Columnists - The Durango Herald

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

The case against Brett Kavanaugh is weakening

WASHINGTON – The decision by The New York Times to remove a key exculpatory fact from its recent article on Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh is such an incredible editing error that it ...

DATE: Sep 24, 2019 | CATEGORY: Michael Gerson

What’s really behind this rage against regulation?

Modern conservatives hate regulation, and the Trump administration has channeled that into policy. It has scrapped or gutted rules designed to limit predatory lending to for-profit education...

DATE: Sep 24, 2019 | CATEGORY: Paul Krugman

City takes middle-of-the-road approach to safety

I’ve noticed some disturbing traffic trends at Florida Road and County Road 250 near Bread. The right-hand turn lanes bisect the pedestrian crosswalks. Drivers just blow through and ignore y...

DATE: Sep 23, 2019 | CATEGORY: Action Line

There’s more to city budgeting than ‘simple math’

Our city’s annual budgeting process is now underway and won’t be completed until December. I can speak for City Council when I assure you that we’re always cognizant of the fact t...

DATE: Sep 22, 2019 | CATEGORY: From the Mayor

American Pharoah officially joins the Resistance

WASHINGTON – American Pharoah has joined the #Resistance. Last week, Vice President Pence informed House Republicans that Triple Crown winner American Pharoah “bit me so hard” on ...

DATE: Sep 22, 2019 | CATEGORY: Dana Milbank

When evacuating a plane, you can help save the day

Chances are, you’ll soon hear a lot about how to evacuate a plane. The Federal Aviation Administration is expected to take a stand on minimum seat room in the next few weeks, and the ability...

DATE: Sep 21, 2019 | CATEGORY: The Travel Troubleshooter

Wilderness represents a commitment to humility

Bill Worf, the Forest Service’s first wilderness program leader and Wilderness Watch’s founder, liked to tell the story of when, shortly after the Wilderness Act passed in 1964, engineers at...

DATE: Sep 21, 2019 | CATEGORY: Guest Columns

Visiting Australia? You might see Durango

Earlier this month, Visit Durango hosted world-renowned photographer and videographer, Dan Avila and film crew. Hailing from the port city of Fremantle, Western Australia, Avila i...

DATE: Sep 21, 2019 | CATEGORY: The Tourism Effect

America’s environmental safety net unravels

The summer brought a whirlwind of change to America’s bedrock environmental laws, or at least the rules that implement those laws. The Trump administration has made no secret of i...

DATE: Sep 20, 2019 | CATEGORY: Thinking Green

Woman has diagnosed sleep disorder

Dear Abby: I am a female in my mid-20s. My whole life I have been in a constant state of exhaustion. When I was in school, I’d try so hard not to fall asleep in class. (I actually enjoye...

DATE: Sep 20, 2019 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby