Columnists - The Durango Herald

To get bus service, Mercury pulled out all the stops

Please help me figure this out. The city’s Transit buses don’t stop at the Durango Mall, neither pick up nor drop off. The “T” Bus is great and the drivers will do anything to help passenger...

DATE: Mar 1, 2015 | CATEGORY: Action Line

Three words you don’t have to settle for

The excuse had a familiar ring to it. Craig Zimmett’s daughter, Alissa, was supposed to fly from Miami to Gainesville, Florida, but she didn’t. Instead, her commuter flight took a...

DATE: Feb 28, 2015 | CATEGORY: The Travel Troubleshooter

Buying a home after losing one may be possible

Have you or one of your family members suffered through the foreclosure of a home or negotiated a short sale of your home during the Great Recession? There may be good news for yo...

DATE: Feb 28, 2015 | CATEGORY: On Real Estate

Plenty of benefits available for disabled vets

The Veterans Administration provides disabled former servicemen and women with compensation programs designed to assist disabled veterans and their dependents. The disability com...

DATE: Feb 28, 2015 | CATEGORY: Serving Veterans

To make lasting change, investing in education is key

Making progress on social challenges can be tough. Let us stop for a moment and celebrate some success. Currently, a higher percentage of students is graduating from high school than was 15 ...

DATE: Feb 28, 2015 | CATEGORY: Creating Community

Ongoing Great Depression led news of 1937

It seemed for some people that The Great Depression would never end despite what the local, state and federal governments were doing. Life went on as opposition mounted to some of the New De...

DATE: Feb 28, 2015 | CATEGORY: From our Congressman

Good neighbors

Colorado’s responsible energy development goes the extra mile

DATE: Feb 28, 2015 | CATEGORY: From our Congressman

EPA regs would jeopardize power supply

The clash between environmental and energy reality versus idealism reached a crossroads in Denver last week when the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission convened a technical conference on W...

DATE: Feb 28, 2015 | CATEGORY: From our Congressman

A 20-ounce T-bone with the fixin’s for $2.95?

Those were the days. It’s not just a theme song from “All in the Family,” it’s the memories people shared Saturday at the Animas Museum when they stopped by to view the members-o...

DATE: Feb 27, 2015 | CATEGORY: Neighbors

Voodoo Glow Skulls will deliver funk, ska

The annual concert hosted by Fort Lewis College’s Student Union Productions is growing into one of the college’s premier student music events. According to a survey of all student...

DATE: Feb 25, 2015 | CATEGORY: Downtown Lowdown

Build your savings account by setting goals, making plan

This week is National America Saves Week Albert Einstein defined insanity as doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results. Are you ready to leave the ...

DATE: Feb 25, 2015 | CATEGORY: From the Extension Office

Land seizures create path for pipeline

Is your domain eminently defensible? Or can a private corporation take your home and land for profit? How about a foreign corporation? These questions arise because currently a f...

DATE: Feb 25, 2015 | CATEGORY: Your Ecological House