Columnists - The Durango Herald

Trump’s take on trade may well lead to dead end

WASHINGTON – Most Americans likely think that our trade policies have been largely the same since the Republic’s earliest days. The assumptions are that we’re free traders now an...

DATE: Nov 28, 2017 | CATEGORY: Robert Samuelson

Scarborough: Republicans are repeating a reckless cycle

Since Ronald Reagan’s rise to the White House in 1980, tax cuts have been the one issue that has unified all wings of the Republican Party. According to conservative legend, Reagan’s massive...

DATE: Nov 28, 2017 | CATEGORY: From our Congressman

Couple is happier when apart

DEAR ABBY: I have been with my boyfriend for two years. When I’m with him, I often find him annoying and think we have nothing in common. But when we are apart, I miss him a lot – especi...

DATE: Nov 28, 2017 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

Martinez: Proposed college name change hides history of racism

What’s in a name? Fort Lewis College is asking that question as we speak. Certainly, names hold importance; they’re part of our identity. For some, names are the testament of thei...

DATE: Nov 27, 2017 | CATEGORY: From our Congressman

Son lags on debt payments

DEAR ABBY: My 25-year-old son, “Jay,” would like to come home for Christmas. I’m paying, so I made his reservation yesterday. Late last night, he told my husband he needs to go back two ...

DATE: Nov 27, 2017 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

Hunting, eating sparrows might ruffle some feathers

Before you and Mrs. Action Line hang up your blaze orange for the season, I need help with a quirk discovered while reading the paper and eating my oatmeal. In the Herald’s “Hunting Guide,” ...

DATE: Nov 26, 2017 | CATEGORY: Action Line

While flying, keep a handle on your suitcase with a luggage tag

Hey, you – you with the nondescript black suitcase! Don’t let your luggage leave your home tagless. It could be making a one-way trip. Luggage tags set your property apart from th...

DATE: Nov 26, 2017 | CATEGORY: The Travel Troubleshooter

Husband refuses to speak up

DEAR ABBY: I have hearing loss. My insurance isn’t very good, and the monthly payments for hearing aids are the equivalent of a car payment, so I try my best and do without. People who k...

DATE: Nov 26, 2017 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

The complicated roles parents play in their kids’ lives

We’re in Grand Junction on an immaculately green, mega soccer-field complex hemmed in by coffee-colored hills. Rose’s team is warming up, which is an elaborate ritual consisting ...

DATE: Nov 25, 2017 | CATEGORY: Adventures in Motherhood

The Tourism Effect 4 pillars of a strong tourism community

EDITORâ€™S NOTE: This is Part 1 of a four-part series.Similar to a strong building structure, a community must have four well-supported attributes, or pillars, in order to survive and co...

DATE: Nov 25, 2017 | CATEGORY: The Tourism Effect

Hedges: TABOR at 25 is an outdated artifact for tomorrow’s economy

Twenty-five years ago this month, Colorado voters approved adding Article X Section 20 to the state constitution. That same year, Motorola introduced one of the first handheld digital mobile...

DATE: Nov 25, 2017 | CATEGORY: From our Congressman

Middleton: What is ‘personhood’ doing in the GOP tax plan?

While there are many problems with the Republican tax plan, of greatest concern is that, as currently proposed, anti-abortion “personhood” language could make its way into federal law. ...

DATE: Nov 25, 2017 | CATEGORY: From our Congressman

Photos: Thousands take to the streets for ‘No Kings’ march and rally in Durango

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.