Columnists - The Durango Herald

Daughter remains withdrawn after coming out to parents

Dear Abby: Our college-age daughter has been withdrawn and depressed for some time. During a recent visit, after asking her several times what was wrong, encouraging her to continue counseli...

DATE: Oct 3, 2019 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

Durango’s performing arts season is now in full swing

Our calendars are already overloaded. But it looks like a winning season once again for the performing arts in Durango. Last Saturday, music lovers filled the Community Concert Ha...

DATE: Oct 3, 2019 | CATEGORY: Culture Gulch

Town Mountain hitting Wild Horse Saloon

Bill Monroe had his musical opinions. The legendary musical figure, credited with creating the genre of bluegrass, likely would have had some strong thoughts about current music. He’d for su...

DATE: Oct 3, 2019 | CATEGORY: Downtown Lowdown

October events to celebrate the end of the growing season

I like the month of September. I really liked this last one – ridiculous heat early in the month broke with gray clouds, rainstorms that wake you up in the middle of the night and mornings w...

DATE: Oct 2, 2019 | CATEGORY: From the Extension Office

Ross Douthat: Republicans, your exit is approaching

Ask intelligent Republican staffers what they imagine awaits their party after Donald Trump, and you’ll get an interesting disquisition on the factions and figures that might shape conservat...

DATE: Oct 2, 2019 | CATEGORY: Ross Douthat

Woman knows truth about grandfather

Dear Abby: When I was 11, my parents and I moved near my grandparents. I loved them very much. One day, my grandfather offered to take me for a ride around the countryside, and we jumped...

DATE: Oct 2, 2019 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

Tiffany Mapel: These e-bikes are good for everyone – so may I ride the trails?

At 48, I’m finally at a point in my life where I am now an e-bike owner. I’ve been reading various articles about the perceived dangers and controversies that surround these motorized machin...

DATE: Oct 1, 2019 | CATEGORY: Guest Columns

Gail Collins: Is Rudy Giuliani just the worst best friend?

Rudy Giuliani is the Trump administration’s point man on Ukraine. Just remember that, and everything else will make a lot more sense. “I think it’s incredible the way he’s done,” ...

DATE: Sep 30, 2019 | CATEGORY: Gail Collins

Sarah Tingey: Thanks, Democrats, for trying to protect ANWR

Thank you to the Colorado Democratic Congressional delegation for recognizing that the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, America’s last truly wild place, is not worth destroying for less than...

DATE: Sep 30, 2019 | CATEGORY: Guest Columns

Student lives in fear of the future

Dear Abby: I’m frightened that I will become homeless and won’t be able to pay my bills. I’m afraid of getting older and ending up a homeless woman, freezing to death on the streets. I w...

DATE: Sep 30, 2019 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

Richard Grossman: This book sets worthy climate change priorities

How can we reverse global warming? That question needs many answers, and the best approach is in the new book “Drawdown: The Most Comprehensive Plan Ever Proposed to Reverse Global Warming.”...

DATE: Sep 29, 2019 | CATEGORY: Population Matters

Early intervention can help children with developmental delays

Every child should have the opportunity to strive for their full potential. By now, the back-to-school sales are over, summer sleep schedules are long forgotten, notebooks have be...

DATE: Sep 29, 2019 | CATEGORY: La Plata Health Watch