Columnists

Months of constant contrasts

cca Aug. 16, 2023: If you’ve seen me in the last few weeks, you may have noticed a little spark…

September 3, 2023

New tipping trend hurts those who need gratuities most

cca You know a trend has attained critical momentum when it is assigned an easily recognizable moniker. Chances are this…

September 3, 2023

Opinion

Return-to-office mandates pit spouse against spouse

cca The return-to-office tug of war is playing out not only between bosses and employees but between spouses. Corporate insistence…

September 3, 2023

From the Extension Office

Thrips can wreak havoc on your plants

Just over a week ago, we hosted – alongside Manna soup kitchen – the 14th annual Tour de Farms. The…

September 2, 2023

Authentic Aging

Choosing our disposal

What do we do with our bodies when we die? Who, what, where … here are some details of what’s…

September 2, 2023

Action Line

Action Line investigates a not-so-sticky situation

Honeyville owner Danny Culhane inspects rows of products in the shipping area of the plant north of Durango. (Durango Herald…

September 2, 2023

Dear Abby

Comments push mom to plastic surgery

DEAR ABBY: I had my daughter later in life. I was almost 41. I am no beauty queen, but now,…

September 2, 2023

Sports

Fishing in feeder streams

It’s a win-win situation in my book

September 2, 2023

Downtown Lowdown

Townies bringing punk to Anarchy

Trinidad’s Townies are a punk rock band with one eye on the past and another on the future. This is…

August 31, 2023

Dear Abby

Husband’s wandering eye no secret

DEAR ABBY: My husband and I have been married for 18 years. It’s a second marriage for both of us.…

August 29, 2023

Opinion

Silverman: An open letter to Trump’s prosecutors

cca Dear Jack, Fani and Alvin: Thank you for your prosecutions of Donald Trump. I want to help. Decades ago,…

August 28, 2023

Opinion

‘Tax the daylights’ out of some ammunition

Robertscca Had you been caught, said the Border Patrol officer, your behavior would have been treated as an armed invasion…

August 28, 2023

Opinion

‘Vigorous standards’ needed to govern pipelines

Erika Strassburgercca Josh Joswickdu1-i-syn An estimated 3 million miles of gas pipelines crisscross the U.S. When these pipelines leak, harmful…

August 28, 2023

Opinion

America’s export of gun violence is a bipartisan outrage

Former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg said Monday in an editorial on Bloomberg View that he would not run…

August 28, 2023

Opinion

Tough market for puppies, Rolexes since pandemic

Andrea Felstedcca What’s a better bet? A puppy or a Patek Philippe watch? With central bankers still trying to wrestle…

August 28, 2023

Action Line

Tight downtown squeeze? Try holding your breath

Vehicles that are parked out into traffic lanes can cause problems with two-way traffic having to take turns to get…

August 27, 2023

Dear Abby

Mother-in-law makes herself at home

DEAR ABBY: How do I get my mother-in-law to stop dropping by without calling first? My husband and I have…

August 26, 2023

The Tourism Effect

First Durango Art Week kicks off Sept. 15

Rachel Welsh Visit Durango is calling all La Plata County artists, curators, galleries, businesses, nonprofits and anyone in the art…

August 25, 2023

La Plata Health Watch

Safe, appropriate use of antibiotics a priority

Without question, one of the greatest advances in medicine in the last century has been the introduction of antibiotics. In…

August 25, 2023

Opinion

‘Reducing trees by logging won’t preclude wildfire spread’

George Wuerthnercca The Lahaina fire on the Hawaiian island of Maui offers some insights into why the current U.S. Forest…

August 25, 2023

Downtown Lowdown

Nashville Songs & Stories: Songwriters take the stage

Songwriting is hard. Songwriting can also be profitable. However, not everyone who sits down to write a song is good…

August 24, 2023

Dear Abby

Man’s lack of concern worries spouse

DEAR ABBY: My husband and I are in our 30s. I love him, and I’m worried because he has a…

August 24, 2023

Dear Abby

Man’s risqué questions irk wife

DEAR ABBY: My husband has, for years, felt the need to talk filthy and ask sexual questions of other women.…

August 23, 2023

Opinion

Need conservative voices at climate solution table

Susan Atkinsondu1-i-syn Discussion about climate change from conservative voices has been all over the map. On one edge of the…

August 23, 2023