Columnists - The Durango Herald

When mistakes happen, keep cool, be polite

All Ali Wallick wanted was the hotel room she had booked. Nothing more. She’d made the Atlanta Marriott Marquis reservation for a busy holiday weekend almost a year in advance. Bu...

DATE: Nov 7, 2015 | CATEGORY: The Travel Troubleshooter

Did the Gold King spill impact October home sales?

The local real estate market was on pace through the first nine months to be the best year since 2006, and then came October. October real estate sales in La Plata County are way ...

DATE: Nov 7, 2015 | CATEGORY: On Real Estate

‘Fulfilling life,’ ‘meeting basic needs’ should not be mutually exclusive

If you are looking for more things to be thankful for during this season of gratitude, I have a fun exercise for you. Go down to your local Social Security office and apply for d...

DATE: Nov 7, 2015 | CATEGORY: Creating Community

Help save Land and Water Conservation Fund

If you’re reading this, chances are you’ve had the opportunity to take in the magnificence of our state’s natural beauty. Public lands across Colorado serve as one of our state’s greatest as...

DATE: Nov 7, 2015 | CATEGORY: From the U.S. Senate

Office needs independent authority to sue

As Colorado’s attorney general, I was elected to serve as the people’s lawyer. My effectiveness depends on my ability to make independent legal decisions that defend the rule of law and prot...

DATE: Nov 7, 2015 | CATEGORY: From our Congressman

Monumental expectations

Parcels are not leased; protecting the land will harm no one

DATE: Nov 7, 2015 | CATEGORY: From our Congressman

The problematic reach of domestic violence laws

I grew up watching movies like “Sleeping with the Enemy,” and “Not Without my Daughter,” where the female protagonists experience violent and disturbing abuse from their husbands. At my prog...

DATE: Nov 7, 2015 | CATEGORY: From our Congressman

Rural cemeteries: Forgotten history in lonesome places

The wind rustles the grasses and snow silently covers the graveyard tombstones. These monuments in stone are chroniclers of past lives; the witnesses for cherished souls now gone. Expression...

DATE: Nov 6, 2015 | CATEGORY: Stewards of the Land

November has a cornucopia of events at FLC

November arts offerings at Fort Lewis College include a Trio Solis, the famous Horowitz piano, Cajun music, humor, Suzy Boggus, art gallery openings and more. Truly a fall inspired cornucopi...

DATE: Nov 5, 2015 | CATEGORY: View from the Fort

Life is more like a box of rocks

Forrest Gump said “life is like a box of chocolates,” but I think life is more like a box of rocks. Some people are smarter than the box, some people are dumber than the box, and if you are ...

DATE: Nov 5, 2015 | CATEGORY: Great Adventures of Jenny and Goose

Arkansas is more than a state, it’s Colorado fishing

One of the high points of my year was the annual fly fishing trip Sam and I took with a group of friends from Texas. This group is made up of three doctors, one lawyer, two sons that are a l...

DATE: Nov 5, 2015 | CATEGORY: Flies & Lies

Wrap up your outside chores and put your garden to bed

I have a tendency to be late. Not really late, but not “fashionably late” either, as I really am not that fashionable. But ask my office mates, fellow board members, my kids or e...

DATE: Nov 4, 2015 | CATEGORY: From the Extension Office