Columnists - The Durango Herald

How does United Way invest donor money to help people?

Most people have a sense that United Way helps people – true. Most people know that we raise money and follow strict accountability measures when handling donors’ gifts – also true. What man...

DATE: Sep 27, 2014 | CATEGORY: Creating Community

Volume of beer serving no pint-size brouhaha

So I go to a local watering hole and order a pint of beer. A pint is 16 ounces, right? But when I use a commemorative pint glass at home, why does a 12-ounce can fill a “pint” glass to the t...

DATE: Sep 27, 2014 | CATEGORY: Action Line

Association studying Hispano arborglyphs on a wooden canvas

By Ruth Lambert San Juan Mountains Association The San Juan Mountains Association is conducting a study of the historic aspen tree carvings made by Hispano sheepherders...

DATE: Sep 27, 2014 | CATEGORY: Stewards of the Land

Your day in court

Waiving defendant’s right to claim ineffective lawyers is a bad idea

DATE: Sep 27, 2014 | CATEGORY: From our Congressman

In October, take a peek at Uranus and two eclipses

Greetings, stargazers. Ancient astronomers knew of five “wanderers” in the sky. These five planets – Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter and Saturn – are all very bright, and, obvious...

DATE: Sep 27, 2014 | CATEGORY: What's up in Durango Skies

Mourn for Martha, before we share in her fate

Although the Ebola epidemic is terrible, there is an invisible epidemic that might end up being even worse for humanity. We depend on the great web of life, but paradoxically, we are constan...

DATE: Sep 27, 2014 | CATEGORY: Population Matters

Jeffco schools

How rewarding to see high school students standing up for education

DATE: Sep 27, 2014 | CATEGORY: From our Congressman

San Juan Skyway Looking to the future at its 25th anniversary

When visitors and locals alike share stories about their experiences in Southwest Colorado, inevitably Mesa Verde, the Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad or hiking are included. Add t...

DATE: Sep 27, 2014 | CATEGORY: From our Congressman

Beauprez’s lands stance wrong for Colo.

It has been a few weeks now, but I had somewhat recent occasion to be reminded just how far Telluride is from Ouray, particularly when taking the short cut – on foot. Immediately after that ...

DATE: Sep 27, 2014 | CATEGORY: Policy and Politics

Gettin’ jazzy with it to support the hall

When you’re not a musician, actor, dancer or performer of some ilk, the odds of being under the spotlights on the stage at the Community Concert Hall at Fort Lewis College are slim and none....

DATE: Sep 26, 2014 | CATEGORY: Neighbors

Local music offerings spilleth over

It’s feast or famine for local entertainment options. One weekend music fans, promoters and writers are dying for at least one thing to see, host or peck words about. Other weeke...

DATE: Sep 25, 2014 | CATEGORY: Downtown Lowdown

Clubhouse Porch

Here we are at the end of another season of reporting on the golf scene in Southwest Colorado. We have gone through a successful changing of the guard at the Dalton Ranch Golf C...

DATE: Sep 24, 2014 | CATEGORY: Clubhouse Porch