The new normal
We can expect more frequent, more extreme weather-related problems
DATE: Oct 5, 2013 | CATEGORY: From our Congressman
Hollis Walker
Position: Opinion editor
Email:
hwalker@durangoherald.com
Phone Number:
(970), 375-4522
Radiation phobia’s negative effect on nuclear power
Having spent a good portion of my working life engaged in research about nuclear effects, I am always appalled at the extent of the misinformation presented in the media about those effects ...
DATE: Oct 5, 2013 | CATEGORY: From our Congressman
Mobility and familiarity
Affordable Care Act not perfect, but has two appealing aspects
DATE: Sep 28, 2013 | CATEGORY: From our Congressman
Say ‘yes’ to 3A Reduce the size of the District 9-R school board for better governance
The Durango School District 9-R Board of Education exists to provide district leadership, to oversee the superintendent and to establish broad district policies that set the achievement goal...
DATE: Sep 28, 2013 | CATEGORY: From our Congressman
Front Range flooding
We watch with interest and hope
DATE: Sep 21, 2013 | CATEGORY: From our Congressman
Saving sacred places
Chimney Rock National Monument celebrates its first anniversary; Organ Mountains-Desert Peaks should be next
DATE: Sep 21, 2013 | CATEGORY: From our Congressman
Public editorial board meeting
Please join The Durango Herald editorial board for its public session at 10:30 a.m. today at the Kiwanis Club Pancake Day at the La Plata County Fairgrounds. Each of these meetings will cons...
DATE: Sep 17, 2013 | CATEGORY: From our Congressman
Water, weather factors for future
As a member of the House Committee on Agriculture, Livestock and Natural Resources, I am part of a group that is entrusted with the responsibility of protecting our environment and natural r...
DATE: Sep 14, 2013 | CATEGORY: From our Congressman
Admissions process a reminder of Halloween
Since adolescence, I have hated Halloween. The macabre gore and cheap candy don’t bother me, and I even tolerate the awkward, mid-week timing and early trick-or-treating curfew when the holi...
DATE: Sep 14, 2013 | CATEGORY: From our Congressman
Thank you, John McPhee
When it comes to natural resources, we are all in the same boat
DATE: Sep 14, 2013 | CATEGORY: From our Congressman
Facing up to the realities of the Middle East
It has become fashionable in peace-loving circles to pounce on Israel with every new revival of the ever-stillborn peace process. Because the Middle East is one of the nastiest neighborhoods...
DATE: Sep 7, 2013 | CATEGORY: From our Congressman
Adult education
Updated 2014 GED is a means to a better future not an end in itself
DATE: Sep 7, 2013 | CATEGORY: From our Congressman
