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We are living in the age of mass deportations

In recent years, despite the fact that research clearly demonstrates that immigrants contribute to economic growth and safer communities, the deportation of immigrants has reached all-time h...

DATE: Apr 12, 2019 | CATEGORY: Guest Columns

Big win for Trump on U.S. policy toward Iran

It’s been nearly a year since Donald Trump made the decision to withdraw from the Iran nuclear deal, to loud cries that it would bring nothing but woe to the United States and our interests ...

DATE: Apr 12, 2019 | CATEGORY: Guest Columns

Politics trumped good policy on ‘red flag’ gun bill

On the subject of the highly debated “red flag” gun bill, I have stated before that the will of the majority often overrules the noise of the minority. Unfortunately, in line with...

DATE: Apr 10, 2019 | CATEGORY: Guest Columns

LGBTQ asylum-seekers find a double whammy

In January, I traveled with four Fort Lewis College professors to Tijuana, Mexico, to learn more about the migrant caravans traveling from Central America to the United States. As...

DATE: Apr 7, 2019 | CATEGORY: Guest Columns

Confirming Bernhardt to top Interior job is wrong

Coloradans love their outdoor spaces. We are privileged to have the most diverse array of high peaks, forest trails, rivers and wildlife in one state than any other place on Earth...

DATE: Apr 5, 2019 | CATEGORY: Guest Columns

Green New Deal is a raw new deal for Colorado

Congress is a place where bold ideas are developed and debated, rejected or approved. Solutions to some of our nation’s toughest challenges start out as a few lines on a piece of ...

DATE: Apr 4, 2019 | CATEGORY: Guest Columns

Democrats shunning us, mismanaging power

Kudos to The Durango Herald for bringing coverage of the Colorado legislative session to the people of our community through a local lens. Democrats, who gained control of both ch...

DATE: Apr 4, 2019 | CATEGORY: Guest Columns

Two candidates will move us forward

Durango needs a board of directors to tackle the challenges facing the city. City councilors need to have experience and knowledge of budgets, finance, long-range planning, organizational ef...

DATE: Mar 27, 2019 | CATEGORY: Guest Columns

Sales tax increase is necessary for city’s future

April’s election will bring change to Durango City council with two new councilors and hopefully new sales tax revenue, the benefits of which, though dedicated to street improvements, are mu...

DATE: Mar 23, 2019 | CATEGORY: Guest Columns

Hickenlooper + capitalism = a way to beat Trump

John Hickenlooper ought to be a poster child for American capitalism. After being laid off from his job as a geologist during the oil bust of the 1980s, he and his business partne...

DATE: Mar 13, 2019 | CATEGORY: Guest Columns

Not the fun kind of feminist

The work of radical Andrea Dworkin enjoys a rebirth

DATE: Mar 10, 2019 | CATEGORY: Guest Columns

City is threatening to not fix our streets

City officials have abdicated their obligation to the taxpayers of Durango to be fiscally responsible stewards of public monies and take care of the basic needs of our community. ...

DATE: Mar 9, 2019 | CATEGORY: Guest Columns