Columnists - The Durango Herald

I’m making decisions about disposing of my corpse

She called it a cemetery crawl. We were to drive to all the cemeteries in the area and decide where we wanted to be buried. Both of us are interested in green burial, burial into...

DATE: Jun 2, 2017 | CATEGORY: Authentic Aging

We can move past President Trump on climate change

President Trump’s spoken thoughts on climate change layer ignorance over irresponsibility. They humiliate thinking Americans and frustrate our friends. The president’s recent refusal in Euro...

DATE: Jun 2, 2017 | CATEGORY: Froma Harrop

College student living at home is ready to fly after graduation

DEAR ABBY: I am 21 and about to graduate from college. I have lived at home these last four years partly because my dad didn’t want me to go away. He never said it, but he made up reason...

DATE: Jun 2, 2017 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

Fly fishing Navajo Lake, don’t miss it

Navajo Lake could be called Three Rivers since it is formed by the Pine, San Juan, and Piedra rivers. However, since a 1908 Supreme Court decision ruled the Navajo Nation had the water right...

DATE: Jun 1, 2017 | CATEGORY: Flies & Lies

Acclaimed plant experts to share wisdom at Four Corners Horticulture Conference

On June 9 and 10, something amazing is going to happen here in Durango. No, it has nothing to do with the end of road construction, the opening of another hotel or the start of some outdoor-...

DATE: Jun 1, 2017 | CATEGORY: From the Extension Office

Friedman: Trump’s America is the United American Emirate

SEOUL, South Korea – President Donald Trump’s trip to Europe was truly historic. He left our most important allies there so uncertain about America’s commitment to their security...

DATE: Jun 1, 2017 | CATEGORY: Thomas Friedman

Brooks: Jared Kushner and the knotty politics of clan

Jared Kushner deserves a bit of sympathy. All his life he’s been serving his father or father-in-law. All his career he’s been thrust into roles he’s not ready for. His background has ill pr...

DATE: Jun 1, 2017 | CATEGORY: From our Congressman

Husband doesn’t share wife’s dreams of seeing the world

DEAR ABBY: I’ll be retiring next year. My husband is already retired. When I do, I want to travel in the U.S. and internationally. We are healthy, able to travel and we have the funds to...

DATE: Jun 1, 2017 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

Food in its natural state provides the nutrition we need

It’s definitely hard to put a nutrition label on that strawberry – for reasons beyond its compact size. A single cup of strawberries can provide 100 percent of the recommended dai...

DATE: May 31, 2017 | CATEGORY: From the Extension Office

Cure: Turn out this week for a SMART boost to gun safety

Last year on June 2, hundreds of cities and towns across the country turned orange. That’s because June 2 is National Gun Violence Awareness Day, a time for Americans to come together and we...

DATE: May 31, 2017 | CATEGORY: From our Congressman

Age is no barrier for man long in love with neighbor

DEAR ABBY: I’m 36, doing very well in business, single and deeply in love with a 58-year-old woman. She has been a neighbor since I was in grade school. She’s petite, pretty, intelligent...

DATE: May 31, 2017 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

Time running out on blue boxes

When I’m out walking around the neighborhood, I’ve noticed most homes have a corded semi-transparent blue box attached to a post that’s set in the strip between the sidewalk and the curb. Wh...

DATE: May 30, 2017 | CATEGORY: Action Line