Columnists

From our Congressman

The General Assembly’s coming session will be all about Colorado’s budget woes

The first issue to be addressed is adjusting the current year budget, which is anticipated to have a $160.3 million…

December 22, 2015

A Take on Tourism

Respect and appreciate the holiday traveler

After all, what is a vacation but a chance to break from the repetitive routine of our daily lives? Vacations…

December 22, 2015

Action Line

Wag more, bark less with the annual Christmas doggerel

Cliff Vancura/Durango Herald Events of the past year brought smirks and some frowns. We’ll look at what happened for better…

December 20, 2015

The Travel Troubleshooter

The confusing realities of driving rentals

“It was night,” remembers Ventola, a lawyer who lives in Denver. “So the lights came on by themselves when I…

December 19, 2015

Creating Community

There’s an extra-special place in our hearts for anonymous donors

We know that people give for many reasons: to repay past kindness, to feel good inside, to look good on…

December 19, 2015

From our Congressman

The art of demonizing

Searching for the center and a cure for the curse of fear

December 19, 2015

View from the Center

Winter is a time for the inner artist

Maureen May’s piece, “Ice Crystals,” will be a part of the show “The White Season,” opening Jan. 8 at the…

December 17, 2015

From the Extension Office

Snow, fewer late freezes and more wishes for Santa

I hope it will last, or be added to, so Santa and his reindeer will leave foot (and paw) prints.…

December 16, 2015

Thinking Green

Keep your holiday giving close to home

December is a month awash in fundraising requests, and let’s face it: being on the receiving end can get tiresome.…

December 16, 2015

Neighbors

Falls Creek enjoys twofer: Holiday trees and less fire

Christian Holmen gives his son, Gus, 1½, a sip of whipped cream with some hot chocolate after picking out and…

December 15, 2015

Action Line

Repurposing the city’s recycling station hits the glass ceiling

The soon-to-be-closed recycling drop-off station behind north City Market sits right where a pedestrian bridge will be built as part…

December 13, 2015

On Real Estate

Mine spill impact spills into November

A comparison of Archuleta County to the east and La Plata County residential sales for this year and the same…

December 12, 2015

The Travel Troubleshooter

How to travel safely in age of terrorism

Holgado, a nurse anesthetist from Burlington, New Jersey, figured wrong. Even though she was scheduled to check in only two…

December 12, 2015

Creating Community

Spread health, not flu, this holiday season

Pope In the past, I had always opted out of the flu vaccine. I felt that as a healthy, young…

December 12, 2015

Creating Community

We could start avalanches of support, encouragement

On Nov. 9, Justine Van Den Borne, a 35-year-old in Melbourne, Australia, posted an open letter to the person who…

December 12, 2015

From our Congressman

Let Lake Powell flow

New plan to conserve water is really about hydropower

December 12, 2015

From our Congressman

Raising capital through equity crowdfunding

Recognizing the critical role start-up companies play in expanding economic opportunity, Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper signed into law the Colorado…

December 12, 2015

Creating Community

Ring in the new year with health coverage

Stein My No. 1 reason for having health insurance is to protect my health. I think of it like auto…

December 11, 2015

Great Adventures of Jenny and Goose

Give and take

Rock climbing teaches valuable lessons

December 10, 2015

Culture Gulch

A traveling grand piano. Who would have thought?

Lillian Wakeley, retired geologist from Dolores, plays Chopin on the Horowitz Piano in Roshong Recital Hall at the conclusion of…

December 10, 2015

What's up in Durango Skies

Right eyepiece can enhance night sky views

This is the season that a lucky few of you may be receiving new astronomy toys, such as binoculars or…

December 9, 2015

Durango Nature Studies

Reindeer symbolize magic of the holidays, nature

Reindeer are well-adapted to frigid Arctic regions. Broad hooves act as snowshoes, and their coats are made of thick fur…

December 9, 2015

Gulliford's Travels

19th-century fur trapper Denis Julien traveled against the current

For years, I’ve been looking for Denis Julien. A Creole French-American beaver fur trapper, Julien lived his life on the…

December 9, 2015

Columnists

A walk down Purgatory’s memory lane

About 240 guests descended on Purgy’s and the Durango Mountain Club for dinner, dancing, the premiere of a documentary by…

December 8, 2015