Columnists - The Durango Herald

Ursa Major: Get to know the ‘Great Bear’ this summer

Greetings, stargazers. Summer doesn’t begin for another month, but with the Fort Lewis College semester over and the Animas River flow rate increasing, it is hard not to think o...

DATE: May 11, 2016 | CATEGORY: What's up in Durango Skies

Durango Nature Center is an oasis for wildlife, human visitors

The Nature Center opened to the public Saturday. Granted, it was cold and sleeting, a typical spring day in Durango. Despite the weather, loyal docents Marcey Olajos and Sheila Payne showed ...

DATE: May 11, 2016 | CATEGORY: Durango Nature Studies

FLC retrieves historic images from unstable negatives

Treasure comes in many forms. Husbands and wives. Children. And rare historic photographs not seen in 100 years. I paid my way through a Ph.D. by teaching photojournalism, America...

DATE: May 11, 2016 | CATEGORY: Gulliford's Travels

Tournament golf with a purpose is fun and rewarding

Golf tournaments are events that are fun in themselves and a great way to hone your skills in a competitive atmosphere. For that reason alone, tournament participation should motivate you to...

DATE: May 11, 2016 | CATEGORY: Clubhouse Porch

Fancy footwork to help families with sick kids

The disco ball was twirling, and the dancers were swirling as Dance with the Durango Stars filled the Henry Strater Theatre on Saturday night. The event, a fundraiser for the Dura...

DATE: May 10, 2016 | CATEGORY: Neighbors

Durango School District to overhaul graduation requirements

This spring our Board of Education will adopt a new set of graduation guidelines that will greatly shift the process of earning a high school diploma. When most of us went to scho...

DATE: May 10, 2016 | CATEGORY: Durango School News

Something’s afoot with downtown pedestrians

The other day, I watched people crossing the streets downtown and a question arose. Pedestrians on the corners punch the silver crosswalk buttons not once but many times, often in rapid succ...

DATE: May 8, 2016 | CATEGORY: Action Line

Person-Centered Thinking: Finding a balance between health and safety, satisfied and content

This week, 30 professionals, family members and people with disabilities participated in a training on person-centered thinking. The core concept of person-centered thinking is to find an ap...

DATE: May 8, 2016 | CATEGORY: Creating Community

Fire Prevention Bureau protects Durango-area community

Why do we have a Fire Prevention Bureau? The key to this question is the term “prevention.” According to the American Heritage Dictionary, it means “to keep something from happeni...

DATE: May 8, 2016 | CATEGORY: Columnists

Getting a doctor’s appointment is a process

The main objective of the Veterans Service Office is to provide prevention, protection, advocacy and support services to veterans and their families so they can maximize their quality of lif...

DATE: May 8, 2016 | CATEGORY: Serving Veterans

Beware: ‘New,’ ‘improved’ may give you less for more

This summer, beware of the word “new” and its sidekick, “improved.” The travel industry, flush with profits, is touting improvements to its products now, just as people begin to p...

DATE: May 7, 2016 | CATEGORY: The Travel Troubleshooter

Getting to know the facts about mechanic’s liens

In my experience as a Colorado construction law attorney, few things are as misunderstand in construction disputes as mechanic’s liens. In principal, a mechanic’s lien is simple:...

DATE: May 7, 2016 | CATEGORY: From our Congressman