Columnists - The Durango Herald

Let’s make conference & events center a reality

I last wrote about an arts, conferences and events center in October 2017, nearly a year ago. A group has been meeting for nearly 18 months to create a plan for this type of facility for Dur...

DATE: Sep 22, 2018 | CATEGORY: What's Up Downtown

Emotions are nothing to be afraid of

We arrive at our farm-stay by late afternoon. We’re going to stay on a farm, we’ve told the kids with the kind of enthusiasm that works on toddlers, or like we’re impersonating telemarketers...

DATE: Sep 21, 2018 | CATEGORY: Adventures in Motherhood

Dance puts teen in awkward position

DEAR ABBY: Homecoming is next month, and we are not allowed to take outside dates. My girlfriend goes to a different school and doesn’t want me taking anyone else. My school is very smal...

DATE: Sep 21, 2018 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

A look at what’s new in health insurance options

The availability of health care that is accessible and affordable is essential to our well-being. Unfortunately, health care can be expensive and the insurance system can be complex. ...

DATE: Sep 21, 2018 | CATEGORY: Creating Community

A tax for public safety? City council is confusing the issue

By John Ritchey Durango resident Two years ago, the Durango City Council unanimously voted to support the $100 million airport tax. Fortunately, the voters wisely and o...

DATE: Sep 21, 2018 | CATEGORY: Guest Columns

Invest in Durango; vote YES on 2A

What did your hair look like in 1982? That year was the last time the city of Durango asked for a property tax increase. On Oct. 15, ballots will drop for our consideration of a “Back to Bas...

DATE: Sep 21, 2018 | CATEGORY: From the Mayor

We’re measuring the economy completely wrong

Ten years after the collapse of Lehman Bros., the official economic statistics – the ones that fill news stories, television shows and presidential tweets – say the U.S. economy is fully rec...

DATE: Sep 21, 2018 | CATEGORY: David Leonhardt

Could Kavanaugh’s be a case of mistaken ID?

WASHINGTON – In one of Brett Kavanaugh’s responses to allegations that he sexually assaulted a 15-year-old girl when he was in high school, a charge he has denied “categorically and unequivo...

DATE: Sep 21, 2018 | CATEGORY: Kathleen Parker

Community support helps keep DAC an artistic hub

By Jaime Wienk Special to the Herald As a homegrown Durangoan, I have experienced, participated, volunteered and worked many of the limitless festivals and activities o...

DATE: Sep 20, 2018 | CATEGORY: View from the Center

Accident ends couple’s plan to have children together

DEAR ABBY: I am 15 years older than my boyfriend, “Spencer,” and have two kids from a previous marriage. Spencer and I have been living together for the past 10 years. I plan...

DATE: Sep 20, 2018 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

5 simple steps to thrive in a ‘toxic’ world

If your body is struggling to keep up with an unmanageable level of toxins, it can affect your life and how you feel. It can result in symptoms like headaches, gas, bloating, constipation, d...

DATE: Sep 19, 2018 | CATEGORY: Healing Nutrition

Mom wants to shield kids from relative’s new lifestyle

DEAR ABBY: A close relative has started working in the adult industry. She now dresses provocatively, showing lots of skin. She has also covered much of her body with tattoos and adopted...

DATE: Sep 18, 2018 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby