Columnists - The Durango Herald

Country rock with Bo DePeña

He grew up by the Rio Grande, and now he sometimes plays music by the Rio Grande. Where he grew up, and where he plays music by that river are hundreds of miles apart. That’s the story for B...

DATE: Sep 11, 2024 | CATEGORY: Downtown Lowdown

Chip sealing not appealing

Those of us who live in Durango West and beyond are not happy (Bayfieldians, too). During the month of August we had to endure the chip sealing road project on U.S. Highway 160 west. Who th...

DATE: Sep 11, 2024 | CATEGORY: Guest Columns

Snowy River Cave and historic Fort Stanton, New Mexico

Near Ruidoso, New Mexico lies a 19th century military fort, now a state historic site, surrounded by public land and thick, untouched grasses only lightly grazed by cavalry horses. But what’...

DATE: Sep 10, 2024 | CATEGORY: Gulliford's Travels

Balancing act: The immune systems role in gut health

Do you suffer from symptoms such as gas, bloating, constipation, diarrhea? If so, it’s important to understand that these gut problems are NOT normal. They are your body’s immune system te...

DATE: Sep 10, 2024 | CATEGORY: Healing Nutrition

Jury is in: La Plata’s ‘phrag’ won’t be sentenced

Dear Action Line: Can you identify this plant (see attached photos please)? I’m guessing it’s some kind of pampas grass. This grass is so pompous that it’s spreading like crazy along U.S...

DATE: Sep 9, 2024 | CATEGORY: Action Line

Fall fly fishing: What fly should I use?

It depends on what you want to catch

DATE: Sep 8, 2024 | CATEGORY: Sports

Husbands feel out of place dancing at clubs

DEAR ABBY: I'm married, and in my mid-40s. My wife and I have a robust social life, for which we both feel very lucky and blessed. We have amazing friends who are a wonderful support system ...

DATE: Sep 7, 2024 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

Man prefers to rely on his ex-wife

DEAR ABBY: I’ve been seeing “Pete” for eight months. He has been divorced for the last 15 years. He has two grown children and five grandchildren with his ex-wife, “Linda,” who is still a si...

DATE: Sep 7, 2024 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

This may really be the most important election of your lifetime. Too bad your vote doesn’t count

As you may have heard, the upcoming presidential election is the most important in our lifetime. They say that every four years, of course. But this time, it’s probably true. I mean, if both...

DATE: Sep 7, 2024 | CATEGORY: Guest Columns

University of Colorado regents’ resolution on ‘intifada’ undermines free speech and inclusivity

In the dystopian novel “1984,” George Orwell depicts a regime that manipulates language to control thought. By eliminating language of dissent and rebellion, this regime replaces plain langu...

DATE: Sep 7, 2024 | CATEGORY: Guest Columns

Vasectomy motivators are ‘Realizing Quality Families’

I was walking down the street in Mountain View, California, when I noticed a man coming toward me wearing a white T-shirt with small black lettering: “SEEDLESS.” I wonder if he was advertisi...

DATE: Sep 7, 2024 | CATEGORY: Population Matters

A tilted axis is the reason for earth’s seasons

Greetings, stargazers. The most interesting thing in the sky for me last month was seeing the most intense hailstorm with the largest hail I have seen since moving to Durango over twenty-fiv...

DATE: Sep 6, 2024 | CATEGORY: What's up in Durango Skies