Columnists - The Durango Herald

No easy fix to rental-car breakdowns

A car rental should be the least dramatic part of your vacation. You pick up the vehicle, you drive it, you return it to the airport. All done. Unless you’re John Themelis. When h...

DATE: Feb 14, 2015 | CATEGORY: The Travel Troubleshooter

‘The best part of someone’s worst day’

The American Red Cross alleviates and prevents human suffering in the face of emergencies by mobilizing the power of volunteers and the generosity of donors. Time and time again,...

DATE: Feb 14, 2015 | CATEGORY: Red Cross and you

Demographics of first-time homebuyers

The National Association of Realtors has published the latest data on the demographics of first-time home buyers nationwide. The biggest headline of the study was that the charact...

DATE: Feb 14, 2015 | CATEGORY: On Real Estate

Valles Caldera

An experiment in privatizing public land fails after 14 years

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

A happy anniversary, with a little dash of secrecy

February is my anniversary: Twenty-three years ago this month, I was married to my calling as Principal Norm Higgs hired me to finish out the 1991-1992 school year in a self-contained Specia...

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

A guide for the most loving time of the year

Valentine’s Day is a nationwide holiday in which flowers are bought, lips are kissed and chocolate is consumed. For others, it’s a great day to remember how single you actually are. Either w...

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

Extending sales tax right thing for recreation

In April 1999, Durango voters approved a half-cent sales tax to fund the construction, maintenance and operation of the Durango Community Recreation Center and make improvements and connecti...

DATE: Feb 12, 2015 | CATEGORY: On the Run

Dan Bern to christen new Cortez theater

Eleven years in, and KSJD radio, the community station serving Montezuma County, Southeast Utah and Northern Arizona, continues to spread its signal around the region. In 2012, t...

DATE: Feb 12, 2015 | CATEGORY: Downtown Lowdown

Shooting-sports competitor sets sights on national contest

The Colorado 4-H Shooting Sports Program trains members in the responsible and ethical use of archery and firearms. Here in La Plata County, our 4-H shooting program has grown tremendously i...

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

Calculating your ecological footprint

Congratulations! You have recently resolved to reduce the impact you and your family are having on the planet’s ecosystems. You’ll consume less, reuse and recycle more, and generally live mo...

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

Gathering water information and resources a priority in my legislative session

It has been an exciting week. I am working hard on my bills as well as keeping up on my committee bills and those that come to the floor. I actually have a little advantage over other legisl...

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

Steampunkalooza and the latest technology

Hard as it is to believe, Snowdown 2015 is over, starting and ending so fast it was like a flash. But before it flew by, a lot of money was raised for good causes, one of those b...

DATE: Feb 10, 2015 | CATEGORY: Neighbors