Columnists - The Durango Herald

Schultz: Button, button, who’s got the button?

In the early evening of Jan. 2, the president of the United States tweeted this boast: “North Korean Leader Kim Jong Un just stated that the ‘Nuclear Button is on his desk at all ...

DATE: Jan 5, 2018 | CATEGORY: From our Congressman

There’s help for domestic violence victims

DEAR ABBY: I grew up watching my mom being abused and eventually murdered by her husband. It was terrible. She was only 36, and I was 16. Although it took nearly 30 years, I’m finally at...

DATE: Jan 5, 2018 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

Atkinson: Breaking up with carbon, turning concern into action

According to Yale University’s Until that support and regulation come from the government, we can turn our concern into positive steps that reduce our personal carbon footprint, save money...

DATE: Jan 4, 2018 | CATEGORY: From our Congressman

Vintage car concerns passenger

DEAR ABBY: Recently a friend came over and took me to lunch. She has a small, 50-year-old vintage car that was popular in the 1960s. She came to my house from Marin County over the Golde...

DATE: Jan 4, 2018 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

Douthat: What has Mitt Romney learned?

First, some praise for Mitt Romney, who is apparently poised to run for the Senate from Utah now that Orrin Hatch has announced his retirement. The 2012 Republican presidential no...

DATE: Jan 3, 2018 | CATEGORY: Ross Douthat

Parker: With her new role, Gretchen Carlson wins again

WASHINGTON – If karma is a b---h, then justice is a beauty queen. After recent revelations that the CEO of the Miss America Organization and its pageant scriptwriter were talking ...

DATE: Jan 3, 2018 | CATEGORY: From our Congressman

Young woman crushes on in law

DEAR ABBY: My son and his wife have been together 10 years. They met and fell in love young. They are only 25 and have two beautiful children. I remarried three years ago, an...

DATE: Jan 3, 2018 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

Dougherty: Coloradan’s health and environment should not be the casualties of politics

When a deadly combination of politics, favoritism and hypocrisy are guiding our country’s environmental policy, we risk damaging not only the environment, but the confidence of the people of...

DATE: Jan 2, 2018 | CATEGORY: From our Congressman

Grandkids take toll on mother

DEAR ABBY: I recently moved back home to help take care of my mom. We get along well, but there’s one major issue. She has to care for my brother’s four kids every day and is pretty much...

DATE: Jan 2, 2018 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

Sullivan: Polls show Americans distrust the media. But talk to them, and it’s a very different story.

The July email from Daniel Hastings, a Post reader who lives in Washington, was harsh: “You never have any intention of providing an unbiased or factual representation of the man or his poli...

DATE: Jan 1, 2018 | CATEGORY: From our Congressman

Going ‘round in circles

The sky is a beautiful blue, and there’s just enough chill in the air to make it fresh. Buzz and I are loping great big one-eighth mile circles. He has his head down and just eno...

DATE: Jan 1, 2018 | CATEGORY: Watch Yore Topknot

Brooks: ‘The Sidneys’ part II - the year’s best long-form journalism

I was entranced by an essay in Emergency Physicians Monthly. It’s an oral testimony by Dr. Kevin Menes, who was in charge of the emergency department of Sunrise Hospital in Las Vegas the nig...

DATE: Jan 1, 2018 | CATEGORY: From our Congressman

Photos: Navajo Trail OpenFriday was the first day of the Navajo Trail Open at Hillcrest Golf Club

Friday was the first day of the Navajo Trail Open at Hillcrest Golf Club

Photos: Durango Fire Protection District opens Station 2

Photos: Hundreds gather to honor fallen Bloomfield Police officer Timothy OntiverosA solemn procession stretched for blocks Monday morning along West Apache Street in Farmington – a display of unity, grief and honor for Bloomfield Police Officer Timothy Ontiveros, 32.About 7 a.m., a large contingent of law enforcement, motorcyclists, friends and grieving family prepared to embark on the motorcade to the 9 a.m. service at the Bloomfield High School football stadium to celebrate the life of the officer.