Columnists - The Durango Herald

Virtuosity and chocolate delight donors

One of the great traditions of the Music in the Mountains is the way it kicks off its three-week season every year – with a private party for the people who make it possible, the donors. ...

DATE: Jul 12, 2016 | CATEGORY: Neighbors

Lack of music reigns on Durango’s July 4th parade

I’m as patriotic as the next Western liberal intellectual. But I found myself uninspired by Durango’s Fourth of July parade. There was one tiny band, few floats that demonstrated any vision ...

DATE: Jul 10, 2016 | CATEGORY: Action Line

Are you feeling a bit of real estate déjà vu?

Does it feel like déjà vu with the real estate market? Do you have the feeling that you have experienced this before? If so, you are right. The overall real estate market is hardly differe...

DATE: Jul 9, 2016 | CATEGORY: On Real Estate

Small tricks to bypass long lines, crowds this summer

Mad about long lines? Take a number. More than 1 in 5 Americans will cancel their summer travel plans or find other means of transportation because of long airport lines, accordin...

DATE: Jul 9, 2016 | CATEGORY: The Travel Troubleshooter

Forget everything you know about intellectual disabilities

Apparently, humans are extremely poor sources of reliable information. Rather than the reasoned, rational decision-makers we believe ourselves to be, we really rely on short-cuts and presump...

DATE: Jul 9, 2016 | CATEGORY: Creating Community

Five important estate planning mistakes to avoid

Even with the best estate plan, things can go horribly wrong if care is not taken in attention to the titling and maintenance of assets. The following is a list of mistakes that can disrupt ...

DATE: Jul 9, 2016 | CATEGORY: From our Congressman

Words of advice may sound repetitive, but we turn them into clichés at our peril

It’s hard to talk about safety without sounding like we are resorting to clichés. Take driving, for example: Buckle up. Don’t drink and drive. Speed kills. We’ve hear...

DATE: Jul 9, 2016 | CATEGORY: From our Congressman

McPhee Reservoir really a community story

A recent editorial (Herald, June 23) refers to the plight of the Dolores River downstream of McPhee dam as a “sad story.” In reality, McPhee Reservoir and the Dolores Project is ...

DATE: Jul 9, 2016 | CATEGORY: From our Congressman

Amendment 69: An innovative solution to health insurance mess

Americans are sick and tired of our national health insurance mess. Sick of having their premiums, co-payments and deductibles increase every year. They are tired of inflexible plans tied to...

DATE: Jul 9, 2016 | CATEGORY: From our Congressman

Tags could help you get missing pet back

By Chris Nelson La Plata County Humane Society On any given day here at the La Plata County Humane Society, we receive around 10 to 15 calls about someone’s pet being l...

DATE: Jul 9, 2016 | CATEGORY: Columnists

Music for our troubled time

For me, music that speaks to our troubled time more powerfully than any other is anything by Beethoven and anything by Brahms. Luckily, in this summer of political discontent, th...

DATE: Jul 7, 2016 | CATEGORY: Culture Gulch

Durango athletes take different routes, but both seek to compete in Rio

Durango athletes Carmen Small and Laura Thweatt are both looking to join local mountain biker Howard Grotts in vying for positions on the US Olympic Team to compete in Brazil next month, tho...

DATE: Jul 6, 2016 | CATEGORY: From our Congressman