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public editorial board meeting

Please join The Durango Herald editorial board for its public session from 10-11 a.m. Wednesday, March 18, at 81301 Coffee Inc., 3101 Main Ave., Durango. The editorial board will ...

DATE: Mar 14, 2015 | CATEGORY: From our Congressman

Sunshine Week

Shine a light on government efforts to hide from the citizenry

DATE: Mar 14, 2015 | CATEGORY: From our Congressman

‘DHS Gossip’ not the full story of Durango High School

As I sat at my table late one night, I was scrolling through Facebook, about to call it a night when I saw a post that troubled me. It started with someone who had shared a link to the artic...

DATE: Mar 14, 2015 | CATEGORY: From our Congressman

Being a mother – in this moment and the next

It’s 5 p.m. There are two extra kids at our house, a sinkful of dishes and piles of discarded clothes festering in sparkly pink clumps. The kitchen table is layered with paper flotsam. The f...

DATE: Mar 14, 2015 | CATEGORY: Adventures in Motherhood

Spring forward into safety with these tips

Daylight saving time always signals the changing of the seasons. The added hour of light at the end of the work day encourages us all to move out of our winter slumber, the tulips start to b...

DATE: Mar 13, 2015 | CATEGORY: Red Cross and you

Top national act comes to town for Celtic festival

As the Durango Celtic Festival reaches its toddler years, it’s continuing to grow in numbers and talent. Ticket sales continue to increase, and a buzz among the Celtic community ...

DATE: Mar 12, 2015 | CATEGORY: Downtown Lowdown

Stone throwing won’t build a movement

The stone throwing began shortly after an article about a local environmental engineer appeared in my Oregon hometown newspaper. The upbeat piece described the house that the wom...

DATE: Mar 11, 2015 | CATEGORY: Your Ecological House

Lizards give us pause to contemplate change

My son got a gecko for Christmas and named him Binx. He has always had a fascination with lizards in the wild. Many parents who send their kids to Durango Nature Studies’ summer...

DATE: Mar 11, 2015 | CATEGORY: Durango Nature Studies

In our community, local food is growing ever deeper roots

Lists. This time of year, I tend to make them. Deep into the “educational season,” it’s easy for me to get confused about where I am supposed to be and whom I am supposed to be t...

DATE: Mar 11, 2015 | CATEGORY: From the Extension Office

Water study could help answer key question

Water is the lifeblood of Colorado’s economy and environment. The Western Slope of Colorado is being pulled from at least two directions: water demands from the downstream states of Californ...

DATE: Mar 10, 2015 | CATEGORY: From our Congressman

What’s the real cost of your debt?

A few days ago, I was discussing debt with a new client. The interest payments were killing him. He said repeatedly that they were his primary motivation for getting out of debt. ...

DATE: Mar 10, 2015 | CATEGORY: Money Savvy

Extraordinary: Piccoli, Midkiff, Wasserbach

On Sunday, The Durango Herald kicked off a month of stories about local women’s contributions in the world and in our community. On Tuesday, we looked at why Women’s History Month matters. B...

DATE: Mar 10, 2015 | CATEGORY: Neighbors