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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

Thomas Friedman: Iran is crushing freedom one country at a time

Having covered the Middle East my entire adult life, I’m seeing some trends emerging there I’ve never seen before. From the streets of Beirut to streets all across Iran, Middle Ea...

DATE: Dec 14, 2019 | CATEGORY: Thomas Friedman

Records on track to be set in 2019

Thanks to the Durango tourism team and community, 2019 is on track to be another record-setting year for the local tourism industry. Over the past 12 months, Visit Durango estima...

DATE: Dec 14, 2019 | CATEGORY: The Tourism Effect

Helper’s new riches: Utah railroad, coal mining town reinvents itself as artistic haven

Soiled doves are visible from hotel room windows in Helper, Utah, but now they are just mannequins. This gritty coal mining and railroad boomtown has embraced its diverse ethnic past. A new ...

DATE: Dec 14, 2019 | CATEGORY: Gulliford's Travels

Comet Borisov visits from outside solar system

Greetings, Stargazers. It was only two years ago that the first confirmed interstellar object was identified passing through the solar system. The fact that the asteroid-like obj...

DATE: Dec 14, 2019 | CATEGORY: What's up in Durango Skies

Graduating couple faces breaking up

Dear Abby: I have been in a relationship for more than five years. My girlfriend and I will soon graduate from college. I have accepted a full-time job offer, and she will be going to gr...

DATE: Dec 13, 2019 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

What Wilderness with a capital W means?

What do you think of when you hear the word “wilderness”? Take a minute. Do you think of solitude or camaraderie? Of adventure or relaxation? Of wide-open spaces or deep down and...

DATE: Dec 13, 2019 | CATEGORY: Stewards of the Land

Melissa Youssef: The most thoroughly vetted Durango budget in years

Each December, City Council fulfills one of its most important responsibilities – approving a budget for the coming year. In council’s view, the budget should be directly linked t...

DATE: Dec 13, 2019 | CATEGORY: From the Mayor

Give the gift of time in nature this holiday season

Does anybody else feel like the shortened time between Thanksgiving and Christmas this year has taken an already busy time of year and sent it into hyperdrive? If Noel Night was ...

DATE: Dec 12, 2019 | CATEGORY: Durango Nature Studies

People We Know release new album

It’s not rare for informal jam sessions to give rise to a band. You have a loose configuration of people who get together to play music in a no-pressure environment with no concr...

DATE: Dec 12, 2019 | CATEGORY: Downtown Lowdown

Ready to make the perfect cookie? Welcome to cookie chemistry 101

One for me, two for you and plate of carrots for the reindeer. The carrots are easy, it’s the cookies that can be finicky. Once you get past the challenge of deciding on a style,...

DATE: Dec 12, 2019 | CATEGORY: From the Extension Office