Columnists - The Durango Herald

Money not key to a meaningful life

Well, it’s not true. Money can buy happiness. What it can’t buy is a meaningful, fulfilling life. In our consumer economy, there’s always something new to buy that will make us ha...

DATE: Jan 19, 2016 | CATEGORY: Money Savvy

Fixing budget requires heeding Constitution

We’re past the ceremonial days of the 2016 Legislature and the only tasks we must complete in a session, based on the state’s Constitution, are to pass the budget and the school finance act....

DATE: Jan 18, 2016 | CATEGORY: From our Congressman

Over-the-air TV watchers are all ears regarding antennas

I’m one of those folks without cable, satellite or Internet TV. I use the old rabbit ears antenna, which actually gets PBS, CBS and FOX plus some Spanish stations. In the last year, things h...

DATE: Jan 17, 2016 | CATEGORY: Action Line

Small gestures can win over weary travelers

In the travel industry, little things can make a big difference. The zipper on your suitcase, for example. Traditionally, airlines have excluded specific parts of checked baggage,...

DATE: Jan 16, 2016 | CATEGORY: The Travel Troubleshooter

Real estate market gets off to good start in 2016

This is a wonderful time to reflect on last year and look at what it may mean for the next year as suggested in this quote by Jonathan Lockwood Hule, “Celebrate endings for they precede new ...

DATE: Jan 16, 2016 | CATEGORY: On Real Estate

Empower students to take part in creating a culture of learning

When your children arrive home from school, are they able to share where they are in the learning process? Often, students are inactive passengers on the journey of learning. Sometimes they...

DATE: Jan 16, 2016 | CATEGORY: From our Congressman

Break the silence on college sexual assault

In 2015, the average of surveys conducted by the Journal of Adolescent Health, the Post-Kaiser Family Foundation Poll, the National Intimate Partner and Sexual Violence Survey and others rep...

DATE: Jan 16, 2016 | CATEGORY: From our Congressman

Fund Planned Parenthood, fund women’s rights

Swallowing gun powder, throwing herself downstairs, hitting her stomach with a meat pulverizer, probing herself with a knitting needle or the infamous hanger: While these all may sound like ...

DATE: Jan 16, 2016 | CATEGORY: From our Congressman

Pub runs keep winter fun

Running through the cold dark days of winter can be challenging for even the most dedicated of runners. Finding like-minded souls to endure with you makes it much more motivating and fun. ...

DATE: Jan 14, 2016 | CATEGORY: On the Run

Gratitude and ‘the givens’in the new year

“It’s a given,” Denzel Washington said in an interview a few years ago. He was talking about racism in America. He calmly said that racist remarks and experiences were simply a given for Afr...

DATE: Jan 14, 2016 | CATEGORY: Culture Gulch

Astronomers record time in a peculiar way

Greetings, stargazers. In the last couple of weeks, most of us have done more snow shoveling than sky watching, but I hope that hasn’t kept you from having a happy new year so f...

DATE: Jan 13, 2016 | CATEGORY: What's up in Durango Skies