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Hollis Walker
Position: Opinion editor
Phone Number: (970), 375-4522

Durango backed silver champ, nation took Taft

William Howard Taft was now in the White House but not as popular as his friend and predecessor, Theodore Roosevelt. In the just concluded presidential campaign, Durangoans had o...

Gas and local control

Challenge is balancing citizen concerns with industrial use

Concern about privacy threatens community protection

From the time Edward Snowden leaked classified information about the National Security Agency’s electronic surveillance system to identify terrorist activities, there has been a debate about...

For us on the Western Slope, action in Denver is showing its consequences

Last week had some serious bumps in the road not boding well for rural Colorado. Repeatedly, it’s been stated this year there’s no war on rural Colorado, that the phrase is a pa...

Talks produce healthy budget bill

Last week, the House debated the state budget, which is known in the Capitol as the “long bill.” This bill funds the state government for fiscal year 2014-15. Unlike the federal government, ...

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...

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...

C.A.F.É

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

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...

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...

Eminent-domain bill needs scrutiny through Colorado legislative process

With fewer than 50 days left in the session, our legislative agenda is accelerating. Many bills passed the House this week, including: House Bill 1216 requiring certain markers f...

Task for city is creating a sustainable future

In February, I recounted the extensive list of goals the City Council has met since I began my year as mayor last sp;ring. Some of that work is still in progress, but this month, I will take...