Columnists - The Durango Herald

Character key to successful education

We’ve started the school year with a lot of energy and enthusiasm. As I’ve often shared, the work our staff is engaged in is so much more than simply having kids enjoy school. W...

DATE: Sep 8, 2015 | CATEGORY: Durango School News

Your journey to financial security

Every journey is a series of actions taking you to your destination. This is especially true of the journey to financial security – a path that includes many waypoints. Last month...

DATE: Sep 8, 2015 | CATEGORY: Money Savvy

Hotel upgrades can foil your lodging plans

As hotel renovations go, the one Robert Reich experienced was pretty extreme. The property he’d booked in Baltimore, the Mount Vernon Hotel, was being remodeled and reopening as ...

DATE: Sep 5, 2015 | CATEGORY: The Travel Troubleshooter

Reservoir signs provide the best typos by a dam site

Dear Mr. Action Line, can you investigate these aquatic orthographic oversights spotted nearby at Vallecito and Totten reservoirs? Sign me, Aqua-nonymous Following Action Line’s ...

DATE: Sep 5, 2015 | CATEGORY: Action Line

Saying goodbye to DFPD’s Chief Dan Noonan

On May 27 at a special meeting of the Durango Fire Protection District board of directors, Chief Dan Noonan announced his retirement as fire chief of the DFPD effective the end of 2015. ...

DATE: Sep 5, 2015 | CATEGORY: From our Congressman

It's a seller's market, but getting a good deal can still take some work

The housing market is hot, especially for sellers. Many people trying to sell homes find that an increase in home prices, combined with a limited inventory of homes for sale in pa...

DATE: Sep 5, 2015 | CATEGORY: On Real Estate

Partnership, broad scope needed for mine cleanup

When the now infamous photo of three kayakers paddling in an other-worldly orange-yellow Animas River flooded the media on Aug. 6, it was the first time most Americans had ever given any tho...

DATE: Sep 5, 2015 | CATEGORY: From our Congressman

A call to action: Healthier kids means a brighter future for all

September is designated as National Childhood Obesity Awareness Month and for good reason. This month reminds us of the need to renew and strengthen our efforts to reverse the co...

DATE: Sep 5, 2015 | CATEGORY: Creating Community

The truth about mine drainage

Gold King water was headed for the Animas, anyway

DATE: Sep 5, 2015 | CATEGORY: From our Congressman

USA fly fishing team brings home the silver

I have to say, one of the last places I would chose to go fly fishing is Bosnia. However, thankfully Fly Fishing Team USA (FFTUSA) went there and placed second in the World Fly F...

DATE: Sep 3, 2015 | CATEGORY: Flies & Lies

Behind the scenes at the Four Corners Folk Festival

This is a festival-heavy region. They come most weekends all summer long, impeding your sleep schedule and depleting your bank account while giving you a dose of acoustic-based music. One of...

DATE: Sep 3, 2015 | CATEGORY: Downtown Lowdown

Drowning a tough call for coroners

Fictional medical examiners have no trouble telling if somebody drowned. In real life, that determination can be hard. The classic finding in drowning is a cone of white froth bub...

DATE: Sep 2, 2015 | CATEGORY: Coroner's Report