Columnists - The Durango Herald

James: Taking part in celebrations of life

Funerals. Ever been to one? Yeah, me too. Been to a few. It makes me smile that they call it “a celebration of life” these days. That’s nice. Much better than the old organ playin...

DATE: Aug 7, 2017 | CATEGORY: From our Congressman

Man seems to be a friend only when he needs a hand

DEAR ABBY: My husband has been so-called friends with a man I’ll call “Roy” for almost 30 years. During the 23 years I have been in the picture, I have noticed their friendship seems one...

DATE: Aug 7, 2017 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

County would scrap any initiative to limit junk

While driving around La Plata County, I wonder why the county commissions can’t enact laws that force people to clean up their abandon cars, scrap mobile homes and other junk. If you want to...

DATE: Aug 6, 2017 | CATEGORY: Action Line

Mom’s hoarding tendencies are crowding daughter out

DEAR ABBY: I’ve been trying to declutter and get rid of things, but each time I do, my mother scolds me for getting rid of sentimental items and sends them back to my room. There are clo...

DATE: Aug 6, 2017 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

My Grandpa’s garden put baseball in the dugout

As a kid, my memories of a backyard garden are somewhat vague, and honestly, none too pleasant. For me, summer was meant for baseball. Every day in June and July, the script was a...

DATE: Aug 5, 2017 | CATEGORY: From the Extension Office

Williamson: 75th anniversary of the invasion of Guadalcanal, Aug. 7, 1942

Martin Clemens, a British district officer on Guadalcanal, a large island northeast of Australia, had taken to the hills with his native scouts when the Japanese first arrived in June 1942, ...

DATE: Aug 5, 2017 | CATEGORY: From our Congressman

Schultz: Forced to choose, a veteran gives up on America

PAINESVILLE, Ohio – So many small moments at a rally for immigrants in this northeast Ohio town drove home the growing magnitude of the community’s loss. Children born in America,...

DATE: Aug 5, 2017 | CATEGORY: From our Congressman

Westendorff: Coordinated fire response effective and extraordinary

A little more than a month and nearly 2 inches of rain later, the Lightner Creek Fire that erupted with frightening speed on June 28 is quickly becoming a distant memory, and that is good ne...

DATE: Aug 5, 2017 | CATEGORY: From the Chair

Schultheis: Where is our century’s Gen. Smedley Butler?

On Sept. 1, 1933, a bagman for some of America’s biggest bankers and business executives met with retired Marine Maj. Gen. Smedley Darlington Butler in a Newark, New Jersey, hotel room. The ...

DATE: Aug 5, 2017 | CATEGORY: From our Congressman

Abusive adoptive mother has no right to daughter’s money

DEAR ABBY: I need your advice. I am 41 years old and was adopted at birth. I was raised by an unloving woman who was emotionally, verbally and physically abusive. I persevered, worked ha...

DATE: Aug 5, 2017 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

When is it OK to return to a site of disaster?

Bad things can happen to good places. Like New Orleans, a city forever changed by Hurricane Katrina in 2005. Or Alabama’s Gulf Coast, peppered by oil pellets after the Deepwater H...

DATE: Aug 4, 2017 | CATEGORY: The Travel Troubleshooter

Have you considered adding more purpose to your giving?

As my days seem to get busier at a steady rate, I find myself asking more frequently, “What is the purpose of what I am doing right now?” Answering this question from time to tim...

DATE: Aug 4, 2017 | CATEGORY: Creating Community

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.