Columnists - The Durango Herald

The 50-year romance

Love finally blooms for Durango High School sweethearts

DATE: Mar 30, 2014 | CATEGORY: John Peel

What to do when your hotel closes for renovations

After her hotel closes for renovations, Amber Sharma’s vacation package seems to fall apart. Now the online agency she booked it through won’t help her fix it. Q: I recently booke...

DATE: Mar 29, 2014 | CATEGORY: The Travel Troubleshooter

Public editorial board meeting

Please join The Durango Herald editorial board for its public session from 3:30-5 p.m. Wednesday, April 2 at Pine River Valley Bank, 1701 Main Ave., Durango. The editorial board w...

DATE: Mar 29, 2014 | CATEGORY: From our Congressman

C.A.F.É

Resolving 9-R’s financial crisis is a community matter

DATE: Mar 29, 2014 | CATEGORY: From our Congressman

It’s mud season in the San Juan Mountains

By Mark Winkworth San Juan Mountains Association Mud season – or shoulder season, also known as spring in the San Juans – can last from April all the way through June d...

DATE: Mar 29, 2014 | CATEGORY: Stewards of the Land

An icy start to Music in Mountains 2014 season

The evening was warm, but the party was a tad on the icy side when Music in the Mountains held its Kickstart Martini Party at Toh-Atin Gallery March 23. Icy in terms of chilling t...

DATE: Mar 28, 2014 | CATEGORY: Neighbors

Committees take critical action on radio, wildfire measures

The last couple of weeks have been a bit chaotic with the collision of a heavy bill load in committee and on the Senate floor along with my need to tend to family matters while my husband ha...

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

Public editorial board meeting

Please join The Durango Herald editorial board for its public session from 3:30-5 p.m. Wednesday, April 2 at Pine River Valley Bank, 1701 Main Ave., Durango. The editorial board w...

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

Durangoans have chance to hear blues at local favorite, downtown, outdoor venue

Durango hasn’t seen much of a winter. My snow shovel was used twice, and the mountain bike gear never got put away. Spring has been just around the corner since November, and one ...

DATE: Mar 27, 2014 | CATEGORY: Downtown Lowdown

Eat well to clear brain fog brought on by menopause

Fatigue, hot flashes, an expanding waistline, brain fog. All this from vacation? Well, yes, but I think the primary diagnosis is probably the big M – menopause. It’s real, and it just keeps ...

DATE: Mar 26, 2014 | CATEGORY: From the Extension Office

For future’s sake, consider taking a carbon fast now

“Anything else you’re interested in is not going to happen if you can’t breathe the air and drink the water. Don’t sit this one out. Do something.” – Carl Sagan Yes, d...

DATE: Mar 26, 2014 | CATEGORY: Your Ecological House

Neighbors Sipping soup, raising money for Hospice

One could attend a fundraiser every few days in this giving community, but few events warm the body and soul like Hospice of Mercy’s Soup for the Soul. This year’s event was held ...

DATE: Mar 25, 2014 | CATEGORY: Neighbors