Columnists - The Durango Herald

Both political parties have failed ‘We the People’

I had planned on writing about potential water shortage issues this year and steps we can take to get through that. Or I was going to write about the Durango Police Department, the new chall...

DATE: Mar 5, 2025 | CATEGORY: Opinion

Seeds, seeds, everywhere seeds!

You must forgive me for getting ahead of myself, but when the sky is this blue and the air is over 60 degrees, all I want to do is sit on the porch in sandals and peruse the seed catalogs th...

DATE: Mar 4, 2025 | CATEGORY: From the Extension Office

A flashing yellow light in the night

Dear Action Line, I find myself in acute intellectual misery as I attempt to determine why most of the flashing yellow left turn lights have been eliminated along the 160 corridor n...

DATE: Mar 3, 2025 | CATEGORY: Action Line

Wish Books Have Everything

Fly fishing catalogs are a great way to start fishing

DATE: Mar 2, 2025 | CATEGORY: Sports

The hidden cost of our child care gaps

As the La Plata Economic Development Alliance, we are known for our focus on economic issues – supporting employers, developing our workforce, and galvanizing public – private partnerships t...

DATE: Mar 2, 2025 | CATEGORY: Opinion

‘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