Columnists - The Durango Herald

Origin Story a marvelous explanation of the whole

WASHINGTON – I would not normally recommend a book on the history of the universe as beach reading. But David Christian’s Origin Story is a welcome exception. Christian has achiev...

DATE: Jul 25, 2018 | CATEGORY: Michael Gerson

Man reconsiders life after friend’s death

DEAR ABBY: A lifelong friend of mine has died unexpectedly. Because he was my age, this brought up issues of my own mortality. We’d had our ups and downs over 25 years, but he moved cros...

DATE: Jul 24, 2018 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

A president with no shame, a party with no spine

If your puppy makes a mess on your carpet and you shout “Bad dog,” there is a good chance that puppy’s ears will droop, his head will bow and he may even whimper. In other words, even a pupp...

DATE: Jul 23, 2018 | CATEGORY: Thomas Friedman

Editorial cartoon

DATE: Jul 23, 2018 | CATEGORY: Judith Reynolds Cartoon

Join the fun as the La Plata County Fair celebrates its 70th anniversary

Since 1948, La Plata County has organized an annual county fair. This year marks the event’s 70th anniversary. Join us from Aug. 8 to Aug. 12 at the La Plata County Fairgrounds t...

DATE: Jul 23, 2018 | CATEGORY: From the Extension Office

Family abuse should remain hidden

DEAR ABBY: As a child, I suffered a lot of abuse from my parents until I finally, at 13, opened up to a teacher. I was removed from my house and spent the remainder of my youth in variou...

DATE: Jul 23, 2018 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

Brooks: Localist Revolution is likely the coming wave

We’ve tried liberalism and conservatism, and now we’re trying populism. Maybe the next era of public life will be defined by a resurgence of localism. Localism is the belief that ...

DATE: Jul 22, 2018 | CATEGORY: David Brooks

Revisiting the Garden of Eden

Listening to a TED talk last year, I jotted down the following quote from the speaker whose name is now lost to me: “Our imagination has become an ecological force.” Trying to loc...

DATE: Jul 22, 2018 | CATEGORY: Thoughts Along The Way

For people with diabetes, air travel can present challenges

Before she boarded her flight from Santiago, Chile, to Buenos Aires, Argentina, the unthinkable happened to Barbara Rowan: a security screener tried to confiscate her needles. Row...

DATE: Jul 22, 2018 | CATEGORY: The Travel Troubleshooter

Friend’s husband, kids unwanted on vacation

DEAR ABBY: “Charlotte” and I have been friends for 16 years, ever since we met in college. She lives several states away, so we see each other only once a year when she and her family co...

DATE: Jul 22, 2018 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

Durango is open for business

Tourists are returning, we are getting rain late in the day and cool nights. The Durango-Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad is running to Silverton, the San Juan National Forest is open with no...

DATE: Jul 21, 2018 | CATEGORY: What's Up Downtown

New leadership at EPA, same rollbacks

By the time Scott Pruitt resigned as the Environmental Protection Agency’s administrator, he was the poster child for bungling personal entitlement. As Republican Sen. Joni Ernst of Iowa put...

DATE: Jul 21, 2018 | CATEGORY: Thinking Green