Columnists - The Durango Herald

Looking for relief – and a smiley face – at Santa Rita

Dear Action Line: This is a two-parter: 1. Why are there no public restrooms at Santa Rita Park? Am I missing something? Am I blind? For such a large and often-used community venue, you’...

DATE: Jul 1, 2024 | CATEGORY: Action Line

Politics ‘a world of personal attacks, most outrageous lies imaginable’

Here we are at the end of June. Another “high point” in the never-ending election cycle that defines politics in this country. When I was young, elections were fairly limited in their time f...

DATE: Jun 30, 2024 | CATEGORY: Opinion

‘Disingenuous to place blame on energy producers versus consumers’

Vermont recently passed a law intended to “fine” oil and gas companies for damages caused by climate change. Vermont is joining more than two dozen cities and states, which are suing Exxon a...

DATE: Jun 30, 2024 | CATEGORY: Opinion

Politics ‘a world of personal attacks, most outrageous lies imaginable’

Here we are at the end of June. Another “high point” in the never-ending election cycle that defines politics in this country. When I was young, elections were fairly limited in their time f...

DATE: Jun 30, 2024 | CATEGORY: Opinion

It will cost you: ‘Climate change slows economic growth’

Thirty-eight trillion dollars per year! Climate change – especially global warming – slows economic growth around the world. By mid-century, year-on-year economic impacts (compared to a non-...

DATE: Jun 30, 2024 | CATEGORY: Opinion

‘Learned the hard way clinical depression needs medical care’

Maybe I’m destined for cycles of deep depression. I’ve just come out of another that left me drained of any hope. The new drug cocktail I’m taking now might be the magic bullet. I pray so. T...

DATE: Jun 30, 2024 | CATEGORY: Opinion

Look out for the signs of heat illness

Living in the dry heat of the Southwest is one of the many advantages of Durango and surrounding communities. If you are like me, you enjoy our 300+ days of sunny skies and use your open win...

DATE: Jun 28, 2024 | CATEGORY: La Plata Health Watch

Celebrate local independent business on Independence Day

As we celebrate the anniversary of our national independence, it’s also a good time to celebrate how local independent businesses contribute to the strength of our communities. In forming a ...

DATE: Jun 28, 2024 | CATEGORY: Local First

‘By almost any measure, charter schools succeeding’

With all the challenges we face in Colorado, it was truly astonishing to see several Denver-area politicians introduce a bill this past legislative session attempting to tear down one of the...

DATE: Jun 28, 2024 | CATEGORY: Opinion

Truth in West: ‘Many wetlands result of irrigated agriculture’

Imagine Westerners waking up one morning only to discover that many of their most cherished wetlands have dried up, gone. This is not fiction during these times of determining the true value...

DATE: Jun 28, 2024 | CATEGORY: Opinion

Daughter cuts off contact with family

DEAR ABBY: My older daughter, “Brianna,” age 42, does not want anything to do with me or her brother and sister-in-law. She keeps me from my granddaughter, who is 17. I have been divorced si...

DATE: Jun 27, 2024 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

The trouble with tragedy

The first question in the first talkback on the first night of PlayFest was a bruiser. Wednesday night, the playwright, James Anthony Tyler, and the cast of his new play, “Hop Tha A” assembl...

DATE: Jun 27, 2024 | CATEGORY: Culture Gulch

About a dozen cutbow trout thrown from a Colorado Parks and Wildlife truck

Durango High School baseball defeats Montrose 8-4 on Saturday

Photos: Senior day for Durango High School boys lacrosseDHS boys lacrosse defeats Montrose High School 17-7

DHS boys lacrosse defeats Montrose High School 17-7

Photos/video: Galloping alongThe Rio Grande Southern Galloping Goose No.5

The Rio Grande Southern Galloping Goose No.5

Photos: It’s all about sportsmanship at annual Bowker Games

Play ball: Demons in action at homeDurango High School baseball wins over Montezuma-Cortez on Tuesday

Durango High School baseball wins over Montezuma-Cortez on Tuesday

Photos: Hands Off! RallyAbout 1,000 people participate on Saturday in the Hands Off! Rally in Durango

About 1,000 people participate on Saturday in the Hands Off! Rally in Durango

Photos: Hadestown Durango High School Troupe 1096 rehearse Hadestown Teen Edition

Durango High School Troupe 1096 rehearse Hadestown Teen Edition

DHS lost to Grand Junction High School 10-4 on Friday afternoon