Columnists - The Durango Herald

Being in the minority is an eye-opener

October is when the Leadership La Plata year really gets going after the retreat in September, and this year, the 27th class kicked off its year with something new. (Being establ...

DATE: Oct 28, 2014 | CATEGORY: Neighbors

Living on the Waiver Wire

Say goodbye to some of the best wide receivers in football this week. Atlanta’s Julio Jones and Roddy White, Chicago’s Alshon Jeffery and Brandon Marshall, Detroit’s oft-injured C...

DATE: Oct 28, 2014 | CATEGORY: Living on the Waiver Wire

Take a day to game plan like a head coach

Now is the time to prepare for your annual strategic planning day. You say you don’t have a strategic planning day? Then make this your first annual. The best time for this planni...

DATE: Oct 27, 2014 | CATEGORY: Bottom Line

An unexpected comfort read from Minnesota

The Life We Bury is the first book by a veteran defense attorney from Mankato, Minnesota – certainly not the place to call home if you’re blistering to set the publishing world on fire, and ...

DATE: Oct 27, 2014 | CATEGORY: Murder Ink

It’s hard to hide from the threat of food poisoning

Food poisoning has grabbed plenty of attention lately and ranks second only to the common cold in frequency of occurrence. The very young, the chronically ill and the aged are th...

DATE: Oct 26, 2014 | CATEGORY: La Plata Health Watch

In many ways, Nepal worlds away from the West

Durangoan’s journey to Nepal reveals differences from West

DATE: Oct 26, 2014 | CATEGORY: John Peel

It’s a stretch to blame spandex for scofflaw cyclists

Have there been any studies on how wearing spandex might influence eyesight or the ability to follow simple directions? I see a lot of spandex-wearing individuals who are unable to comprehen...

DATE: Oct 26, 2014 | CATEGORY: Action Line

Is local housing inventory low? It depends

Is it fair to say Durango real estate market is experiencing low inventory? If you’re thinking of buying or selling a home, it’s imperative you look at what is happening with the inventory s...

DATE: Oct 25, 2014 | CATEGORY: On Real Estate

LED lights save energy but add light to night sky

Greetings, stargazers. A very common question you may have asked or you might hear from a child is: “Why is the sky blue?” An excellent question that goes right along with: “Why...

DATE: Oct 25, 2014 | CATEGORY: What's up in Durango Skies

Minimizing micro-trash in the wilderness

As most folks already know, 2014 marks the 50th anniversary of the Wilderness Act. The year has been full of events to celebrate and create awareness of the precious resource that is wildern...

DATE: Oct 25, 2014 | CATEGORY: Stewards of the Land

Failed legal experiments – in weed and water

Water-use law may upstage marijuana regulation as a popular opportunity to reject a failed legal experiment in favor of a reasonable regulatory framework. Colorado’s rejection of ...

DATE: Oct 25, 2014 | CATEGORY: From our Congressman