Columnists - The Durango Herald

Hewitt: The GOP’s last chance to avert single-payer

The iceberg approaches for the Senate GOP’s ship, but unlike with the Titanic, there is plenty of time to turn. Republicans slowed the engines and thus the speed by postponing a vote until a...

DATE: Jun 29, 2017 | CATEGORY: From our Congressman

Friedman: Trump is China’s Chump

HONG KONG – Having just traveled to New Zealand, Australia, South Korea, China, Taiwan and now Hong Kong, I can say without an ounce of exaggeration that more than a few Asia-Pacific busines...

DATE: Jun 29, 2017 | CATEGORY: Thomas Friedman

Teen immersed in electronics is losing touch with people

DEAR ABBY: I’ve been dating a wonderful woman for two years. She has a son in high school I’ll call “Jon.” Like many teens I see, he is constantly on his smartphone, his school-required ...

DATE: Jun 29, 2017 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

Methods to make a scholarship search easy

If you have a high school student in your family, there is a good chance that you’ve started thinking about college and how to pay for it. That’s true for us, too. Malcolm, our 16...

DATE: Jun 28, 2017 | CATEGORY: Money Savvy

Brooks: The GOP has a vision for government, but not America

ASPEN – There is a structural flaw in modern capitalism. Tremendous income gains are going to those in the top 20 percent, but prospects are diminishing for those in the middle and working c...

DATE: Jun 28, 2017 | CATEGORY: From our Congressman

Horoscope for June 28, 2017

ARIES (March 21 to April 19): Be gentle during family discussions today, because you might come on too strong. By nature, you are a feisty, fiery sign! TAURUS (April 20 to May 20)...

DATE: Jun 28, 2017 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

Hospital patient receives surprise anatomy lesson

DEAR ABBY: I recently had to spend a night in the hospital following minor surgery. One of the female techs taking care of me leaned over me to straighten out the bedding and I could see...

DATE: Jun 28, 2017 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

Romanoff: New GOP health plan is bad medicine

Let’s say your state faces an opioid epidemic. And a shortage of psychiatric care. And one of the highest suicide rates in the nation. Let’s say you live in Colorado. I...

DATE: Jun 27, 2017 | CATEGORY: From our Congressman

Littwin: This could be the end of Obamacare, and Cory Gardner’s not feeling so well himself

Whatever else I’ve had to say about Cory Gardner over the years, I’ve never once said, or even thought, that he wasn’t a shrewd and able politician. But now it may be time for a rethink. ...

DATE: Jun 27, 2017 | CATEGORY: Mike Littwin

Widower finds companionship, but isn’t ready for romance

DEAR ABBY: My wife died of cancer four years ago. She was my best friend, and the pain of losing her was more than I could cope with. I was in a fog for about two years, just going throu...

DATE: Jun 27, 2017 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

When building a fence, it’s best to be on the city’s good side

I was driving around town and saw a newly constructed fence around a home. The two-by-fours supporting the fence were facing the street, with the “good” side of the fence facing the home. It...

DATE: Jun 26, 2017 | CATEGORY: Action Line

Kristof: Opioid crisis calls for national-level response

About as many Americans are expected to die this year of drug overdoses as died in the Vietnam, Iraq and Afghanistan wars combined. For more than 100 years, death rates have been ...

DATE: Jun 26, 2017 | CATEGORY: Nicholas Kristof

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.