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Invest in Durango; vote YES on 2A

What did your hair look like in 1982? That year was the last time the city of Durango asked for a property tax increase. On Oct. 15, ballots will drop for our consideration of a “Back to Bas...

DATE: Sep 21, 2018 | CATEGORY: From the Mayor

We’re measuring the economy completely wrong

Ten years after the collapse of Lehman Bros., the official economic statistics – the ones that fill news stories, television shows and presidential tweets – say the U.S. economy is fully rec...

DATE: Sep 21, 2018 | CATEGORY: David Leonhardt

Could Kavanaugh’s be a case of mistaken ID?

WASHINGTON – In one of Brett Kavanaugh’s responses to allegations that he sexually assaulted a 15-year-old girl when he was in high school, a charge he has denied “categorically and unequivo...

DATE: Sep 21, 2018 | CATEGORY: Kathleen Parker

Community support helps keep DAC an artistic hub

By Jaime Wienk Special to the Herald As a homegrown Durangoan, I have experienced, participated, volunteered and worked many of the limitless festivals and activities o...

DATE: Sep 20, 2018 | CATEGORY: View from the Center

Accident ends couple’s plan to have children together

DEAR ABBY: I am 15 years older than my boyfriend, “Spencer,” and have two kids from a previous marriage. Spencer and I have been living together for the past 10 years. I plan...

DATE: Sep 20, 2018 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

5 simple steps to thrive in a ‘toxic’ world

If your body is struggling to keep up with an unmanageable level of toxins, it can affect your life and how you feel. It can result in symptoms like headaches, gas, bloating, constipation, d...

DATE: Sep 19, 2018 | CATEGORY: Healing Nutrition

Mom wants to shield kids from relative’s new lifestyle

DEAR ABBY: A close relative has started working in the adult industry. She now dresses provocatively, showing lots of skin. She has also covered much of her body with tattoos and adopted...

DATE: Sep 18, 2018 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

Bruni: The most contrarian college in America

SANTA FE – Have I got a college for you. For your first two years, your regimen includes ancient Greek. And I do mean Greek, the language, not Greece, the civilization, though you’ll also ha...

DATE: Sep 17, 2018 | CATEGORY: Frank Bruni

Wildlife agency has no vested interest in deer garb

As the roadkill season approaches, I have an idea that might save countless deer lives. We should fund reflective vests for the entire deer population. They can be seen more easily by the ca...

DATE: Sep 17, 2018 | CATEGORY: Action Line

Wife is blindsided by news of husband’s past romance

DEAR ABBY: My husband, “Bill,” and I have been happily married for 22 years and have two very active, beautiful children. Our oldest daughter has been playing on a traveling soccer team ...

DATE: Sep 17, 2018 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

GOP leaders never really cared about deficits

Lehman Bros. failed 10 years ago. The U.S. economy was already in a recession, but Lehman’s fall and the chaos that followed sent it off a cliff: Six and a half million jobs would be lost du...

DATE: Sep 16, 2018 | CATEGORY: Paul Krugman

Are consumers tired of gratuitous gratuities?

Tipping is a hot topic again, thanks to a controversial ballot measure raising the minimum wage for restaurant workers in Washington, D.C., and recent social-media campaigns, such as the #ti...

DATE: Sep 16, 2018 | CATEGORY: The Travel Troubleshooter

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