Columnists

Action Line

Graft goes unnoticed in Durango – until now

Jake Bourdon checks out the different kind of fruit growing on the same tree in Memorial Park between Rio Vista…

August 18, 2013

La Plata Health Watch

School is starting, so remember good hygiene

I find that back-to-school time is an important time for a review of good hygiene practices to reduce the spread…

August 18, 2013

The Travel Troubleshooter

Now is the time to get real about real-time airfares

Instead, she found trouble. Every time the American Airlines website asked her to select a return flight, it came back…

August 17, 2013

Adventures in Motherhood

Striving to work on freely, unconditionally loving summertime

I like watching the kids mill around the yard, circling their own lives the way dogs circle the ground before…

August 17, 2013

Creating Community

Disability definition expands for Colo.’s autistic residents

On Aug. 1, the state of Colorado adopted a new rule for defining developmental disability. Historically, the Colorado definition of…

August 17, 2013

Columnists

Cellphones, apps are useful in emergency situations

Your phone also can be valuable during an emergency situation. Here are some tips for using your phone and making…

August 17, 2013

From our Congressman

Digital-age friendship

Engineer Steve Harris mixes tech links and old-fashioned shared lunch

August 17, 2013

From our Congressman

Public education contains tension between individual, collective

John Hisedu1-i-syn Historically, Americans have benefited from a sense of rugged individualism and a reliance on community. We celebrate both…

August 17, 2013

From our Congressman

Rain and summer events come to life in the 59th District

Having spent most of May and June traveling around the 59th District conducting town hall meetings, Barbara and I decided…

August 17, 2013

From our Congressman

A dream deferred

Fifty years on, King’s vision far from reality

August 17, 2013

Neighbors

Rakowski honored by Gov. John Hickenlooper

Cathy Cowles, left, celebrates with Mary Jo Rakowski at the state Capitol after Rakowski was honored by Gov. John Hickenlooper…

August 16, 2013

Downtown Lowdown

Wranglers celebrate 25 years of Gary Cook

That’s when the Bar-D Wranglers took the stage for the first time north of Durango, and they’ve since fed and…

August 15, 2013

Thinking Green

When it comes to mines, bonding is important issue

There are more than 500,000 old mines throughout the West – and even the Eastern states – that continue to…

August 13, 2013

Bear Smart

Why are some bear seasons easier?

Bear conflicts are common in places such as La PLata County – and they don’t always involve people. This bear…

August 13, 2013

From the Extension Office

4-H volunteers, participants make a leader proud

This wonderful group of people shows off its passion and commitment to positive youth development at the annual county fair.…

August 13, 2013

Neighbors

Quilts, jams, bunnies and barbecue at the fair

Courtney Basye, 12, a member of the Mountaineers 4-H Club and the daughter of Steve and Tanya Basye, helps serve…

August 13, 2013

Culture Gulch

No need to travel to New York City; opera comes here

Beginning Oct. 4, The MET: Live in HD will return to Durango. Ten transmissions of matinee performances at the Metropolitan…

August 12, 2013

Coroner's Report

From beginning to end, Mom was my best friend

Mom loved history, politics and baseball. She rooted for the hapless Chicago Cubs for 80 years. She wasn’t particularly interested…

August 11, 2013

Treasure Hunter

Reality meets the promise of hidden riches in Yellowstone

No joke. Gasoline prices are killing this treasure hunter right now. Some people dream about winning the lottery, I dream…

August 10, 2013

Gulliford's Travels

Desert oasis

Utah’s Jones Creek offers relief from the heat, and a trip back in time

August 10, 2013

Action Line

Durango goes to seed with grass issues

A long swath of ornamental feather reed grass had to become nonornamental because the fulsome foliage at Folsom Place blocked…

August 10, 2013

Patient Parenting

Number of local families that need child care staggering

As I answered the phone, emails and people stopping by, I realized, to my angst, that the majority of the…

August 10, 2013

Policy and Politics

Sleazy acts do not a war crime make

For years, we have received letters to the editor from people who take a decidedly different position than the Herald…

August 10, 2013

From our Congressman

Creating true security

Shift focus from violence to diplomacy and international cooperation

August 10, 2013