Columnists - The Durango Herald

School finance will soon take center stage at Colorado’s Capitol

Last week, the Senate took up the budget bill and, as is often the case, stripped the amendments made on the bill in the House. This may explain why, midweek, the House chose to pass a resol...

DATE: Apr 8, 2014 | CATEGORY: From our Congressman

Start stalking – $500 on the line

Bounty hunters, take note: There’s a $500 reward out there for the first one who spots a wanted Coloradan. A slight twist: This Coloradan is a tree – a Colorado blue spruce, the s...

DATE: Apr 8, 2014 | CATEGORY: Talk about Town

An architectural stroll down Main Avenue

A Medici palace on Main Avenue? Yes, indeed. Recently, I showed a picture of the Newman Building, 801-813 Main Ave., in my series “Art as a Matter of Life and Death” at the Durang...

DATE: Apr 7, 2014 | CATEGORY: Culture Gulch

Session heats up as end approaches

With only a little more than a month left in the session, the legislative crunch is intensifying. After the Joint Budget Committee removed funding last month for renovating Berndt Hall at Fo...

DATE: Apr 6, 2014 | CATEGORY: From our Congressman

Open your mouth – you can learn a lot about your health

Your dental health has a lot to do with your general health. For two weeks during the summer after my first year of medical school, I shadowed a dentist working in a community he...

DATE: Apr 6, 2014 | CATEGORY: La Plata Health Watch

Swimming with whale sharks in the Sea of Cortez

The Sea of Cortez is home to some of the most diverse and plentiful sea life on the North American West Coast. I have seen dorado, dolphins, flying fish, giant grey and sperm wh...

DATE: Apr 5, 2014 | CATEGORY: More Hands on Deck

City wants to give ‘flushable’ wipes the bum’s rush

Something has reared its ugly head recently, and I need Action Line to look into it. To avoid a crisis in the city sewer system, the public is being asked to dispose of used baby wipes in a ...

DATE: Apr 5, 2014 | CATEGORY: Action Line

‘Peaceful parenting’ a practice worth deepening

We’re in the car, returning from celebrating the Jewish holiday, Purim, at Temple Har Shalom. We’ve had a fun night, including participating in the rowdy re-enactment of the Purim story and ...

DATE: Apr 5, 2014 | CATEGORY: Adventures in Motherhood

A firsthand look at racial divisions inside China

There are lots of things about China that are great. The food is amazing, the people are friendly and there’s thousands of years of history wherever you go. That being said, ther...

DATE: Apr 5, 2014 | CATEGORY: Letter from Korla

United Way supports programs to help our children succeed

Spring has arrived, and some brave plants have poked through the ground hoping to grow and flower. Of course, conditions need to be right from the start for them to succeed. The same can be ...

DATE: Apr 5, 2014 | CATEGORY: Creating Community

On-the-job, apprenticeship programs help vets, employers

Both on-the-job and apprenticeship training programs are available for veterans using their Veterans Administration education benefits, including the Post-9/11 GI Bill. These pro...

DATE: Apr 5, 2014 | CATEGORY: Serving Veterans