Columnists - The Durango Herald

Through the changes, the good and bad, community remains steadfast

It’s the end of 2024. Personally, I will be glad to see this year in the rearview mirror, if only because it was a particularly divisive election year that seemed to go on forever. It’s the ...

DATE: Dec 29, 2024 | CATEGORY: Guest Columns

Amid an explosion of capability, artificial intelligence leadership is imperative

Hearing aids that form a bubble around two people in a crowded room to bring new life and interaction for the hearing impaired. A robot that delivers food to your table after the waitstaff t...

DATE: Dec 28, 2024 | CATEGORY: Guest Columns

Wife unhappy with ‘gifts’ – and giver

DEAR ABBY: My husband took me on a trip for my birthday this year, only he didn’t prepare for anything other than some sightseeing events. He didn’t help plan for camping, didn’t financially...

DATE: Dec 27, 2024 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

For enslaved people, the holiday season was a time for revelry – and a brief window to fight back

During the era of slavery in the Americas, enslaved men, women and children also enjoyed the holidays. Slave owners usually gave them bigger portions of food, gifted them alcohol and provide...

DATE: Dec 26, 2024 | CATEGORY: Guest Columns

Cody Tinnin fronts Weminuche

Cody Tinnin’s new musical role finds him at the front and center of the stage. In the past, the former bass player for local bluegrass band Stillhouse Junkies found himself in that position ...

DATE: Dec 26, 2024 | CATEGORY: Downtown Lowdown

Spouse wants in-laws to stay in hotel

DEAR ABBY: My spouse and I (both women) have been together for 25 years. For half of them, we lived in the Middle East. We met while working as health care expatriates. My spouse is from Sou...

DATE: Dec 24, 2024 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

Boyfriend ignores partner’s wishes

DEAR ABBY: My boyfriend and I recently bought our first house together. It has an outdoor kitchen and other features he really likes. I like it too, but there have been some issues already i...

DATE: Dec 24, 2024 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

Son’s wife prefers company of phone

DEAR ABBY: When my son got married in 2003, we had many good times with him and his wife. Things have changed now that we have cellphones. It’s nearly impossible to have a relationship with ...

DATE: Dec 24, 2024 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

Sandbox values, ‘treat others how you’d like to be treated,’ all year

I’m not a praying man or much of a churchgoer, to begin with. Still, I love Christmas. Not all the commercial stuff attached to it. That’s nothing more than what a barnacle is to a boat, not...

DATE: Dec 24, 2024 | CATEGORY: Guest Columns

The all-too-popular middle turn lane takes center stage

Dear Action Line: It is quite common on north Main for a car turning left out of a business to use the middle turn lane as a merge lane or a place to stop and wait for a traffic opening....

DATE: Dec 23, 2024 | CATEGORY: Action Line

Pollution and air quality regulations should be standardized

As anyone who loves in or has visited Southwest Colorado knows, it’s truly a special place. This region holds deep significance to the Indigenous tribes who have lived here for generations, ...

DATE: Dec 22, 2024 | CATEGORY: Guest Columns

The night before Cowboy Christmas

’Twas the night before Christmas here on the farm, not a creature as stirring out in the barn. The boots were placed by the back door with care at the hopes of not hearing mama holler, “No m...

DATE: Dec 22, 2024 | CATEGORY: Sports