Columnists - The Durango Herald

An Olympic champion abroad, club champs at home

It took just 40,880 days to bring the sport of golf back to the Olympics, and think what we have missed from the first encounter back in 1904. Gone are wooden shafts, coats and ti...

DATE: Aug 17, 2016 | CATEGORY: Clubhouse Porch

Oil, gas industry can’t counter NASA study on methane hot spot

The oil and gas industry is awfully, dangerously, predictable. This week, in response to NASA fingering oil and gas operations as the primary cause of the infamous Four Corners me...

DATE: Aug 17, 2016 | CATEGORY: Thinking Green

Are you second-guessing your gardening goals?

Second-guessing. We all do it. Some of you may have done it as you rose from bed, or when you were deciding what to have for breakfast, or even just now, as you started reading this column. ...

DATE: Aug 17, 2016 | CATEGORY: From the Extension Office

How to trap the pesky – and creepy – earwig

Editor’s note: Get Growing, written by the La Plata County Extension Office’s Master Gardener Program, appears during the growing season. It features timely tips and suggestions for your...

DATE: Aug 17, 2016 | CATEGORY: Get Growing

You can stop living paycheck to paycheck

An article in The Atlantic and $700 in car maintenance got me to thinking about unexpected expenses. The article, “The Secret Shame of Middle-Class Americans,” reveals how nearly ...

DATE: Aug 16, 2016 | CATEGORY: Money Savvy

Dyslexia didn’t quash speaker’s success

In the furor over the visit by former Blue Angel and leadership trainer John Foley to benefit the Jeff Kuss Memorial Scholarship, the visit to Durango of another bestselling author and motiv...

DATE: Aug 16, 2016 | CATEGORY: Neighbors

Halloween in August could be a trick or a treat

I was heading into south City Market and something literally stopped me in my tracks. Some workers were putting ceramic jack-o’-lanterns out for sale. It’s not even Labor Day and we’re getti...

DATE: Aug 14, 2016 | CATEGORY: Action Line

Twin Buttes – the perfect complement to Durango’s lifestyle

Twin Buttes, welcome to the ’hood. Twin Buttes, which is two miles west of Durango on U.S. Highway 160, is having its opening day site tours this weekend, offering the public some...

DATE: Aug 13, 2016 | CATEGORY: On Real Estate

The more exposure we have to others, the more opportunities we have

Everyone who knows me (and quite a few folks who don’t) knows that I went to Ireland in June. It was an amazing, magical experience. You might be wondering what this has to do wit...

DATE: Aug 13, 2016 | CATEGORY: Creating Community

We’ve done well planning for future, but support will be needed

This month, Durango Fire Rescue would like to give our community information about the stations that serve our community. Durango Fire Rescue operates 16 fire stations as well as...

DATE: Aug 13, 2016 | CATEGORY: Durango Fire's Corner

Public health service that will stay to help moms, kids

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: Aug 13, 2016 | CATEGORY: Creating Community

Do’s and don’ts of world’s most downloaded game

Several readers will have no idea what “Pokemon Go” is and why it has any importance in our everyday lives or why it seems to be popping up in your newspaper, newsfeed, your kid’s phones and...

DATE: Aug 13, 2016 | 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.