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Saeger: Coloradans want public lands protected

The long-running push by politicians in Washington D.C. to privatize public lands and scale back national monuments is now coming to head, as a sympathetic White House starts to endorse and ...

DATE: Mar 27, 2018 | CATEGORY: From our Congressman

Woman hesitates to leave mother

DEAR ABBY: I am an only child who has lived at home all her life – 44 years. My father recently passed away, so now it is just Mom and me. She has become extremely clingy. She is jealous...

DATE: Mar 27, 2018 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

Forecast corrected to avoid frozen peas, thongs

I was just wondering how we will face the weather as forecast by the Durango Herald. Here’s my screen grab from this morning (Thursday, March 22): While the -48 low tonight seems chilly, on ...

DATE: Mar 26, 2018 | CATEGORY: Action Line

Doan: Listen to students during tumultuous times on the rim

In the face of a changing administration, whose voice matters most? Students — who must live through the changing administration for the next few years and whose tuition funds th...

DATE: Mar 26, 2018 | CATEGORY: Above the Rim

James: Being good just like you are

I have an old Gibson Epiphone guitar my second wife bought me because she didn’t want me breakin’ her Alvarez. I’ve been draggin’ her around for years just ‘bong chinginin’ away ...

DATE: Mar 26, 2018 | CATEGORY: Watch Yore Topknot

Ex-wife treats man like friend

DEAR ABBY: My ex-wife and I were married for 29 years. Then she had an affair with a co-worker’s husband. Now that we’re divorced, she thinks we should be the best of friends! ...

DATE: Mar 26, 2018 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

Valencia’s largest festival is a blazing sight to behold

It is 2 p.m. March 11 in Valencia and loud booming can be heard throughout the city and into the countryside. A massive plume of blueish smoke rises above the old town and sprea...

DATE: Mar 25, 2018 | CATEGORY: An American in Spain

Are you allowed to take pictures on planes? Yes and no.

On a recent American Airlines flight from Santiago, Chile, to Dallas, Natalie Root had a front-row seat for an unpleasant confrontation. The aircraft she boarded happened to be a ...

DATE: Mar 25, 2018 | CATEGORY: The Travel Troubleshooter

Woman surprised by DNA test

DEAR ABBY: I’m hoping you can give me some guidance, as I am a huge fan and read your column regularly. I am a 32-year-old woman whose mother and grandmother told me about our proud Nati...

DATE: Mar 25, 2018 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

Jollon: Gun violence – a public health issue

According to the Colorado Health Information Dataset, 781 people died from gunshot wounds in Colorado in 2016, more than died from motor vehicle accidents. Of those killed with guns, 605 die...

DATE: Mar 24, 2018 | CATEGORY: From our Congressman

White: Working together out of our love for Durango

I have been honored to serve Durango as Mayor for the last 11 months. One of the privileges that come with the office is this monthly column, an opportunity to explain some of the actions an...

DATE: Mar 24, 2018 | CATEGORY: From the Mayor

Coram: A victory for rural broadband

In rural Colorado, a farmer can lose tens of thousands of dollars in one day, a broken hip can take a week to get the right diagnosis and children flock to schools at night. Not ...

DATE: Mar 24, 2018 | CATEGORY: From the State Senate

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