Columnists - The Durango Herald

More schools, fewer tanks

What the Mideast needs from the U.S. now is not force but education

DATE: Feb 3, 2019 | CATEGORY: Thomas Friedman

Travelers bound for Britain face new Brexit uncertainty

Teri-Lee Lawler-Baack is a little nervous after a British Parliament vote on Brexit set the stage for a potentially chaotic “no deal” departure from the European Union on March 29. She’s not...

DATE: Feb 3, 2019 | CATEGORY: The Travel Troubleshooter

Major Powell’s big brain needs another adventure

This year is the 150th anniversary of Major John Wesley Powell’s epic Colorado River trip. He was first through the Grand Canyon in 1869. There are many celebrations an...

DATE: Feb 2, 2019 | CATEGORY: Guest Columns

Shutdown’s effects hit too close to home

I met a woman from Durango last week whose story said a lot about how the federal shutdown affected the people in District 59. She was serving hors d’oeuvres at a party. A federal...

DATE: Feb 2, 2019 | CATEGORY: From the State House

The Super Bowl that a broken America deserves

I’m not really sure why they’re bothering with a Super Bowl this year. Sure, a bunch of people will make a boatload of money, tens of millions of us will reflexively tune in and w...

DATE: Feb 2, 2019 | CATEGORY: Frank Bruni

My three favorite tools for the garden

We all have our favorites – favorite pet, favorite car, and heck, even favorite child (don’t worry kids, I love all of you. Most of the time …). In the kitchen, I would be hard-p...

DATE: Feb 1, 2019 | CATEGORY: From the Extension Office

Wife resents husband favoring brother

DEAR ABBY: My husband and I have been married for 12 years. Things are generally good, but we keep having the same old argument related to his little brother. They have a clo...

DATE: Feb 1, 2019 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

Labor’s death reports were greatly exaggerated

Something funny happened on the way to the labor movement’s funeral. When Justice Samuel Alito and his anti-labor colleagues on the Supreme Court handed down the Janus vs. AFSCME ...

DATE: Jan 31, 2019 | CATEGORY: Dana Milbank

Venezuela is a catastrophe – a socialist nightmare

Conspicuous by its relative absence in much of the mainstream news coverage of Venezuela’s political crisis is the word “socialism.” Every sensible observer agrees that Latin Amer...

DATE: Jan 30, 2019 | CATEGORY: Guest Columns

Man is seeking commitment

DEAR ABBY: What are your thoughts about having a sex-only arrangement with an ex? Most of the women I’ve dated have contacted me after the relationship was over hoping to have “no-string...

DATE: Jan 29, 2019 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

Action Line: Options for Snowdown provide comic relief

I didn’t get Snowdown Follies tickets. And I don’t want to dress up in tights and a cape for the comic-con theme. What am I supposed to do this week? – Putting the “down” in Snowdown ...

DATE: Jan 28, 2019 | CATEGORY: Action Line

Incremental change, environmental ‘nudges’ build new habits

It’s hard to believe that it’s been nearly a month since the new year dawned. New beginnings – an opportunity for change. The only thing more germane to this January holiday than...

DATE: Jan 28, 2019 | CATEGORY: La Plata Health Watch