Columnists - The Durango Herald

Buying a home without representation is a big mistake

During my many years as an exclusive buyers’ agent, I occasionally spoke with prospective buyers who believed that it was in their interest to deal directly with the owner of a property or t...

DATE: Jan 5, 2019 | CATEGORY: On Real Estate

A practical approach to dating?

DEAR ABBY: I am writing you about dating in these modern times. Lately, I have become perplexed at the vanity and immoral behavior now associated with the task of dating. I’m a single ma...

DATE: Jan 4, 2019 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

Take time in the new year to review your benefits

It’s a brand new year, so start it out right by paying a visit to your local Veterans Service Office to find out what VA benefits you may qualify for. Below is a brief description of some of...

DATE: Jan 4, 2019 | CATEGORY: Serving Veterans

Together, we can keep our communities resilient

Businesses and institutions, such as libraries, are facing major disruptions. Think of the products that are becoming obsolete as a result of just one of these disruptions – the smartphone: ...

DATE: Jan 4, 2019 | CATEGORY: Shelf Life

I’m preparing to begin a new chapter in my life: Retirement

Along with many others, I too have chosen retirement this year. Feb. 2 will be my last day employed by Colorado State University as family and consumer science extension agent in...

DATE: Jan 4, 2019 | CATEGORY: From the Extension Office

It’s a new year ... now what?

Christmas has come and gone, and as usual, most of the items on my wish list are still there. We don’t have world peace, hunger is still around, happy political parties are still...

DATE: Jan 4, 2019 | CATEGORY: Flies & Lies

Our Durango will capture your heart

Happy New Year in 2019! 2018 is now in our rearview mirror. We all may have had difficult days, and now let’s look forward to healthier and happy times. Is your cup half full or h...

DATE: Jan 4, 2019 | CATEGORY: From the Mayor

It’s the year of the wolf – and not in any good way

In Willa Cather’s novel “My Antonia,” there are two kind Russian farmers named Peter and Pavel who have settled on the Nebraska prairie. On his deathbed, Pavel tells the story of ...

DATE: Jan 3, 2019 | CATEGORY: David Brooks

Man refuses to talk about marriages

DEAR ABBY: My husband and I have been together for 34 good years. He’s a little older than I am and was married twice before we met while in our 20s. (They were very brief marriages.) Wh...

DATE: Jan 1, 2019 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

Awards for long-form ideas journalism, continued

In her essay “ In one striking part of the essay, which appeared in The Atlantic, Julian shows that fewer young people are having the kind of relationships that lead to sex. In 1995, 74 per...

DATE: Jan 1, 2019 | CATEGORY: David Brooks

Shovel your hovel? Some folks flake out after storm

I know this is a yearly request, but last week’s storm demonstrated Durango’s utter cluelessness when it comes to snow, inability to drive notwithstanding. Could you please once again inform...

DATE: Dec 31, 2018 | CATEGORY: Action Line

Trump finally found conspiracy he doesn’t believe

WASHINGTON – So President Trump finally found a conspiracy theory he doesn’t believe. “Are you still a believer in Santa?” Trump asked an unsuspecting 7-year-old, Collman Lloyd, w...

DATE: Dec 31, 2018 | CATEGORY: Dana Milbank