Columnists - The Durango Herald

Change comes with the 36th year of Clubhouse Porch

Someone once told me if you can not deal with change, you will be left behind. Advice well taken as changes have taken place to bring everyone up to speed in this rapid-paced media environme...

DATE: Apr 21, 2017 | CATEGORY: Clubhouse Porch

Got cat issues? There’s usually a cause for feline frustration

By Chris Nelson La Plata County Humane Society Dogs have owners and cats have staff. I have always liked that saying, as it perfectly describes most cats’ relationship ...

DATE: Apr 21, 2017 | CATEGORY: Columnists

The thankfully short ascendancy of Steve Bannon

President Trump didn’t exactly boot Steve Bannon from his ruling circle of relatives and Wall Street hotshots he might like to have as relatives. True, he threw Bannon off the National Secur...

DATE: Apr 21, 2017 | CATEGORY: Froma Harrop

New study aims at stopping alzheimer’s before it starts

DEAR ABBY: More than 10,000 baby boomers in the U.S. turn 65 every day, and enter the “age of risk” for Alzheimer’s disease. I have witnessed the devastating effects of this disease in m...

DATE: Apr 20, 2017 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

Diet, exercise can prevent nation’s leading killer

This epidemic started in the developing world and has now spread to become among the leading causes of death worldwide. It is the epidemic of cardiovascular disease. Heart diseas...

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

Coal museum sees future in solar; Trump does not

Did you catch this gem on CNN.com from April 6? “The Kentucky Coal Mining Museum in Benham, owned by Southeast Kentucky Community and Technical College, is switching to solar pow...

DATE: Apr 20, 2017 | CATEGORY: Thomas Friedman

Ex-wife’s anger at friend’s betrayal spills over to daughter

DEAR ABBY: My ex-husband had an affair with a woman who was one of my dearest friends. My heart is broken; my marriage is over. I have lost my home and my friend. It has been a struggle ...

DATE: Apr 19, 2017 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

Wife used to swinging free now feels one string attached

DEAR ABBY: My husband and I have been into swinging for 20 years. Everything has always been “no strings attached.” I was with one man several times before he married his current wife. S...

DATE: Apr 19, 2017 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

Memorial fund established for Scott Hagler’s mother

By Ann Butler Herald Neighbors Columnist The perfect way to remember a talented musician is to help the next generation of aspiring musicians hone their talents. ...

DATE: Apr 19, 2017 | CATEGORY: Neighbors

N.Y. college plan tries, fails to do good with government

Donald Trump sets the bar very high, but the award for the worst public policy idea of the year goes to New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo. Cuomo presides over a state with a rich diversi...

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

The Financial CHOICE Act is needed to create jobs and opportunities for Americans

The months following the 2008 financial crisis were devastating for many Americans. Hardworking men and women lost their jobs, their savings, their pensions, and their homes. But instead of ...

DATE: Apr 18, 2017 | CATEGORY: From our Congressman

Why don’t all jobs matter?

President Donald Trump is still promising to bring back coal jobs. But the underlying reasons for coal employment’s decline – automation, falling electricity demand, cheap natural gas, techn...

DATE: Apr 18, 2017 | CATEGORY: From our Congressman

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.