Columnists - The Durango Herald

Paul Krugman: Learn to stop worrying and embrace debt

Amid all the wild swings in U.S. politics over the past decade, one thing has remained constant: the GOP position on government debt. The party considers high levels of debt an existential t...

DATE: Dec 13, 2020 | CATEGORY: Guest Columns

Lost and hungry scouts: A Mormon Christmas story

During the Christmas season of 1879, four Mormon scouts navigated the treacherous canyons of Utah to establish Bluff

DATE: Dec 12, 2020 | CATEGORY: Gulliford's Travels

Why we should consider ourselves lucky this year

This November marked my one-year anniversary of having moved to Durango. Wow, what a year it’s been. When I had just about settled into my new home ... BAM! COVID-19 cascaded over...

DATE: Dec 12, 2020 | CATEGORY: The Tourism Effect

Standing up for public lands in the face of mounting challenges

This year, getting outside became a lifeline for Americans of all stripes, and our public lands became more popular than ever. For me, a long hike anywhere on our public lands is...

DATE: Dec 11, 2020 | CATEGORY: Stewards of the Land

Looks and nudges on the Animas River

The high country is snowed-in, the Southern Ute Reservation and the San Juan River are closed, the lakes are icing over; the Animas is our fall-back. And, frankly, it is a good fall-back. ...

DATE: Dec 11, 2020 | CATEGORY: Flies & Lies

Pandemic disproportionately impacts students with disabilities

This ongoing pandemic has caused challenges across all sectors and in everyone’s lives. Yet, we know that within each sector, the impact has not been equal. School closures and sh...

DATE: Dec 11, 2020 | CATEGORY: Creating Community

New kitten brings comfort, conflict

Dear Abby: My 34-year-old daughter lives with me to get ahead on her student loans. She has a good job, pays rent and has a serious boyfriend. My niece, her cousin, recently ...

DATE: Dec 11, 2020 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

Charles Blow: How Black people learned not to trust government and medical systems

It would appear that the people in American hit hardest by COVID-19 – Black people – are also the group most leery about the prospects of a vaccine. As a Pew Research report publi...

DATE: Dec 11, 2020 | CATEGORY: Guest Columns

Merely Players theater company finds home

Merely Players, our shining, home-grown, and carefully-nurtured local theater company, has finally found a home. “Right now, our new space is simply a large storage area,” said c...

DATE: Dec 10, 2020 | CATEGORY: Culture Gulch

Records of the Year Part 1: Nos. 10 to six

The bulk of 2020’s forced isolation left many with nothing to do but bake bread, do push-ups and listen to music. Or perhaps that is what your 2019 and every year before was like. ...

DATE: Dec 10, 2020 | CATEGORY: Downtown Lowdown

Dad’s girlfriend upsets daughter

Dear Abby: I’m really uncomfortable about my father’s new relationship. He is 50 and dating a girl who is 19 – only two years older than I am. She went to my high school. I t...

DATE: Dec 10, 2020 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

This holiday season, give the gifts that keep on giving

Are you at a loss for ideas of gifts to give this holiday season? Remember that gifts can take shape in many forms. And the greatest gifts come from the heart. Sometimes, a meanin...

DATE: Dec 9, 2020 | CATEGORY: From the Extension Office

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.