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Position: Herald Staff Writer
Email: johnp@durangoherald.com
Position: Herald Staff Writer
Email: johnp@durangoherald.com
Theyve run through shoe-sucking mud and across windswept glaciers at the bottom of the world. Theyve run up a huge wall. Theyve learned a lot, and theyve drunk a few glasses of wine along the...
DATE: June 5, 2011 | COLUMN: John Peel
SILVERTON Lather on the sunscreen, announcer Chad Cheeney urged finish-line spectators.No doubt, those involved in the 40th running of the Iron Horse Bicycle Classic soaked up the rays Saturday....
DATE: May 29, 2011 | COLUMN: John Peel
Youd team up with Willie Nelson, playin tunes with vocal;You could sing sweet harmony, and maybe even yodel ... Yodel-ay-ee-oooo.Marie Bedard, guitar on her lap, sits in a studio at Katzin...
DATE: May 22, 2011 | COLUMN: John Peel
Perhaps you lack a carbon-monoxide detector in your home.Is this wise?The following is a cautionary tale, brought to you by a thankful Jan Murphy and the thoughtful folks at Durango Fire & Rescue...
DATE: May 15, 2011 | COLUMN: John Peel
When owner Rod Barker enters 222 with the plastic card passkey a non sequitur of modernity in this building of antiquity sure, he notices the American Victorian beds and couch and dressers. And...
DATE: April 17, 2011 | COLUMN: John Peel
For a moment, Ellen Glaser returns to her athletic glory days. Understand that for the longtime Durangoan, this is 70-plus years ago. So bear with her and excuse the lack of detail.She's playing...
DATE: April 10, 2011 | COLUMN: John Peel
PAGOSA SPRINGS Once a junk-food-eating, 355-pound mess with suicidal thoughts, Kevin Walter now is an energetic, gym-habituating crusader with a cause.As he reached bottom about five years ago,...
DATE: April 3, 2011 | COLUMN: John Peel
Failure can be devastating. It can be motivating, too. In Toby Dawsons Olympic story, it was both.The 32-year-old, who is on a quick-track for a degree in finance at Fort Lewis College, can dig...
DATE: March 13, 2011 | COLUMN: John Peel
We now join, in progress, a chat between a bank loan officer and a young La Plata County couple.“You want to buy a home? You're how old? You serious?”End of story, right?For young couples starting...
DATE: March 6, 2011 | COLUMN: John Peel
If hes doing his job right, the assistant coach keeps a low profile.If he yells at or even talks to the referees, hell draw a technical foul. During a timeout, hell give his two cents if the...
DATE: Feb. 27, 2011 | COLUMN: John Peel
IGNACIO Yes, the dangers here were many in the 1830s and 40s river crossings, exposure to the elements, enemies. But 19th-century travelers didnt have to tack orange safety vests on their...
DATE: Feb. 20, 2011 | COLUMN: John Peel
Steve Allen never had to cut off his arm.But he’s not saying Aron Ralston’s a fool for putting himself in that situation. Not by a long shot.“Total bad luck,” is how Allen, one of the premier...
DATE: Feb. 13, 2011 | COLUMN: John Peel
