Columnists

Locals celebrate birthdays, anniversaries

du1-i-syn Neighbors columnist Decking the halls for their birthdays are Carter House, Dell Manners, Kyle Branson, Eve Gilmore, Don Cornutt,…

December 9, 2016

Froma Harrop

Trump wants to run with the real billionaires

du1-i-syn There’s nothing shabby about a fortune of $150 million to $250 million, O’Brien’s estimate in his 2005 book, TrumpNation:…

December 9, 2016

Culture Gulch

Collaborative ‘Carol’ is innovative and moving

The illusion is so complete and so comical that on opening weekend, it triggered hearty audience laughter. The illusion, one…

December 8, 2016

View from the Fort

Shows highlight holiday season at concert hall

Blaylockdu1-i-syn The music department holiday concert last Friday was a huge success with a nearly sold-out audience. Thank you for…

December 8, 2016

Flies & Lies

Christmas without unwrapping a present

As life is finite, and being only a year and a half away from leaving the comfort of life as…

December 8, 2016

Neighbors

Dogster’s is looking for a little love for the holidays

Neighbors Columnist While you’re planning your holiday giving, don’t forget about our four-legged friends. Dogster’s Spay and Neuter Program, all-too-appropriately…

December 8, 2016

Durango Nature Studies

Animals offer us a model for how to live together

Within the animal world, behavior runs the gamut across different species. Some animals, like the polar bear, have been known…

December 7, 2016

Gulliford's Travels

Sheepherder Pacomio Chacon: An artist among the aspens

I never met Paco Chacon, but I have followed him through the forests. In the 1930s, he worked as a…

December 7, 2016

What's up in Durango Skies

Supermoons keep stargazers on the couch

Last month, I think I got more questions about the supermoon than any recent column topic I can remember. A…

December 7, 2016

Neighbors

Leadership La Plata builds understanding

From left, Bill Bolden, James Brost, Mary Shepherd, Ann Marie Meighan and Eric Nyquist discuss issues of diversity at the…

December 7, 2016

From our Congressman

The joke came true: What 80,000 people can do

du1-i-syn The joke comes true. You put a whoopee cushion on your father’s chair and he sits down and it…

December 7, 2016

What's Up Downtown

BID had very busy and productive 2016

BID implemented new programs, continued existing work and created new items for 2017 to better serve the commercial property owners…

December 6, 2016

Durango School News

Mill levy revenue will support district’s mission

Four broad areas of focus for these new revenues have been identified, and I would like to provide some additional…

December 6, 2016

Guest Columns

Trump’s nationalism could risk U.S. role in world

du1-i-syn There is a real issue here. As Henry Kissinger said in an interview with The Atlantic in its December…

December 5, 2016

Action Line

Disappearing lights may alienate some motorists

Under normal circumstances, when things disappear without a trace, you chalk it up to alien abduction. Action Line can’t recall…

December 4, 2016

From the Chair

Land Use Code overhaul for our unique county

du1-i-syn From high mountains to high desert, dense development to rural neighborhoods, arid regions to those with adequate water, new…

December 4, 2016

Duane Smith

With victory in sight, so was normal living

du1-i-syn President Franklin Roosevelt, meanwhile, would take the unprecedented step of running for a fourth term. The last time a…

December 4, 2016

From our Congressman

Forty-five words guarantee five freedoms: The pure poetry of the First Amendment

Connie Schultzdu1-i-syn Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging…

December 4, 2016

From our Congressman

Remember Red Kettles in this season of giving

du1-i-syn Special to the herald During the holiday season of compassion, love and generosity, most of us are used to…

December 4, 2016

From our Congressman

Can Democrats learn from 2016’s electoral drubbing?

Cliff Vancura/Durango Herald The fascist moment in Europe of the 1920s-1930s coincided with an unprecedented social and economic dislocation following…

December 4, 2016

From our Congressman

Trump needs to address climate change

Susan Atkinsondu1-i-syn There is no greater polarizing issue dividing our parties today than climate change. Thanks to decades of careful…

December 4, 2016

The Travel Troubleshooter

Is hard-sided luggage an essential tool or a signal of incivility?

The latest travel bags, available just in time for the holidays, are the most exciting ones I’ve seen in years.…

December 4, 2016

From the Extension Office

From the Extension Office Holidays aren’t the time to let your guard down

Using an ATM inside a bank is a better idea since they are safer and less likely to have any…

December 4, 2016

On Real Estate

Winter can be good time to go house shopping

There are two types of sellers: those who are motivated to sell and those who have plenty of time and…

December 3, 2016