Columnists - The Durango Herald

Let’s go fishing, dammit!

I have to admit that Goose’s favorite word is “dammit.” She doesn’t use it for shock value. It’s always uttered at appropriate times, like when she lost a decent-sized fish at Mo...

DATE: Aug 6, 2015 | CATEGORY: Great Adventures of Jenny and Goose

Don’t overlook the Billy Goat for great music

Everyone needs a watering hole, the kind of place where the beer is cold, the clientele local and the entertainment free. For Durango residents who like to support live music, th...

DATE: Aug 6, 2015 | CATEGORY: Downtown Lowdown

Bamboo, a new miracle cure for Type-A personalities

In my role as a professional, I have spent a fair amount of time and money on research and development. Of course, with my profession being fly fishing, my R&D consists of doing lots of fly ...

DATE: Aug 6, 2015 | CATEGORY: Flies & Lies

Doctor’s ‘tone’ is professional, not malicious

Last month, the anti-abortion activist group Center for Medical Progress released an undercover video of a Planned Parenthood doctor graphically describing techniques by which fetal organs f...

DATE: Aug 5, 2015 | CATEGORY: Coroner's Report

Retreats help us to grow, change

It’s so refreshing to have little getaways that take us away from our daily lives. They give us a chance to change routines, enjoy a different environment and possibly have a more complete p...

DATE: Aug 5, 2015 | CATEGORY: Authentic Aging

‘They’ll be riding ... so look out for those beauties’

Somewhere back in the 1980s, I went through a Queen phase. No, I wasn’t infatuated with the Queen of England, nor was I into chess. It was the band out of England, and I enjoyed their take o...

DATE: Aug 5, 2015 | CATEGORY: From the Extension Office

Even in golf, there’s still an app for that, whatever that is

Have you ever noticed how many self-help golf apps are available to download on your smart phone these days? There is the square-to-square, or as I call it nerd-to-nerd, which co...

DATE: Aug 5, 2015 | CATEGORY: Clubhouse Porch

Curtain falls on Music in the Mountains

The Music in the Mountains classical music festival always feels a bit like a runaway train. The first concert delights, and then it’s one event after another, some private, some free, some ...

DATE: Aug 4, 2015 | CATEGORY: Columnists

Former contest winner at Juilliard

Goosby winner of prestigious scholarship

DATE: Aug 3, 2015 | CATEGORY: Neighbors

You gotta keep an eye on webcams and vagrant parking pluggers

While watching KOB-TV Albuquerque morning news, I saw a live view of the intersection of Main Avenue and Seventh Street, with the Strater Hotel on the right and Karyn Gabaldon’s gallery on t...

DATE: Aug 2, 2015 | CATEGORY: Action Line

Don’t overlook immunizations this back-to-school season

It’s hard to believe that summer is almost over and the 2015-16 school year is just around the corner. During this time, parents are preparing themselves for the day-to-day chaos...

DATE: Aug 1, 2015 | CATEGORY: Creating Community

Pearl Harbor brought home the reality of war

News of the Japanese’ Dec. 7 attack on the naval station at Pearl Harbor came too late to make the Sunday newspapers. The next day, newspapers throughout the country carried the ...

DATE: Aug 1, 2015 | CATEGORY: From our Congressman