Columnists

Authentic Aging

Wrestling with big questions without clear answers

We begin our lives just being. We are here, with no agendas, roles or goals. We have a sort of…

May 4, 2016

From our Congressman

Bill would re-enact presidential primary

My own caucus, Precinct 24 in La Plata County, sent a resolution asking for a special presidential primary in Colorado…

May 3, 2016

Neighbors

Bruce Fassett named Cattleman of the Year

On top of all that, it’s a time to recognize the cattlepeople who epitomize the values of humane livestock handling,…

May 3, 2016

Money Savvy

Calculate how much money you’ll need to retire

Have you taken all of your expenses and spending into account? Are you aiming too high or too low? Asking…

May 3, 2016

Action Line

What a difference a day makes after decade of weather wondering

What we have is a curious chronological conundrum. And it’s not about 24-hour or 48-hour monitoring. It’s that this issue…

May 1, 2016

The Travel Troubleshooter

In-flight Wi-Fi may be reason to pack a book

Just ask Priscilla York, who tries, but often fails, to connect when she travels. On one recent flight, the wireless…

April 30, 2016

Creating Community

Building STI awareness is about Talk. Test. Treat.

Switzer Talk, Test, Treat is a national campaign launched last month by the CDC to increase STI awareness, and supported…

April 30, 2016

From our Congressman

Show support for requiring quieter or no-wake boating on Lake Nighthorse

The current “reduced footprint” for recreation is less than half of the original acreage – essentially, the lake and a…

April 30, 2016

From our Congressman

Local news as end of war’s first year nears

••• Herald Democrat Nov. 14, 1942 Colorado Sugar Beet Harvest Shows Drop Under Last Year Colorado’s beet harvest will be…

April 30, 2016

La Plata Health Watch

Bone health can benefit from simple, healthy habits

Perhaps, if you are a man or woman of a certain age, your bones get your attention by aching or…

April 27, 2016

Adventures in Motherhood

Don’t let clouds of worry rain on life’s many joys

The trees are in that baby stage, hatchling leaves erupting and surrounding the limbs like a fuzzy, green cloud. The…

April 27, 2016

Clubhouse Porch

Results fly in like the spring wind

Last weekend, when I was in Alamosa, the American flag never changed its position on the pole at the end…

April 27, 2016

From our Congressman

Spending issues must also involve voters

I’m kept busy with work in both Judiciary and Agriculture, Natural Resources & Energy committees and with more hours on…

April 26, 2016

Neighbors

Guests have roaring good time at TLC for FLC

The event, thrown by the Fort Lewis College Foundation, fêted about 112 guests at the college’s theatre on April 16…

April 26, 2016

A Take on Tourism

In 2021, hindsight will reveal our foresight

In 2016, we knew our region was economically strong. We had diversification. We had new construction, tourism was growing and…

April 26, 2016

Action Line

Cyclists bristle over CDOT’s road-sweeping schedule

Colorado Department of Transportation crews have begun sweeping highways in La Plata County, and cyclists training for the Iron Horse…

April 24, 2016

The Travel Troubleshooter

Avoid paying too much for airline tickets

Three airlines – American, Delta and United – quietly changed how they price multi-city tickets online recently, often displaying dramatically…

April 23, 2016

From our Congressman

A question of values

In support of independent liquor stores

April 23, 2016

From our Congressman

Do not lose sight of Durango High’s excellence

Milliet No matter what logic is tossed out or how much arguing passes between sides, the conflict between the two…

April 23, 2016

From our Congressman

Cutting teachers, clubs affects families

Trujillo To begin, I think we should raise the school mill levy because I don’t want to have a bigger…

April 23, 2016

Population Matters

Humans are driving Earth’s sixth mass extinction

Many people in this country were outraged that such a rare and beautiful beast had been murdered. The response in…

April 23, 2016

Stewards of the Land

Building community on the road to living with wildfire

Steve Walb, puts together reflective address signs up at Vallecito in 2015. A similar event planned for this year.Courtesy of…

April 22, 2016

Great Adventures of Jenny and Goose

Touching the horizon

When Goose discovered the horizon, she climbed until she could try to find an end to it in the Bisti…

April 21, 2016

Culture Gulch

High drama to be had in Philadelphia

I flew there for my annual conference of the American Theatre Critics Association. Seventy critics and their guests saw six…

April 21, 2016