Columnists

The Tourism Effect

What is Durango best known for?

Let’s take the first question. What is Durango best known for? The answer seems pretty simple: The train, of course.…

August 18, 2018

Guest Columns

Baughman: When it comes to saving horses, we’re all winners

du1-i-syn Every morning at breakfast time, through our dining room window, down the hill and across the road, in fog…

August 18, 2018

Joyce Rankin

Rankin: What’s a teacher to do?

du1-i-syn Social studies, science and physical education rounded out the curriculum. Then came monitoring the cafeteria, to accommodate students receiving…

August 18, 2018

Guest Columns

Elliott: My Durango is your Durango

David Holub/Special to the Herald; images via Adobe Stockdu1-i-syn We laughed and said, “Sir, have a great day.” This is…

August 18, 2018

Tim Egan

Egan: The silent green majority is fed up – and voting

Tim Egandu1-i-syn If anger were a volcano, and you let loose all the rage felt by people over the daily…

August 18, 2018

Guest Columns

Hickenlooper: The state wants to help even if you’re not Amazon

There may not be many barn-raisings nowadays, but there are plenty of opportunities to work together for the common good…

August 18, 2018

Dear Abby

Daughter’s birth returns memories of abuse

He recently told me he’s afraid of holding our 4-month-old daughter or changing her diaper in case he does something…

August 18, 2018

Dear Abby

Dad still doesn’t trust boyfriend

Gary is and always has been the love of my life, as I am his. He would do anything for…

August 17, 2018

Paul Krugman

Krugman: Nancy Pelosi is a better leader than you realize

Paul Krugmandu1-i-syn Nor are Republicans talking much about Trump’s trade war, which also remains unpopular. What, then, does the GOP…

August 16, 2018

Get Growing

Celebrate master gardener Marye Jackson’s 90th birthday

A 90th birthday celebration for master gardener Marye Jackson will be held Sunday at Ohana Kuleana Community Garden at 30th…

August 16, 2018

Dear Abby

Job loss ends office affair

I have found full-time work and I’m still married, but I’m not in love with my wife like I am…

August 16, 2018

Kathleen Parker

Parker: It’s a dog-eat-dog White House

Kathleen Parkerdu1-i-syn Those two slurs fit nicely into author David Livingstone Smith’s philosophical study of man’s capacity to inflict cruelty…

August 15, 2018

Dear Abby

Girlfriend does not want sex

When I was 17, I was raped by my ex-boyfriend, and I admit it traumatized me. But that isn’t what…

August 15, 2018

Ross Douthat

Douthat: The white-voter strategy that actually worked

Ross Douthat<br><br>(Josh Haner/The New York Times)du1-i-syn A close look at the results across the Midwest and Appalachia revealed a large…

August 14, 2018

Guest Columns

Greenstadt: Mountain bikes, too, can fit with our wilderness

Greenstadtdu1-i-syn All of these came to the backcountry and helped to enrich our travels there. Sure, there’s been some grumbling…

August 14, 2018

From our Congressman

Fighting fire with law

Rep. Scott Tiptondu1-i-syn While everybody acknowledges that the frequency and severity of wildfires have increased over the past decade, many…

August 13, 2018

Guest Columns

The pragmatic left, socialists included, is winning

du1-i-syn In a referendum, people in Missouri voted 2-1 to overturn an anti-union “right to work” law passed by the…

August 13, 2018

Action Line

Franken-fauna only threatens gardens, not health

A ‘cactus buck’ displays his knobby noggin in a pasture in the Animas Valley. Deformed antlers could be a result…

August 13, 2018

The Travel Troubleshooter

Added restrictions on flights may surprise you

“While waiting to board, an agent announced that a passenger had a nut allergy and we should refrain from using…

August 13, 2018

Dear Abby

Texts from mom raise concern

The problem is James’ mother. She’s well meaning, and she has always been incredibly sweet to me, but she has…

August 13, 2018

Dear Abby

Wife keeps debt a secret

We share our bills, but I am broke all the time. I have credit card debt he doesn’t know about.…

August 12, 2018

Guest Columns

Martin: We all joined forces to protect our forest

Robyn S. Martindu1-i-syn Despite today’s polarized political climate, this community of more than 70,000 people applauded a governmental decision with…

August 11, 2018

Guest Columns

Despite racist tweets, Times hire merits a chance

Stephens, New York Timesdu1-i-syn Several years earlier, Williamson had written a short tweet in which he seemed to suggest that…

August 11, 2018

On the Law

If your fire goes out of control, are you liable?

Zimskydu1-i-syn The wind suddenly picks up, launching a slew of embers 50 feet into the air. A few of those…

August 11, 2018