Columnists - The Durango Herald

High and fast water makes for creative fishing

I’m not real religious when it comes to prayer. In fact my prayers are usually for good cigars, better whiskey, and fish in love with dry flies. I’m a man of simple needs. Howeve...

DATE: Jul 2, 2015 | CATEGORY: Flies & Lies

Saved organs not souvenirs, not for sale

During a science field trip to the Staten Island morgue in 2005, high school students saw a familiar name on a glass jar containing a brain. Jesse Shipley, a classmate’s brother, had died tw...

DATE: Jul 1, 2015 | CATEGORY: Coroner's Report

The aphids are coming; take action to protect your plants

Sometimes I assume that, given our dry and cool environment, I have seen the vast majority of pest and disease issues in the area. I seem to know when the questions about aspens will arrive:...

DATE: Jul 1, 2015 | CATEGORY: From the Extension Office

Sit back and daydream: Quiet time is good for you

Are you spending more time daydreaming? Perhaps a better word is pondering or reflecting. Part of my every morning is spent with some tea and quiet meditation. Then, in the late ...

DATE: Jul 1, 2015 | CATEGORY: Authentic Aging

Long putts part of taking care of business

I finally had a chance to get away earlier this week and get in a round of golf with my brother-in-law, and who says there is not a golf guru looking over you? You should have see...

DATE: Jul 1, 2015 | CATEGORY: Clubhouse Porch

Raising money and taking the fight to cancer

They may still have aching feet, but the participants in the 2015 Relay for Life for the American Cancer Society can look back on a successful fundraiser that had its focus in the right plac...

DATE: Jun 30, 2015 | CATEGORY: Neighbors

Celebrate our freedom downtown

There is no better place to be for the Fourth of July than in Durango. The Durango Business Improvement District has put together a full day of family-friendly events with something for ever...

DATE: Jun 30, 2015 | CATEGORY: What's Up Downtown

A little help learning tourism lingo

For as long as I can remember, the lodging industry has referred to selling rooms as putting “heads-in-beds”. Similarly, attractions like theaters, trains and ski areas have always strived t...

DATE: Jun 30, 2015 | CATEGORY: A Take on Tourism

Durango dogged by scofflaws with free-range rovers

I’m new to town, and I own two dogs. One is a sweet little puppy and the other is unpredictable. Because of this, I make sure they’re on leashes. It’s my understanding that the city has and ...

DATE: Jun 28, 2015 | CATEGORY: Action Line

United Way here to help when a disaster strikes

Lady Luck has been shining on Southwest Colorado recently as it relates to natural disasters. The fire threats that we have had in these past several years have been quickly addr...

DATE: Jun 27, 2015 | CATEGORY: Creating Community

Clean water

Colorado’s rivers exemplify the need for healthy environmental regulation

DATE: Jun 27, 2015 | CATEGORY: From our Congressman

Increase the availability of birth-control pills

Should you have to go to a doctor for a prescription in order to buy a medication that is safe, can prolong lives, prevents cancer and helps people feel better? Although the press...

DATE: Jun 27, 2015 | CATEGORY: Population Matters