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‘Yes’ on 2A, maintain and improve our treasured quality of life

In 2005, the residents of Durango approved adding one-half cent to the city sales tax, a tax based on consumer spending and spread among residents and visitors. The benefits flowing from th...

DATE: Mar 2, 2025 | CATEGORY: Opinion

Dog talk: Are you listening?

Dogs communicate with humans through various cues such as body language, vocalizations and energy. Being mindful of these signals is key to understanding their behavior. Similarly, our own b...

DATE: Feb 28, 2025 | CATEGORY: From the Humane Society

Your secret weapon against rising grocery prices (and maybe the system)

Grocery store prices are skyrocketing even faster than a CEO’s quarterly bonus, it might be time to take things into our own hands – or more specifically, your own garden. Spring gardening ...

DATE: Feb 28, 2025 | CATEGORY: Opinion

Attacks exacerbate loss of mother

DEAR ABBY: I have two sisters. Our mother passed away last year after a bad fall. I was her primary caretaker and was with her every day. The other two sisters were not speaking to her at al...

DATE: Feb 27, 2025 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

Cold Storage features three bands

Durango’s always had a solid DIY and independent music scene. To my knowledge and time here, that scene goes back to the mid 1990s, when bands like Smut Vendor, Super Bee and The Thirteens ...

DATE: Feb 26, 2025 | CATEGORY: Downtown Lowdown

Old age, and old, old age

Human development is so interesting. I’m seeing many more unfolding details at this end of life, now that I’m there. And lately, I’m seeing a whole other level of old age, a distinct differe...

DATE: Feb 26, 2025 | CATEGORY: Authentic Aging

Mass firings cut the muscle, not the fat

The stories are heartbreaking. U.S. Forest Service, National Park Service and other federal workers – some of them within weeks of ending probationary periods – fired. And not for cause; the...

DATE: Feb 26, 2025 | CATEGORY: Opinion

Wife shocked by man’s infidelity

DEAR ABBY: I have been married for 52 years. While looking for a tax document, I found a manila envelope that had a note written on the outside. It said, “If something happens to me, please ...

DATE: Feb 25, 2025 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

River trail lover not in love with all of it

Dear Action Line: I am one of the many avid amateur cyclists who enjoys getting out onto the Animas River Trail to get a little wind in my hair (er, helmet). However, there are several s...

DATE: Feb 24, 2025 | CATEGORY: Action Line

A pacifist one day, warmonger the other: Decoding Trump’s plans

Why does Donald Trump want so badly to stop both Ukraine and Gaza wars? Is it because he is the most devoted pacifist since Mahatma Ghandi and Martin Luther King? No, it is not. Biden sowed ...

DATE: Feb 23, 2025 | CATEGORY: Opinion

We are one, together we can birth a nation that ‘yet must be’

What if we are all one? Connected in ways some folks experience directly, and often. Something that isn’t empathy nor compassion, but are physical threads that are as real as tall buildings,...

DATE: Feb 23, 2025 | CATEGORY: Opinion

Bumper Sticker of the Month (BSoM)

Thanks for all your submissions. This month’s choice was submitted by Steve Parker. Please email your favorite bumper stickers to letters@durangoherald.com for a chance to be featured as BSo...

DATE: Feb 23, 2025 | CATEGORY: Opinion

Photos: Thousands take to the streets for ‘No Kings’ march and rally in Durango

Photos: Navajo Trail OpenFriday was the first day of the Navajo Trail Open at Hillcrest Golf Club

Friday was the first day of the Navajo Trail Open at Hillcrest Golf Club

Photos: Durango Fire Protection District opens Station 2

Photos: Hundreds gather to honor fallen Bloomfield Police officer Timothy OntiverosA solemn procession stretched for blocks Monday morning along West Apache Street in Farmington – a display of unity, grief and honor for Bloomfield Police Officer Timothy Ontiveros, 32.About 7 a.m., a large contingent of law enforcement, motorcyclists, friends and grieving family prepared to embark on the motorcade to the 9 a.m. service at the Bloomfield High School football stadium to celebrate the life of the officer.