Columnists - The Durango Herald

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

Measuring what matters least

Testing should require thought, not regurgitation

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

European war talk meant little to Durango

European counties were aligning themselves, and war talk was being heard but it all seemed far away from Durango. Locally, however, spring was getting nearer and farmers were pre...

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

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It’s 10:30 p.m. on New Year’s Eve, two hours after our children are usually nestled into bunk beds. We’re with friends, their living room turned dance floor packed with the bendy...

DATE: Jan 3, 2015 | CATEGORY: Adventures in Motherhood

Chocolate, beer and Leadership La Plata

My, how times have changed. When I was a member of the Leadership La Plata class of 1991-1992 – also known as the Dark Ages – our session on business in the county was a lot of pa...

DATE: Jan 2, 2015 | CATEGORY: Neighbors

Six Dollar String Band: Keeping old-time alive

Durango’s Six Dollar String Band continues to be a local purveyor of a genre of music that out-dates us all. The quartet has been playing old-time music locally for three years. ...

DATE: Jan 1, 2015 | CATEGORY: Downtown Lowdown

Listen closely for sounds of change

“Does the flap of a butterfly’s wings in Brazil set off a tornado in Texas?” – Edward Lorenz, chaos theory pioneer Recently, I’ve reflected on the truism that “nothin...

DATE: Dec 31, 2014 | CATEGORY: Your Ecological House

4-H volunteer leaders provide invaluable support to program

Happy New Year! I hope everyone is enjoying the holiday season. It is always exciting to embrace a new year and the possibilities of new opportunities on the horizon. Personally, ...

DATE: Dec 31, 2014 | CATEGORY: From the Extension Office

A vintage economy is like a vintage wine

A mixture of weather patterns and the micro-climate in which a grape grows affects the vintage of any given grape. For example, Shiraz likes it dry and sunny, while sauvignon blanc prefers w...

DATE: Dec 30, 2014 | CATEGORY: Thoughts Along The Way

Marking 20 years of Seasons’ deliciousness

In one of the highlights of the holidays, Seasons Rotisserie & Grill celebrated its 20th anniversary with an evening of delicious food in support of an organization that helps some of the mo...

DATE: Dec 30, 2014 | CATEGORY: Neighbors

Accuracy of Google map not a shore thing

From time to time, The Durango Herald will include a Google map at the bottom of online stories to show where news happens. The other day, I noticed that Google displays a couple of “lakes”...

DATE: Dec 28, 2014 | CATEGORY: Action Line

No one says night shifts are easy

Occasionally, I have described my career in emergency medicine as enduring 30-plus years of sleep depravation. Actually, it’s longer than that. In college, I worked several summe...

DATE: Dec 27, 2014 | CATEGORY: La Plata Health Watch