Columnists

From the Extension Office

So, what’s bugging you this spring?

Most of us get very excited as the days get longer and the plants are greener, and spring is officially…

June 10, 2025

Healing Nutrition

Leveraging nutrition for better sleep

A lot of your daily life – what you accomplish, how you interact, how you react – is dependent on…

June 10, 2025

Action Line

Why e-bike use in Durango is only half-charged

Eli Reagh, a mechanic with Mountain Bike Specialists, services a Specialized Como 3.0 class one electric bike in Durango in…

June 9, 2025

Gulliford's Travels

Rio Grande del Norte National Monument and a Road Less Traveled

As highway 64 comes into Taos from the west, the view of the Rio Grande from the Rio Grande Gorge…

June 8, 2025

Opinion

Big? Definitely. But Colorado utilities see no beauty in the federal budget bill

Oh, wouldn’t I love to know what is going through the mind of Jeff Hurd right now. And Gabe Evans,…

June 8, 2025

Opinion

Straight from the experts, Southwest Colorado’s most important projects and pressing issues

Now that the legislative session is over, my weeks have filled up with visits around the district and meetings with…

June 8, 2025

Opinion

Rep. Hurd’s public lands’ words and actions are inconsistent, troubling, confusing and contradictory

Rep. Jeff Hurd’s recent op-ed, “Working for public lands that support real people, places and livelihoods” (Herald, Jun. 1), invites…

June 8, 2025

Dear Abby

Toddler draws relatives’ rebuke

DEAR ABBY: My husband’s stepmother passed recently after a long illness, and her children specifically wanted our family, including our…

June 8, 2025

From the Extension Office

Emergency preparation is a proactive approach during drought

If you’re a glass-half-full kind of person, you’ll appreciate knowing this isn’t the driest year to date in La Plata…

June 6, 2025

Opinion

Hurd’s GORP Act sponsorship elevates bipartisan support for protecting public lands

Coloradans’ views on protecting public lands transcend ideology. Whether you live in Grand Junction, Durango or Denver, the national public…

June 6, 2025

Dear Abby

Need for healthy changes at odds with habits

DEAR ABBY: I am struggling with a recent diagnosis of severe liver disease (nonalcoholic) and need to lose 30 pounds.…

June 6, 2025

What's up in Durango Skies

The summer triangle

Useful links Galileo’s Telescopehttps://catalogue.museogalileo.it/object/GalileosTelescope_n01.htmlAurora forecasthttps://www.swpc.noaa.gov/products/aurora-30-minute-forecastAstronomy picture of the dayhttp://apod.nasa.gov/apod/An Astronomer’s forecast for Durangohttp://www.cleardarksky.com/c/DrngoCOkey.html?1Old Fort Lewis Observatoryhttp://www.fortlewis.edu/[email protected] Greetings, stargazers. I recently…

June 5, 2025

From the Chamber

The power of connection and a good referral

Jeff Dupont Small businesses don’t just operate in our community; they are our community. They employ our neighbors, support our…

June 5, 2025

Culture Gulch

Reinventing the 10-minute play festival

The DART Company 10-Minute Festival was staged last weekend. (Courtesy of J. Reynolds) After 14 years of experimenting on and…

June 4, 2025

Downtown Lowdown

Durango Barbershoppers perform annual show

They’re the longest running music and arts organization in Durango. Rolling through their 57th year, the Durango Barbershoppers, also known…

June 4, 2025

Dear Abby

Couple suffering amid loss of grandchild

DEAR ABBY: We recently suffered the loss of our first grandchild. She was only 24 and taken far too soon.…

June 4, 2025

Action Line

Why is recycling so complicated?

The Durango Recycling Center bales material and vendors truck it away. Wonder what happened to the “A.” (Action Line)cca Dear…

June 2, 2025

Sports

Lake Nighthorse has plenty of new improvements

Try some ‘podcasting’ to catch some stocked trout

June 1, 2025

Opinion

Like tank treads on a Rose Bowl float, do we need a new national anthem?

Ages ago, I traveled overland from Europe to Nepal: the Orient Express train from Munich to Istanbul, a boat through…

June 1, 2025

Opinion

It’s time to stop preaching fiscal austerity and start practicing fiscal justice

I am writing as a paraeducator at Riverview Elementary School. I work in the Significant Support Needs program, assisting students…

June 1, 2025

Opinion

Working for public lands that support real people, places and livelihoods

June is Great Outdoors Month – a time when families across the country head outside to enjoy the rivers, mountains…

June 1, 2025

Dear Abby

Divorcee still in love with ex

DEAR ABBY: I have been divorced from my ex-husband, “Cliff,” for a year and a half. My nearly adult children…

June 1, 2025

Opinion

We can’t fix hot or dry, but we can fix dense forests, together

In Western Colorado, we understand how connected everything is: forests to watersheds, snowpack to irrigation, public lands to the economy.…

May 30, 2025

Dear Abby

Friend’s marriage a roller coaster

DEAR ABBY: A man I know has been married for 40 years. His wife gets mad at him for small…

May 30, 2025