Columnists - The Durango Herald

Music in the Mountains goes to the movies

It’s “take your daughter to work day” for Music in the Mountains’ Conductor Richard Kaufman. Kaufman has been a regular on the musical podium at Durango’s annual classical and then some musi...

DATE: Jul 16, 2025 | CATEGORY: Downtown Lowdown

Cruelty is the point, fear the purpose of Trump’s approach to immigration

Immigration is what built the United States, but it has always been problematic. Almost every group of people who immigrated after the first English/Protestant settlers faced legal and extra...

DATE: Jul 16, 2025 | CATEGORY: Opinion

Pregnant wife questions husband’s honesty

DEAR ABBY: My husband and I have been married for three years. Most of that time, it has been perfect. Six months ago, we received some amazing news: We are expecting a child! This was a mir...

DATE: Jul 16, 2025 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

Durango REI to feature EV charging, plans late summer opening

Dear Action Line, There appear to be electric vehicle chargers in the parking lot of the future REI location in Bodo Park. What kind are they? And when is this store supposed to ope...

DATE: Jul 14, 2025 | CATEGORY: Action Line

America’s fight against global hunger is dying in the field and deserves a vigorous defense

U.S. foreign aid goals have evolved since the creation of the U.S. Agency for International Development in 1961, but investments have historically focused on three things: health, humanitari...

DATE: Jul 13, 2025 | CATEGORY: Opinion

When the air isn’t safe to breathe: Wildfires, climate change, and the public health crisis we’re ignoring

Friday morning in Durango, I checked the Air Quality Index out of habit – only to find it at 108. That’s “unhealthy for sensitive groups,” according to EPA standards. But the truth is, at th...

DATE: Jul 13, 2025 | CATEGORY: Opinion

Stressful time grows more confusing

DEAR ABBY: I’m 29 and in a 10-year relationship with my boyfriend, “Justin.” Things have been rocky since his business went under last year. For months, I have been working 10 shifts a week ...

DATE: Jul 13, 2025 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

Federal cuts and frozen funds threaten Southwest Colorado schools, hospitals, individuals and families

To start off on a positive note, my family and I had a wonderful time celebrating our nation’s Independence Day last Friday. We enjoyed the Rotary pancake breakfast in Durango, hosted by Day...

DATE: Jul 13, 2025 | CATEGORY: Opinion

A uranium boom again across the Four Corners?

The end of World War II brought the Four Corners a uranium boom. Eight decades later, yellowcake may be making a comeback, but the deadly effects of radioactivity seem to be forgotten. In th...

DATE: Jul 11, 2025 | CATEGORY: Gulliford's Travels

Stewardship helps promote healthy ecosystems

We are coming out of a rainy spring in the San Juans. The monsoons are already here, and with them, the strong winds carry aromas, revolve the leaves and also increase our curiosity to explo...

DATE: Jul 11, 2025 | CATEGORY: Stewards of the Land

What does budget reconciliation bill mean for people with disabilities in Colorado?

By now, you are likely aware that the Budget Resolution Bill passed both chambers of Congress and has been signed into law by President Donald Trump. What has been termed the “Big Beautiful ...

DATE: Jul 11, 2025 | CATEGORY: Creating Community

The summer of the nebulae

Greetings, stargazers. Emission nebulae are the subject of many of the most spectacular astrophotographs published in the last decade. Although there are many subcategories of nebulae, they ...

DATE: Jul 11, 2025 | CATEGORY: What's up in Durango Skies