Columnists - The Durango Herald

Step by step, you can master your money

When I picked up the 656-page tome, I was curious. During the bustle of Noel Night at Maria’s Bookshop, Tony Robbins’ new book grabbed my attention. I was familiar with Robbins fr...

DATE: Jan 6, 2015 | CATEGORY: Money Savvy

Tourism: Whose job is it anyway?

First off, Happy New Year from the Durango Area Tourism Office! And thanks to The Durango Herald, which will be running 12 columns on tourism in 2015. When it comes to attracting ...

DATE: Jan 6, 2015 | CATEGORY: A Take on Tourism

Our changes aim to benefit all students

In the past month, some misinformation has circulated about the district’s efforts to develop and implement a formative assessment system to measure student learning and target critical achi...

DATE: Jan 6, 2015 | CATEGORY: Durango School News

New year, new art offerings at Fort Lewis

Happy New Year from all of us in the arts at Fort Lewis College! We are busy planning loads of wonderful concerts, exhibits, plays and performances for our spring semester. First ...

DATE: Jan 5, 2015 | CATEGORY: View from the Fort

Beware, flu is spreading; protect yourself

According to public-health experts, we are in the middle of one of the worst influenza epidemics in the last five years. As of this writing, the Centers for Disease Control and P...

DATE: Jan 4, 2015 | CATEGORY: La Plata Health Watch

Action Line Mercy cleaned daily; Durango topo maps untouched since 1963

The Help Wanted ads had an interesting item the other day from Mercy Regional Medical Center. The hospital listed an opening for an “Environmental Services Worker.” But further on in the ad,...

DATE: Jan 4, 2015 | CATEGORY: Action Line

Why do hotels place ‘holds’ on customers’ credit cards?

It’s like an episode of “Unsolved Mysteries” that plays itself endlessly for travelers. It happened to Judith Searcy when she stayed at the Portland Marriott Downtown Waterfront i...

DATE: Jan 3, 2015 | CATEGORY: The Travel Troubleshooter

Understanding the broker relationship

Despite all of the articles written lately, one of the most misunderstood aspects of the real estate industry is agency. A brief history may help. Before 1994, all real estate bro...

DATE: Jan 3, 2015 | CATEGORY: On Real Estate

Behind the scenes with The High Rollers

Local county band talks about life onstage, offstage

DATE: Jan 3, 2015 | CATEGORY: John Peel

Benefits abound for those who serve country

Nobody really knows what the future holds; it’s a brand-new year, so start it right by paying a visit to your local Veterans Service Office to find out what VA benefits you may qualify for. ...

DATE: Jan 3, 2015 | CATEGORY: Serving Veterans

High-speed Internet an economic need

Business owners in Durango and La Plata County mention two things repeatedly as integral to their success here: The Internet and air service. The Durango Herald reported (Dec. 28)...

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