Columnists - The Durango Herald

Is enough space on an airplane a human right?

Do you have the right to room on a plane? If you answered “no,” you’re probably with the majority of American travelers. After all, airlines are private companies, and you always ...

DATE: Sep 26, 2015 | CATEGORY: The Travel Troubleshooter

We wouldnâ€™t be where we are without our sponsors, volunteers

Happy Fall! I would like to mention a select set of sponsors who stepped up in an extra-big way to help us with our end-of-summer events. Special thanks to Four Corners Broadcast...

DATE: Sep 26, 2015 | CATEGORY: Creating Community

Accountability in wake of Animas disaster

Unlike heavy-handed federal Superfund designations – which have been opposed by communities such as Silverton because of the devastating impact they have on local economies – the good Samari...

DATE: Sep 26, 2015 | CATEGORY: From our Congressman

Judicial vacancies

In April, U.S. District Judge Robert Blackburn announced that he will be taking senior status, effective April 2016. This announcement opens up a “future vacancy” in the federal District Cou...

DATE: Sep 26, 2015 | CATEGORY: From our Congressman

Look at 3 options for sewer plant

At its Sept. 1 session, Durango City Council decided to evaluate a new wastewater treatment plant on a private, downriver site before the high bridge. I commend the councilors for this decis...

DATE: Sep 26, 2015 | CATEGORY: From our Congressman

Funding contraception saves money – and lives

Can you think of any state-funded program that can save $7 for every dollar spent? Voluntary family-planning programs for teens and young women offer that wide a margin of benefit! ...

DATE: Sep 26, 2015 | CATEGORY: Population Matters

Joe Buck Yourself brings country punk

In a world of polished pop music, watered down punk and country music ripe for an elevator, it’s great to have musicians come along and hit you like a punch in the jaw. Someone that hollers ...

DATE: Sep 24, 2015 | CATEGORY: Downtown Lowdown

Mystery will pull your strings

Disclaimer by Renée Knight is another debut novel by yet another British author fresh out of another fiction writing workshop. Knight explains how she practiced writing a book ab...

DATE: Sep 24, 2015 | CATEGORY: Murder Ink

Changes all around us, as the golf season winds to conclusion

Course makeovers, fewer daylight hours, changing colors, dropping temperatures and the last attempts at getting those bugs worked out of your game dot the landscape, as fall has arrived in S...

DATE: Sep 23, 2015 | CATEGORY: Clubhouse Porch

As cooler weather arrives, tips to save your tomatoes

Editor’s note: Get Growing, written by the La Plata County Extension Office’s Master Gardener Program, appears during the growing season. It features timely tips and suggestions for your gar...

DATE: Sep 23, 2015 | CATEGORY: Get Growing

Head injuries can harm kids’ growing brains

This time of the year, with the seasonal return to collision sports such as football and, later, ice hockey, I am reminded of an important health issue for kids: concussions. If ...

DATE: Sep 23, 2015 | CATEGORY: La Plata Health Watch

From the murk of conflict to the light of harmony

We’re in the late afternoon vortex, everyone milling around the house like they’re auditioning for the role of most irritable, lethargic family member. The kids are bickering for...

DATE: Sep 23, 2015 | CATEGORY: Adventures in Motherhood