Cost and higher education
Students and taxpayers should question rapidly growing spending on administrative positions
DATE: Jun 14, 2014 | CATEGORY: From our Congressman
Hollis Walker
Position: Opinion editor
Email:
hwalker@durangoherald.com
Phone Number:
(970), 375-4522
School systems too often reduce students to numbers
I am not a number. That’s obvious enough, isn’t it? I have two eyes, four limbs and my own unique personality. Still, the past four years of my life have been spent molding me into a plethor...
DATE: Jun 14, 2014 | CATEGORY: From our Congressman
Lake Nighthorse an example of where greater citizen participation is needed
On a sunny day, I heard the gentle whirling of sprinklers on my neighbor’s lawn. I could see the new lawn mower revving up across the street. More walkers, bikers and kids were out and about...
DATE: Jun 7, 2014 | CATEGORY: From our Congressman
Ethical duties crucial but vary for prosecutors, defense
Last year, I was indicted by a La Plata County grand jury for doing my job. The case against me was dismissed, and I was cleared by the Colorado Supreme Court Attorney Regulation Counsel. Go...
DATE: Jun 7, 2014 | CATEGORY: From our Congressman
Local communities value McPhee, Dolores
The story titled “McPhee puts a plug in Dolores” (Herald, May 29) treats one of the most valued resources in Montezuma and Dolores counties in a manner that is judgmental and completely lack...
DATE: Jun 7, 2014 | CATEGORY: From our Congressman
The Great Depression came late to Durango
By Christmas 1929, the stock market had already crashed in October, economic panic had set in and the country collapsed into the Great Depression. Durango, however, led a charmed life, for t...
DATE: May 31, 2014 | CATEGORY: From our Congressman
Death and politics
Expect capital punishment to be an issue in this year’s Colorado governor’s election
DATE: May 31, 2014 | CATEGORY: From our Congressman
Thank you to those who have served
Another Memorial Day here and gone, and here is to those I served with and have had the same opinion but were unable to pass it on in words. We volunteered to serve, and serve we did, in cou...
DATE: May 28, 2014 | CATEGORY: From our Congressman
An open love letter to Porter Adventist Hospital
This has been a damn tough one to wrap the right words around. I’ve written long essays involving extensive research in far less time. Problem is, this is about the recent death of my wife o...
DATE: May 24, 2014 | CATEGORY: From our Congressman
Animas cleanup
Superfund designation would only interfere with a process that is working
DATE: May 24, 2014 | CATEGORY: From our Congressman
Parties worked together during session
After 120 days debating and voting on new laws for the state of Colorado, I am proud of what we accomplished in the 2014 session of the state Legislature. It was fast-paced, productive and b...
DATE: May 19, 2014 | CATEGORY: From our Congressman
High school is over, but my life is just starting
A day in the life of a high school senior is not like any other day. Waking up might be the worst part; it’s like waking up a sloth – frustrating and intolerable.
Now, many peopl...
DATE: May 17, 2014 | CATEGORY: From our Congressman
