Columnists - The Durango Herald

Dog adolescence: Size does not equal maturity

The most common definition for adolescence is that it is a transitional period of physical and psychological development that occurs between childhood and adulthood. Teenage huma...

DATE: Sep 18, 2014 | CATEGORY: Durango Dog Tales

Archuleta alone at the top of Gridiron Green

It was a week of mediocrity around NFL pick ’em circles. And the Gridiron Guru followed suit with an 8-8 week, which landed him among the Week 2 majority. One man sto...

DATE: Sep 17, 2014 | CATEGORY: The Green Side of Life

4-H’ers harvest riches at Giving Back Garden

Green beans are coming out of my ears. I love green beans; however, I will be thankful when they stop producing. The La Plata County 4-H Giving Back Garden is yielding the fruits ...

DATE: Sep 17, 2014 | CATEGORY: From the Extension Office

Ignore deniers, act now to fight climate change

It’s time. Time to make a ruckus. This weekend tens of thousands will converge in New York City to protest the uninspired, inept and cynical global response to climate change. ...

DATE: Sep 17, 2014 | CATEGORY: Thinking Green

Sad to see summer go? If so, get to work on your winter garden

Editor’s note: Get Growing, written by the La Plata County Extension Office’s Master Gardener Program, appears every other week during the growing season. It features timely tips and suggest...

DATE: Sep 17, 2014 | CATEGORY: Get Growing

Pass the acorns, berries and everything else. I’m hungry

Each year at Thanksgiving, I vow to not over-indulge on stuffing, gravy, green-bean casserole and pie and to not end up lying melted into the couch watching the Dallas Cowboys lose to, well,...

DATE: Sep 17, 2014 | CATEGORY: Bear Smart

Clubhouse Porch

I stepped out onto my porch earlier this week and saw the opening touches of fall hitting my ash trees – the red and yellow colors have come out of hiding, and the dark red scrub oak are not...

DATE: Sep 17, 2014 | CATEGORY: Clubhouse Porch

Hat’s off to service – and here’s to more

As far as the Vallecito Service League is concerned, any time is Derby time. Kentucky Derby, that is. On Saturday, the organization had its major bash of the year, a Run for the R...

DATE: Sep 16, 2014 | CATEGORY: Neighbors

Sex, money and getting along with your partner

Sadly, a recent Money magazine survey revealed 6 in 10 husbands and wives check their bank balances more often than they have sex. Surprising? Not really. Seventy percent of coupl...

DATE: Sep 16, 2014 | CATEGORY: Money Savvy

At DAC, everyone is invited to join in artistic play

As artists, we’re the lucky ones. We get to create the art and music that people enjoy when they get home from a long day of work. We get to make the films, write the books and produce the t...

DATE: Sep 14, 2014 | CATEGORY: View from the Center

Respiratory virus a reminder to take precautions

As every year, with the start of school, the respiratory viral season is upon us. This year, as you may have heard, there is a somewhat unique virus that is contributing to cold symptoms. ...

DATE: Sep 14, 2014 | CATEGORY: La Plata Health Watch