Columnists - The Durango Herald

Don’t let the post-vacation blues get you down

Welcome back. What’s that? You didn’t want to come home? You might have a touch of the post-vacation blues. “It’s like an anxiety disorder,” says Erika Martinez, a Miam...

DATE: Aug 27, 2017 | CATEGORY: The Travel Troubleshooter

Food comments ruin dining experience

DEAR ABBY: I have a friend, “Charlene,” whom I met through a local charity organization. We have many things in common, including the fact that we’re both retired, and we enjoy each othe...

DATE: Aug 27, 2017 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

Meet the groups behind Durango’s economic scene

Recently, I met with the directors of the following economic development organizations in Durango. These organizations, referred to as the A,B,C,D, & L group, are as follows: ...

DATE: Aug 26, 2017 | CATEGORY: The Tourism Effect

Neslin: An energy report card

As a new school year dawns, the U.S. Energy Information Administration has fittingly released an Like academic report cards, the SEDS report indicates how Colorado’s energy production and ...

DATE: Aug 26, 2017 | CATEGORY: From our Congressman

White: Short- and long-term planning, budget and bears

In the middle of my seventh year on Durango City Council, I find that my attention has turned to strategic planning around long-term civic needs. This effort must occur even as the council a...

DATE: Aug 26, 2017 | CATEGORY: From the Mayor

Schultheis: Spirit, not skin color, is a person’s measure

America is not the only nation poisoned by racial bigotry; the sad fact is, we are not even the worst. Violent clashes between castes claims the lives of hundreds, if not thousan...

DATE: Aug 26, 2017 | CATEGORY: From our Congressman

Kristof: We are journalists, not the enemy

Sigh. If only President Donald Trump denounced neo-Nazis as passionately and sincerely as he castigates journalists. What could be an easier task than distancing oneself from Nazi...

DATE: Aug 26, 2017 | CATEGORY: Nicholas Kristof

Grossman: Keeping children healthy relies on three things

I am writing this column in northern Ghana, where one in 16 children dies before 5 years of age. Although that number is high when compared to developed countries, there has been amazing pro...

DATE: Aug 26, 2017 | CATEGORY: Population Matters

Teen fears he will ruin chance with longtime crush

DEAR ABBY: I understand that a 15-year-old guy writing for relationship advice is shameful and that I’m probably better off not worrying about relationships in the first place, but I’m s...

DATE: Aug 26, 2017 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

Concerned about someone? Reach out, save a life

September is National Suicide Prevention month. The International Association for Suicide Prevention, in collaboration with the World Health Organization and the World Federation for Mental ...

DATE: Aug 25, 2017 | CATEGORY: Creating Community

Good health is a building block for success in school

With the official end of summer just around the corner, kids are packing up their backpacks, meeting their new teachers and revving up their brains for a new academic year. Back-...

DATE: Aug 25, 2017 | CATEGORY: La Plata Health Watch

Parent love kids with a unique intensity

We are at the Rec Center park, Dan and I facilitating games for a group of Col and Rose’s friends. The Colorado sun pours from the cloudless sky and barefoot children run through the grass, ...

DATE: Aug 25, 2017 | CATEGORY: Adventures in Motherhood