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The Infamous Stringdusters return to Durango

Editor’s note: KDUR Station Manager Bryant Liggett’s “Downtown Lowdown” music column returns to The Durango Herald. It will run on Fridays in the Arts & Entertainment section.Live around...

DATE: Feb 14, 2019 | CATEGORY: Downtown Lowdown

American left must find its voice on Venezuela

NEW YORK – The Trump administration faces a test in Venezuela. It must pursue a foreign policy that helps usher out the odious regime of Nicolas Maduro without triggering a backla...

DATE: Feb 14, 2019 | CATEGORY: Fareed Zakaria

Romance trips on question of kids

DEAR ABBY: I’m a 67-year-old single white man. My girlfriend is 21 and African-American. We have been together a year and a half and are deeply in love. We have lots of fun together and ...

DATE: Feb 12, 2019 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

Don’t believe anti-wolf hype – let science guide us

At first blush, the topic of restoring wolves to the wild spaces of western Colorado appears to pit those who trust in modern science against those who believe the only truth out there is wh...

DATE: Feb 12, 2019 | CATEGORY: Guest Columns

The subnivean world is a busy, important place for ecosystem health

One of my favorite things about work is the office banter that occurs when our educators plan lessons for our education and after-school programs. Last week, the education team w...

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

Forget beaver jokes, Canada is leader world needs

After the Canadian foreign minister, Chrystia Freeland, tweeted concern about Saudi Arabia’s imprisoning of a women’s rights activist, the crown prince there seemed to go nuts. Sa...

DATE: Feb 11, 2019 | CATEGORY: Nicholas Kristof

Light at Elmore’s Corner has a dark backstory

The traffic light at Elmore’s Corner (I call it “El No-mores”) has got to go. Drive east on “the 160” and all the lights seem to be timed. Through Bodo – green. WallyWorld – zip-a-dee-doo. H...

DATE: Feb 11, 2019 | CATEGORY: Action Line

Discovery forces confession of affair

DEAR ABBY: Ten years ago, I had an affair with a married man that resulted in a pregnancy and then a miscarriage. I was also married at the time. Pathology testing revealed that the chil...

DATE: Feb 11, 2019 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

Let’s clear up some confusion over sex ed bill

There has been lots of conversation on House Bill 19-1032, Comprehensive Human Sexuality Education. I have been asked, why in the world would you sponsor such a bill? The answer i...

DATE: Feb 9, 2019 | CATEGORY: From the State House

Not the best of all possible worlds – but close

NEW YORK – This year’s World Economic Forum, more than usual, prompted a spirited round of elite-bashing, which has now become the trendy political posture on both right and left. ...

DATE: Feb 9, 2019 | CATEGORY: Fareed Zakaria

The Trump Doctrine

On foreign policy, like it or not, this administration is exceeding expectations

DATE: Feb 9, 2019 | CATEGORY: Ross Douthat

County needs to surmount big challenges

The beginning of the year is always a time of high activity and change at La Plata County, and 2019 is delivering large doses of both. In January, we said goodbye to County Manage...

DATE: Feb 9, 2019 | CATEGORY: From the Chair