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Hollis Walker
Position: Opinion editor
Email: hwalker@durangoherald.com
Phone Number: (970), 375-4522

Thinking of running for the board?

Six of the seven seats on the District 9-R Board of Education will be up for re-election in the fall. Three will be four-year seats, and three will be two-year seats. In order to run for any...

DATE: Aug 3, 2013 | CATEGORY: From our Congressman

School District 9-R

Candidates needed for six seats on the school board

DATE: Aug 3, 2013 | CATEGORY: From our Congressman

Consider both risks and benefits of using plastic bags

The debate about plastic bags has taken a prominent place in the Durango news in the last couple of weeks after a majority of City Council members announced they would vote for a 10-cent cha...

DATE: Aug 3, 2013 | CATEGORY: From our Congressman

Public Editorial Board meeting

Please join The Durango Herald editorial board for its public session at 3:30 p.m. Thursday on the Durango Public Library patio, 1900 E Third Ave. Each of these meetings will consider issues...

DATE: Jul 29, 2013 | CATEGORY: From our Congressman

Fear is the greatest threat to our freedoms

At various times, every American likely has wished for less of some of the things the First Amendment protects. Less hateful speech. One less noisy protest group. Or maybe even the swift dep...

DATE: Jul 27, 2013 | CATEGORY: From our Congressman

The new Jim Crow

Mass incarceration of blacks has created a new caste system

DATE: Jul 27, 2013 | CATEGORY: From our Congressman

Fundamentals

The road to a great — and happy — career begins with the liberal arts

DATE: Jul 20, 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 Durango Joe’s in Town Plaza. The topic for today’s session will be proposed changes t...

DATE: Jul 17, 2013 | CATEGORY: From our Congressman

Horse slaughter: Nightmare, practical answer or both?

Like it or not, horse slaughter in the United States is back. While it was in hiatus for several years, we learned much about the law of unintended consequences and the harsh realities of ho...

DATE: Jul 13, 2013 | CATEGORY: From our Congressman

Go slow on Oxbow

City should consider its impact on all those affected

DATE: Jul 13, 2013 | CATEGORY: From our Congressman

America was left coping withe the legacy of war

The Durango Evening Herald of April 3, 1899, was much concerned that Durangoans should vote in the upcoming local election. In the aftermath of the heated 1890s political scene, four parties...

DATE: Jul 6, 2013 | CATEGORY: From our Congressman

Beyond DOMA

Full marriage equality is still the goal, but for now a lot needs to be sorted out

DATE: Jul 6, 2013 | CATEGORY: From our Congressman

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