Columnists - The Durango Herald

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

Finding a decent way to honor Cecil

Whew. Boy, are we an angry country. Seldom do I avoid the company of my fellow animal lovers. But this week, I want to put a continent of distance between me and those calling for...

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

Music in the Mountains enters final weekend

Tuesday night lived up to its billing

DATE: Aug 1, 2015 | CATEGORY: Neighbors

There’s help for C-123 aircraft Agent Orange exposure

The Department of Veterans Affairs has determined that a select group of Air Force and Air Force Reserve personnel were exposed to herbicides through regular and repeated duties as ground, f...

DATE: Jul 31, 2015 | CATEGORY: Serving Veterans

Austin bluegrass musician credits his cool parents

Kids sometimes have to admit that their parents have good taste in music. It doesn’t happen everywhere. I’ve seen some of the record collections of people my age, the 40-somethin...

DATE: Jul 30, 2015 | CATEGORY: Downtown Lowdown

Share your garden success at the La Plata County Fair

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: Jul 29, 2015 | CATEGORY: Get Growing

Catch the best of 4-H program at fairgrounds

The La Plata County pre-fair events kick off Saturday and Sunday. The community is welcome to come to the fairgrounds, 2500 Main Ave., on Saturday to watch the ARBA (American Rab...

DATE: Jul 29, 2015 | CATEGORY: From the Extension Office

July’s end doesn’t mean tournaments do

As we are about to leave the month of July behind us, tournament play does not take a back seat now that August is on our doorstep. There are several upcoming events, including re...

DATE: Jul 29, 2015 | CATEGORY: Clubhouse Porch

Call him Col. Green and thanks for serving

It was truly a family affair when Kyle Green was sworn into his new rank as a full-bird colonel. Green spent a chunk of his childhood in Durango, where he attended Needham Element...

DATE: Jul 28, 2015 | CATEGORY: Neighbors

Here’s a primer on Durango’s business district

Though the Durango Business Improvement District has been serving the community since 1997, I still meet people who look at me quizzically when I mention my job, and ask, “BID, what is that?...

DATE: Jul 28, 2015 | CATEGORY: What's Up Downtown

Duo blazes the way for roads not saddled with signs

Having driven recently to surrounding towns such as Pagosa Springs, Cortez, Monticello and Moab, we were bombarded with ubiquitous roadside signs and billboards. Who can we thank for the rel...

DATE: Jul 26, 2015 | CATEGORY: Action Line