Columnists - The Durango Herald

VFW post deserves community support

My husband and I, visiting from Queens, New York, look to visit Veterans of Foreign Wars posts as we travel. We were happy to find one open in Durango, especially with Christmas lights on di...

DATE: Feb 7, 2015 | CATEGORY: From our Congressman

Cornutt leaving Big Brothers Big Sisters

Being an effective executive director of a nonprofit is a challenging enterprise, requiring the ability to raise money, manage staff and boards, guide an organization to meet its mission and...

DATE: Feb 6, 2015 | CATEGORY: Neighbors

Early Intervention providers in county have increasing opportunities

Those of us living in Southwest Colorado know how blessed we are to be here. It is an amazing place. We also know it has its drawbacks – high cost of living, limited employment op...

DATE: Feb 6, 2015 | CATEGORY: Creating Community

Mastersounds remind U.S. of its taste for funk

Sometimes it takes outsiders to turn American music fans onto what’s made in their own backyard. While early American blues musicians were ignored here in the states, musicians s...

DATE: Feb 5, 2015 | CATEGORY: Downtown Lowdown

New gear that will keep you organized

Among the great things about the coming of the new year are the articles about new fly fishing gear in all the fly fishing magazines. It seems the various fly fishing magazines have the same...

DATE: Feb 5, 2015 | CATEGORY: Flies & Lies

Food-safety awareness crucial for producers and consumers

Not only will we have produce this summer from local farms, more local producers will be selling baked goods, jams, jellies, tea mixes, spice rubs and flavored honeys. I am refe...

DATE: Feb 4, 2015 | CATEGORY: From the Extension Office

I’m asking you to challenge your beliefs

A few weeks back I was called a bomb-thrower for the content I share in this column. Though this is far from the worst thing I’ve been called in print, it did get me thinking. I...

DATE: Feb 4, 2015 | CATEGORY: Thinking Green

Search & Rescue’s flapjacks save lives

Their standard joke is that if we go eat their pancakes, they’ll come to our rescue. That equation offered by La Plata County Search & Rescue doesn’t seem like a fair equivalency...

DATE: Feb 3, 2015 | CATEGORY: Neighbors

Upcoming tests important for kids, schools

This year, the state of Colorado begins a new assessment program to provide comparable data about schools across our state. This battery of tests, called Colorado Measures of Ac...

DATE: Feb 3, 2015 | CATEGORY: Durango School News

Transparency is the key to working through divisive legislative debates

Moving into February, we’ve got nearly 340 bills introduced in the House and Senate. That’s probably just over half the number that will be filed before the session ends, which gives you a s...

DATE: Feb 3, 2015 | CATEGORY: From our Congressman

Say ‘I do’ to talking about money

Arguments about money are the top predictor of divorce. Fights about kids, sex, in-laws or anything else for that matter take a back seat to money, says Sonya Britt, a researcher ...

DATE: Feb 3, 2015 | CATEGORY: Money Savvy

Who We Are Is What We Appear To Be

The Super Bowl has also become the advertisers’ Super Bowl. The large corporate ad agencies compete against the best in their business for the highest stakes in their game. Millions of dolla...

DATE: Feb 3, 2015 | CATEGORY: A Take on Tourism