on the curb with a handsome “Free” sign. Most things disappear almost immediately. The o...

DATE: Dec 16, 2019 | CATEGORY: Action Line

Bret Stephens: A Europe without American protection would be a disaster

With the recent conclusion of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization’s 70th anniversary summit in London, it’s fair to say that Donald Trump thinks that most alliance members, starting with ...

DATE: Dec 15, 2019 | CATEGORY: Guest Columns

Dick White: Is growth really what we want?

Opinion columns in The Durango Herald two weekends ago presented three contrasting but oddly complementary perspectives on growth. Gary Wockner, who voted No on Proposition CC in ...

DATE: Dec 15, 2019 | CATEGORY: Guest Columns