Columnists

Michael Gerson

Dems will do all of these self-destructive things

WASHINGTON – In the spirit of the political season, I want to claim credit for the most STUPENDOUS, INSIGHTFUL and…

November 12, 2018

Gulliford's travels

Can we learn to live with wolves again?

In Colorado, we have 12 streams named Wolf Creek, yet officially, we have no wolves in our state. A reprint…

November 10, 2018

Above the Rim

Mountainfilm on Tour bringing adventure to Durango

Durango Nature Studies to host festival this weekend

November 9, 2018

Looking back

Horseback to the cliff houses in early days of Mesa Verde

By June Head Charles B. Kelly was born in Ohio in 1857. Sometime around 1878, he came west with the…

October 31, 2018

Michael Gerson

Afghanistan shows security cost in hostile world

WASHINGTON – The Afghan War – really, the war against terrorists and their allies in Afghanistan and Pakistan – has…

October 26, 2018

Fareed Zakaria

What Khashoggi’s death says about America

NEW YORK – The apparent murder of Jamal Khashoggi tells us something important about Saudi Arabia. But it also tells…

October 22, 2018

Michael Gerson

America’s foreign policy vacuum filled by cruelty

WASHINGTON – Whatever the eventual consequences of the Saudi Arabian regime’s suspected murder of Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi, President…

October 16, 2018

Thoughts Along The Way

The last gasps of Patriarchy?

Leigh Waggonerdu1-i-syn Years ago, I sat on the couch in my living room facing an investigator from the State Board…

October 16, 2018

Robert Samuelson

Solving climate change may well be impossible

WASHINGTON – If there were any doubt before, there should be none now. “Solving” the global climate change problem may…

October 15, 2018

Gulliford's travels

The Woolly West: ‘Sheepscapes’ tell the story of sheepherding in Colorado

Everybody writes about cowboys. Nobody writes about sheepherders. Of the hundreds of books written about cowboys and cowboying in the…

October 13, 2018

Sheriff Update

Prebiotics, probiotics in natural foods can benefit your gut health

Many of us spend time carefully perusing grocery shelves looking for healthier foods, particularly items advertising prebiotics and probiotics. New…

October 12, 2018

Looking back

Second city: Cortez put down roots in La Plata County

Cortez, the metropolis of the grand and vast valley of the Montezuma, is situated in the very center of the…

October 4, 2018

Dana Milbank

Trump, who doesn’t drink, goes on another bender

WASHINGTON – President Trump, in the Rose Garden on Monday morning to celebrate a new trade deal with Canada and…

October 4, 2018

Michael Gerson

We saw two human beings flayed – and for what?

WASHINGTON – In the end, everything – every blasted thing – gets sucked into the polarization black hole, never to…

October 1, 2018

Thoughts Along The Way

The only thing to fear …

While the image I carry of myself as a backpacker may no longer align with reality, from experience I know…

September 20, 2018

Gulliford's travels

For 15 years, my dog, Finn, was a hiking partner

By Andrew Gulliford Special to the Herald It has been enough time now that I can finally write this column…

September 13, 2018

Robert Samuelson

Samuelson: Why we don’t prepare for the future

Robert Samuelsondu1-i-syn WASHINGTON – More than 20 years ago, I wrote that Americans would solve their most pressing problems through…

September 10, 2018

Michael Gerson

Gerson: Republicans must pick their point of resistance

Michael Gersondu1-i-syn WASHINGTON – One of the unpleasant surprises of your 50s (among many) is seeing the heroes and mentors…

September 3, 2018

Kathleen Parker

Parker: The loss of McCain leaves a void

Kathleen Parkerdu1-i-syn WASHINGTON — The world seems already a lesser place with the passing of Sen. John McCain. The ensuing…

August 30, 2018

Education Update

Haukeness: Why are we so concerned about test scores?

Lori Haukenessdu1-i-syn The district received our state test scores showing the growth and achievement of our students this month. As…

August 23, 2018

Thoughts Along The Way

Ignore nature, and live beyond your means

“To everything there is a season …” So says the Biblical writer of Ecclesiastes. Hinduism, Buddhism and other Eastern religions…

August 23, 2018

Guest Columns

Rigney: Sen. Gardner, act now to preserve the LWCF

Rigney, Osprey Packsdu1-i-syn At Osprey – a leading manufacturer of outdoor gear employing over 115 people in the U.S. –…

August 13, 2018

Gulliford's travels

Lessons of the 416 Fire show how our approach to wildfires has evolved

The 416 Fire shows how our approach to wildfires has evolved

August 11, 2018

Healing Nutrition

Learning, growing can start with a good snack

It’s shocking that despite all the medical advances over the last century, today’s children are expected to have a shorter…

August 7, 2018