Columnists - The Durango Herald

Zakaria: Amid Trump’s chaos, a post-American world emerges

NEW YORK – In London last week, I met a Nigerian man who succinctly expressed the reaction of much of the world to America these days. “Your country has gone crazy,” he said, with a mixture ...

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

Dad-to-be looks for push gift on a budget

DEAR ABBY: My wife and I are expecting our first child. A friend of hers took me aside to ask if I had gotten my wife a “push gift.” I had never heard of it, but apparently, it’s suppose...

DATE: Jul 29, 2017 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

The next generation of wilderness defenders

“Shoo!” “Scram!” “Oooogaboogaboogaboo!” The Wilderness Information Specialists in training started throwing rocks at a hollow log. The sound startled the mountain goats and they r...

DATE: Jul 28, 2017 | CATEGORY: Stewards of the Land

Nurse-Family Partnership helps give young families healthy start

Women in impoverished regions face enormous challenges – a dangerous physical environment, isolation and reduced access to education. For them, the anxiety of an unplanned pregnancy is profo...

DATE: Jul 28, 2017 | CATEGORY: Creating Community

Guilt meets grief after boyfriend’s death

DEAR ABBY: My boyfriend died a few months ago, and it has been a struggle to get through my sadness. We had been through a lot in the year and a half we were dating, including some infid...

DATE: Jul 28, 2017 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

Harrop: Not enough exercise, too much: Americans polarized here, too

The boarding process for a recent flight required going up a modest set of stairs. Greatly slowing it all was a woman carrying at least 80 more pounds than were optimal. Every step was a lab...

DATE: Jul 28, 2017 | CATEGORY: Froma Harrop

As summer winds down, concert hall offers some great shows

I can’t believe we’re almost into August already! Where has the time gone? I hope you’ve had a fantastic summer and have been able to take advantage of the many activities and concerts at th...

DATE: Jul 27, 2017 | CATEGORY: View from the Fort

Stay-at-home dad wonders if he’s judged

DEAR ABBY: I’m at my wits’ end. I have been unemployed for almost two years. My wife has been working during that time. We have two girls I take care of as a stay-at-home dad. Although I...

DATE: Jul 27, 2017 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

Irresponsible boyfriend only earns woman’s anger

DEAR ABBY: My boyfriend cheated on me the whole time I was pregnant last year. He lived in Florida, and I lived in Missouri. He didn’t make it back for our son’s birth like he promised. ...

DATE: Jul 27, 2017 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

Teen looks for clarity after mom’s mixed messages

DEAR ABBY: I’m 17. My mom and I often disagree on things. Don’t get me wrong – I don’t care what she does in her free time, but lately I have learned she’s talking to people about bisexu...

DATE: Jul 27, 2017 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

Son’s drug habit causes mother’s marriage crisis

DEAR ABBY: I’ve been married to a loving man for 15 years. We have been through a lot and, for the most part, have been OK. My son, “Kyle,” is the problem. I know Kyle is a li...

DATE: Jul 27, 2017 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

Parents grin and pay for man’s upscale appetite

DEAR ABBY: Our son-in-law, “Brody,” has a very different lifestyle than ours and the one in which we raised our daughter. I pointed it out to her while they were dating, and she was not ...

DATE: Jul 27, 2017 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

Photos: Local girls high school wrestling at La Plata TriDurango girls wrestling went 2-0 to win Tri on Thursday night at Bayfield

Durango girls wrestling went 2-0 to win Tri on Thursday night at Bayfield

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

About a dozen protesters tried to block federal agents from leaving with a detainee on Thursday

The Durango Herald’s year in photos 2025

Photos: Chapman Hill fires up the snow guns

Photos: Wreaths Across America at Greenmount Cemetery in Durango

Photos: Durango High School girls basketball plays Piedra Vista High SchoolPanthers left Durango with 37-29 win on Tuesday night

Panthers left Durango with 37-29 win on Tuesday night

Photos: Noel Night in downtown Durango