Columnists - The Durango Herald

BID had very busy and productive 2016

2016 was another busy year for the Durango Business Improvement District. BID implemented new programs, continued existing work and created new items for 2017 to better serve the ...

DATE: Dec 6, 2016 | CATEGORY: What's Up Downtown

Mill levy revenue will support district’s mission

Let me take this opportunity to thank all citizens of La Plata County for their support of our recent mill levy initiative. While we succeeded with 63 percent casting a supportive vote, I ho...

DATE: Dec 6, 2016 | CATEGORY: Durango School News

Trump’s nationalism could risk U.S. role in world

WASHINGTON – Donald Trump is an avowed economic nationalist. He promises to put American interests “first” in fashioning trade policy and negotiations. If he fulfills these pledges – and th...

DATE: Dec 5, 2016 | CATEGORY: Guest Columns

Disappearing lights may alienate some motorists

In October, you answered my question about the blinking warnings lights at the U.S. Highway 550 and Trimble Lane intersection. The lights used to start flashing just before the stoplight cha...

DATE: Dec 4, 2016 | CATEGORY: Action Line

Land Use Code overhaul for our unique county

One of the things that distinguishes La Plata County is the diversity of its locale. From high mountains to high desert, dense development to rural neighborhoods, arid regions to...

DATE: Dec 4, 2016 | CATEGORY: From the Chair

With victory in sight, so was normal living

By April 1944, Durangoans could relax a little about the war’s outcome. News, censured as it was, definitely had taken a positive turn on all fronts. Republicans thought so also, as their ho...

DATE: Dec 4, 2016 | CATEGORY: Duane Smith

Trump needs to address climate change

Thomas Jefferson may have touched on a timeless and relevant idea in 1801 in his inaugural speech when he said, “The greatest good we can do for our country is to heal its party divisions an...

DATE: Dec 4, 2016 | CATEGORY: From our Congressman

Can Democrats learn from 2016’s electoral drubbing?

La Plata County and Colorado aside, the 2016 national election has delivered unpleasant news to the Democratic Party. But the weeping and wailing and gnashing of teeth on national television...

DATE: Dec 4, 2016 | CATEGORY: From our Congressman

Remember Red Kettles in this season of giving

By Brigid Korce Special to the herald During the holiday season of compassion, love and generosity, most of us are used to the familiar sights and sounds of the Salvati...

DATE: Dec 4, 2016 | CATEGORY: From our Congressman

Forty-five words guarantee five freedoms: The pure poetry of the First Amendment

What a thing of beauty, our First Amendment. Think about it: In only 45 words, it lays out five constitutional rights. Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of re...

DATE: Dec 4, 2016 | CATEGORY: From our Congressman

Is hard-sided luggage an essential tool or a signal of incivility?

If you’re looking for new luggage, I have good news and bad news. The latest travel bags, available just in time for the holidays, are the most exciting ones I’ve seen in years. T...

DATE: Dec 4, 2016 | CATEGORY: The Travel Troubleshooter

From the Extension Office Holidays aren’t the time to let your guard down

Whew. We have made it through Black Friday and Cyber Monday. But most of us aren’t finished shopping or joining friends and family. Thieves are out there just waiting for us to ma...

DATE: Dec 4, 2016 | CATEGORY: From the Extension Office