Columnists - The Durango Herald

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

Frank Bruni: Why impeaching Trump is necessary – and should scare you

President Donald Trump deserves to be impeached. But the prospect terrifies me, and it should terrify you, too. That’s not to say that it’s the wrong move. Arguably, it’s the only...

DATE: Sep 28, 2019 | CATEGORY: Guest Columns

Get ready for a fabulous fall in downtown Durango

Fall is a great time to get back downtown. Now that the summer tourists have gone home, the Durango Business Improvement District has several things planned over the next month f...

DATE: Sep 28, 2019 | CATEGORY: What's Up Downtown

To fight unfair damage fees, always take pictures

I take pictures of everything when I travel. Not just the landmarks, the kids and the tacos we ordered from a San Antonio food truck. I shoot my car, my hotel room, even my vacation rental. ...

DATE: Sep 27, 2019 | CATEGORY: The Travel Troubleshooter

Bad news comes secondhand to bride

Dear Abby: I am getting married soon. I grew up without a biological father. When I was younger, a man (I’ll call him Tom) stepped into my life and has been like a father to me for almos...

DATE: Sep 27, 2019 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

There are plenty of ways to learn your own way, in your own time

I had the opportunity to observe my teenage granddaughter studying last week. With her wireless earphones, loud music and her computer spread open on her bed, I cringed. She’s an A student. ...

DATE: Sep 27, 2019 | CATEGORY: Shelf Life

When it comes to adoption, older dogs have a lot to offer

By Chris Nelson La Plata County Humane Society I bet you didn’t know that October is National Adopt-A-Shelter Dog month. This is a monthlong push by shelters across the...

DATE: Sep 27, 2019 | CATEGORY: From the Humane Society

Ghost Tapes to play in ‘MOUSAI’

There’s a soul and R&B scene growing in Colorado. Bands with strong female leads backed by a stacked group of musicians, perhaps a ripping guitar player and some solid horn players with a st...

DATE: Sep 26, 2019 | CATEGORY: Downtown Lowdown

A brief history of the Elizabeth Warren presidency

From 2050, a look back at our political evolution: A crisis of legitimacy swept across American politics in the second decade of the 21st century. Many people had the general conv...

DATE: Sep 25, 2019 | CATEGORY: David Brooks

Igniting the fat burn

The majority of us struggle to attain our optimal weight. We try our best to follow the conventional guidelines with which we are inundated. We are told to move more, eat less, th...

DATE: Sep 25, 2019 | CATEGORY: Strength in Well-being

Trans woman needs marriage advice

Dear Abby: I am a transgender female who is working on my marriage to my wife of 41 years. I started my transition in 2011. We have had our ups and downs during the course of...

DATE: Sep 25, 2019 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby