Columnists

2017 statistics reveal in-town price decline? Not really

The data is deceiving because it measures the median price rather than the average sales price. Additionally, home sales in…

March 10, 2018

Money Savvy

It’s time to take some bold steps

I remember getting started. I was sick and tired of the stress and worry. With a budget in place, we…

March 10, 2018

From the State Senate

Coram: A Colorado all citizens deserve

Senator Don Coramdu1-i-syn It is also not often the FBI has to investigate crime in Montrose. This caught my attention,…

March 10, 2018

From our Congressman

Thorn: Politics worthy of the landscape we inhabit

Emily Thorndu1-i-syn I have come to believe this demeanor is shaped by the particular places we inhabit: mountains, valleys, rivers,…

March 10, 2018

On the Law

Albrechta: Federal courts split on sexual orientation discrimination

David Albrechtadu1-i-syn Other federal appeals courts, including the 10th Circuit Court of Appeals, which handles cases arising out of Colorado,…

March 10, 2018

From our Congressman

Pearson: Society and the role of government

Mark Pearsondu1-i-syn Do you consider government as a beneficial contributor to society in a way that attempts to look out…

March 10, 2018

From our Congressman

Fossel; Getting it right! La Plata Liberty Coalition takes on the land-use code

One, by the executive director of the San Juan Citizens Alliance (Herald, Jan. 21), states: “The gist of the public…

March 10, 2018

Durango Nature Studies

Students, Buffleheads remind us to savor our time in nature

I’m still savoring the remaining elements of our meager winter, however, and thinking back to some of the more memorable…

March 10, 2018

Gulliford's Travels

Durango’s master saddlemakers combine the finest craftsmanship, artistry

I chopped ice in frozen stock tanks and busted hay bales in winter. We hung saddles in the tack shed…

March 10, 2018

Dear Abby

Married dad is texting women

He says he went on dating sites because he was unhappy in our marriage and needed attention and to feel…

March 10, 2018

Flies & Lies

Fly fishing in cities

For those too young to remember anything about the heyday of TV westerns, you missed some great shows. Paladin, a…

March 9, 2018

Durango School News

All of us must contribute to the safety of our students

Twenty years ago, no one could have imagined someone entering a movie theater, a Walmart or an airport with the…

March 9, 2018

From our Congressman

Brooks: How the left wins the culture war

David Brooksdu1-i-syn I started this latest round of the debate with the presumption that supporters of moderate gun restrictions are…

March 9, 2018

Dear Abby

Signs of abuse list reprinted

You have printed a list of warning signs of an abusive mate. Can you print it again so I can…

March 9, 2018

From our Congressman

Douthat: Power to the parents

Ross Douthatdu1-i-syn My support peaked when I was that age myself; I thought that lowering the voting age was literally…

March 8, 2018

From our Congressman

Bye: Returning guns to their proper role in society

Ole Byedu1-i-syn It seems like a consensus could develop around tightening up how dangerous or mentally ill people are able…

March 8, 2018

From our Congressman

Weiser: Standing up for fair treatment of all Coloradans

Phil Weiserdu1-i-syn Joel Veracruz didn’t think he’d need a lawyer. Then a car dealer sold him a defective car and…

March 8, 2018

Dear Abby

New husband wants second wife

Now he’s talking about helping her move even though he knows I’m against him having anything to do with her.…

March 8, 2018

Culture Gulch

Master classes enrich students

Gingerdu1-i-syn “The tools, and the tricks of the trade,” Ginger said in a recent interview. She’s an assistant professor of…

March 7, 2018

From our Congressman

Here’s to hoping the passion of the young prevails

Carol Huserdu1-i-syn Those protests were among the best things my generation ever did, and I regret my cowardice. Had I…

March 7, 2018

Healing Nutrition

The silent killer … when it’s ignored

Do you have high blood pressure? It’s easier than you might think to improve your blood pressure naturally. Approximately one-third…

March 7, 2018

Dear Abby

Woman revisits past assault

My husband and I graduated from high school with this person, and he remains part of the same circle of…

March 7, 2018

Froma Harrop

Harrop: In facing Russia, we don’t even have a Neville Chamberlain

Froma Harropdu1-i-syn And he did no buttering. “I have nothing to offer,” Churchill famously told his nation, “but blood, toil,…

March 6, 2018

Nicholas Kristof

Kristof: I saw a genocide in slow motion

du1-i-syn Her newborn twins had died the previous day, and she squatted in her grass-roof hut, shattered by pain and…

March 6, 2018