Columnists - The Durango Herald

Rosenberg: It is time to end secrecy around private prisons

In May, Attorney General Jeff Sessions announced Those prisoners will have to be incarcerated somewhere, which is perhaps the reason for the attorney general’s February memo reversing an O...

DATE: Jul 22, 2017 | CATEGORY: From our Congressman

Egan: The last best empty place in America

At dawn, the woodpeckers start in, hammering heads against tree trunks, and you wonder if there’s a better way for a bird to make a living. Oh, the avian migraines. Twilight lingers till nea...

DATE: Jul 22, 2017 | CATEGORY: From our Congressman

Grossman: Ask one key question

What can health care providers, friends and parents do to help young women focus on their reproductive goals? Ask one key question: “Would you like to become pregnant in the next year?” ...

DATE: Jul 22, 2017 | CATEGORY: Population Matters

Lyons: Singapore system instructive for U.S. health care redesign

The Republic of Singapore government operated under the United Kingdom health care system until 1965, when it became independent from Malaysia. At that time, the government decided it wanted...

DATE: Jul 22, 2017 | CATEGORY: From our Congressman

When emotions rise, try giving them a name

We are at 10,100 feet. The sky hangs heavy. The distant mountains, like an art lesson in shading, are veiled in deepening obscurations of gray. Lightning roams faraway peaks. Dan and I excha...

DATE: Jul 21, 2017 | CATEGORY: Adventures in Motherhood

Nine things a year of travel taught me

As a personal finance coach, I warn clients that debt steals your dreams. I’ve long known the power of them to guide financial choices, but now as I reflect on living one of my dr...

DATE: Jul 21, 2017 | CATEGORY: Money Savvy

Harrop: The suicide epidemic - social, economic or both?

Ours is a nation in despair. U.S. suicide rates have surged to a 30-year high, and it’s not just among struggling, middle-aged whites. Suicides by girls age 10 to 14 have spiked over the las...

DATE: Jul 21, 2017 | CATEGORY: Froma Harrop

Zombie medications are dangerous – fight back

For several years now, internal medicine doctors have been discussing the zombie apocalypse. I know what you’re thinking. You may be envisioning the arrival of hordes of the undea...

DATE: Jul 20, 2017 | CATEGORY: La Plata Health Watch

Littwin: On health care, Gardner still doesn’t get it

The great lie of the long-running Obamacare debate has officially been revealed. The reason Republicans spent seven years without offering their own health care plan is that they don’t have ...

DATE: Jul 20, 2017 | CATEGORY: Mike Littwin

Brooks: getting radical about inequality

I’m not in the habit of recommending left-wing French intellectuals, but I’m beginning to think that Pierre Bourdieu is helpful reading in the age of Donald Trump. He was born in...

DATE: Jul 20, 2017 | CATEGORY: From our Congressman

Leonhardt: A summer project to nourish your political soul

Righteousness comes easily in these polarized times. We all have reasons for our opinions, and we tend to be surrounded by people who hold similar ones. The more we talk politics, the more c...

DATE: Jul 19, 2017 | CATEGORY: From our Congressman

Man ready to shop for new ‘latte’ source

DEAR ABBY: My wife and I have been married for 17 years. For the first 16 years, my wife would make me lattes without being asked. Last year, she announced she would no longer make any m...

DATE: Jul 19, 2017 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

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.