Columnists - The Durango Herald

Extra fees increase airline revenue – and consumers’ ire

A recent U.S. Government Accountability Office report revealed that domestic air carriers collected $7.1 billion in revenue from checked-bag and changed-reservations fees last year. The extr...

DATE: Nov 12, 2017 | CATEGORY: The Travel Troubleshooter

Smokers urged to quit after loss

DEAR ABBY: The winter months are hard for me. They remind me that another year has passed without my father and younger sister. Dad had been a smoker since his teens and died ...

DATE: Nov 12, 2017 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

Treasure trove: Nina Heald Webber’s extraordinary donations to Fort Lewis College

By Andrew Gulliford Special to the Herald Colleges love donors, and Fort Lewis College is no exception. Center of Southwest Studies at FLC has many friends and donors, ...

DATE: Nov 11, 2017 | CATEGORY: Gulliford's Travels

Brooks: How to engage a fanatic

I’ve had a series of experiences recently that leave the impression that everybody on earth is having the same conversation: How do you engage with fanatics? First, I was at a Was...

DATE: Nov 11, 2017 | CATEGORY: From our Congressman

Barkey: Colorado’s Public Employees Retirement Association is going broke

Colorado’s Public Employees’ Retirement Association (PERA) system is going broke. Colorado’s teachers, firefighters, and state troopers are among PERA’s 560,000 members who are e...

DATE: Nov 11, 2017 | CATEGORY: From our Congressman

Wanger: A primer on the Social Security Disability process

Social Security Disability and Supplemental Security income are ways for people who are unable to work for at least 12 months to receive income from the federal government. This article will...

DATE: Nov 11, 2017 | CATEGORY: On the Law

Hawk: Caring for our children - community responds to child care, workforce challenges

We need to care for those who care for our children. This was a common theme heard at the Thrive! Living Wage Coalition’s community education event on Oct. 6. Forty-nine individua...

DATE: Nov 11, 2017 | CATEGORY: From our Congressman

Age gap complicates teen crush

DEAR ABBY: I’m a 17-year-old girl and a junior in high school. I have a crush on a guy who’s 14 and a freshman. I know age gaps don’t matter as much later on, but the difference between ...

DATE: Nov 11, 2017 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

Grab your binoculars to gaze into Cassiopeia

Greetings, stargazers. Queen Cassiopeia in Greek mythology was beautiful and knew it. But her vanity turned out to be her downfall. She claimed that both she and her daughter, A...

DATE: Nov 10, 2017 | CATEGORY: What's up in Durango Skies

Stay connected to nature this winter for the health of it

The changing clocks and return to seasonal temperatures have changed the tempo in this town. It’s dark and chilly. That warm bed may seem way more inviting than the cold outside, ...

DATE: Nov 10, 2017 | CATEGORY: Durango Nature Studies

Standing strong against violence in our communities

Recently, I volunteered to help with the Transgender Day of Remembrance in Durango. (Shameless plug: the event will be from 5-7 p.m. Nov. 19 at the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Duran...

DATE: Nov 10, 2017 | CATEGORY: Creating Community

Harrop: Democrats, though not all, learn how to win elections

We hear that Democrat Ralph Northam’s decisive win in the race for Virginia governor was extra extraordinary. Extraordinary in that he was a weak candidate. Voters, the story goe...

DATE: Nov 10, 2017 | CATEGORY: Froma Harrop

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.