Guest Columns https://www.durangoherald.com/section/guest-columns/feed/ Stay informed with the latest breaking news, local stories, sports, business, weather, and community events from Durango, Southwest Colorado, and the Four Corners region. Tue, 07 Jul 2026 17:52:47 -0600 en-us 30 https://www.durangoherald.com/articles/guest-columns/sjma-education-and-stewardship-program-strengthen-connections-in-the-northern-san-juans/ A new education program of San Juan Mountains Association in action at Top of the Pine near Ridgway.cca This was one of many learning experiences staff members at San Juan Mountains Association have encountered over the past nine months of... Sat, 07 Mar 2026 10:00:00 -0700 9AE43F12-ED43-4886-9ED2-0F6A4F7A0A03 https://www.durangoherald.com/articles/guest-columns/off-the-beaten-path-the-story-on-social-trails/ Here are a few reasons to stay on the beaten path Sun, 11 Aug 2024 10:30:00 -0600 0D154EBD-2CB8-4739-9F4A-23A7D34CCB6C https://www.durangoherald.com/articles/guest-columns/costa-rica-has-a-law-to-make-men-responsible-for-their-children/ A chance encounter in a parking lot gave me the idea for this month’s essay. “Why not make a man responsible for the cost of raising any child he fathers?” “That’s a great idea!” I said, then mentioned that Costa... Sun, 26 Dec 2021 05:00:00 -0700 A81C9FDD-581B-4CC4-ABCB-4CFB70CFF126 https://www.durangoherald.com/articles/guest-columns/give-thanks-for-good-news-about-population-growth/ The world our three granddaughters will inherit will be different from the world that we have known. I hope that their world in half a century is not too ghastly – and there is reason to support that hope. The... Sun, 28 Nov 2021 11:30:00 -0700 856A5A6E-D30E-4A71-9A57-0AFDDB4FC441 https://www.durangoherald.com/articles/guest-columns/don-coram-lets-better-fund-public-schools/ Sen. Don Coram When I wrote my last column, we had concluded the budget in the Senate and the House had concurred on several amendments. The Joint Budget Committee kept some of those amendments but changed funding amounts. The Senate... Sat, 08 May 2021 05:00:00 -0600 C1250EEF-2EDC-407F-A124-7952FA575A32