Columnists - The Durango Herald

Krugman: Trump’s $700 billion gift to wealthy foreigners

Why is Donald Trump planning to give away $700 billion – that’s billion, with a “b” – to foreigners, no strings attached? You probably didn’t know that he’s planning to do this. In fact, he ...

DATE: Nov 1, 2017 | CATEGORY: From our Congressman

New engagement ends in divorce

DEAR ABBY: My husband and I have been together 21 years, married for 17. We recently did a short sale on our home and moved to Texas. It was a professional move for my husband. ...

DATE: Nov 1, 2017 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

Kristof: Trump’s legacy - damaged brains

There is an image that shows what a common pesticide does to a child’s brain. The pesticide, which belongs to a class of chemicals developed as a nerve gas made by Nazi Germany, i...

DATE: Oct 31, 2017 | CATEGORY: Nicholas Kristof

Cepeda: ‘American’ is not a language

CHICAGO - People who care deeply about language are sticklers for precision. But it doesn’t take a grammar freak to take offense at the notion that the words “American” and “English” are syn...

DATE: Oct 31, 2017 | CATEGORY: From our Congressman

Mother angry with runaway dad

DEAR ABBY: Last year I had a baby with one of my college professors. He left me 10 days before our daughter was born and has never met her. I chased him through family court, and he give...

DATE: Oct 31, 2017 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

Samuelson: Does history prove that tax cuts spur growth?

WASHINGTON — The answer is “no.” The question, from a reader, is “Do we have any historical evidence that lowering tax rates, particularly among the richest strata, generates economic growth...

DATE: Oct 30, 2017 | CATEGORY: Robert Samuelson

In-law disapproves of husband

DEAR ABBY: My sister “Eileen” is married to her second husband, a man I’ll call Harry. He’s nice, but some of his choices landed him in jail. I’m polite when we see him, but I don’t trus...

DATE: Oct 30, 2017 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

Free electric-car chargers spark a non-controversy

I see that La Plata Electric Association installed four free charging stations for members’ electric cars at LPEA’s Durango headquarters. Apparently, the chargers were paid for by a group ca...

DATE: Oct 29, 2017 | CATEGORY: Action Line

How to tell if you have a qualified travel agent

Yarisa Smith knows she has a good travel agent. “He’s made cruises and European trips special,” says Smith, a manufacturer’s representative from Dallas. “His itineraries and atten...

DATE: Oct 29, 2017 | CATEGORY: The Travel Troubleshooter

Woman misjudged for career

DEAR ABBY: I’m a woman who was honorably discharged from the military recently and am now in an electrical construction apprenticeship. I’m starting a great career in a field I love that...

DATE: Oct 29, 2017 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

As seasons change, life is good here

Everything is happening with reassuring predictability. The house finches have staged a coup at our bird feeders, numbers swelling after the exotic summer vacationers have fled. ...

DATE: Oct 28, 2017 | CATEGORY: Adventures in Motherhood

Money Savvy Create a budget to banish worry

I believe you deserve to live a life full of vitality, intimacy, confidence and courage. I discussed these life-changing benefits of conscious spending in my last column. (http://...

DATE: Oct 28, 2017 | CATEGORY: Money Savvy

Photos: Fort Lewis College women’s and men’s basketball take on Westminster UniversityBoth Skyhawks teams were victorious on Saturday afternoon

Both Skyhawks teams were victorious on Saturday afternoon

Photos: An afternoon in 2004 with the late Sen. Ben Nighthorse Campbell as he works on Capitol HillDurango Herald Photo Editor Jerry McBride had the chance to spend an afternoon with the late Sen. Ben Nighthorse Campbell in 2004, photographing him during meetings and around the Capitol.

Durango Herald Photo Editor Jerry McBride had the chance to spend an afternoon with the late Sen. Ben Nighthorse Campbell in 2004, photographing him during meetings and around the Capitol.

Photos and video: ICE protests return to DurangoAbout a dozen protesters tried to block federal agents from leaving with a detainee on Thursday