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

The Coloradoan: Panhandlers deserve dignity and respect, too

From the Fort Collins Coloradoan editorial board on Aug. 11.A man waiting at a busy Fort Collins street corner is asking for money. He knows that if he stands there long enoug...

DATE: Aug 19, 2017 | CATEGORY: From our Congressman

Thibodeau: A public lands, prosperity and craft beer connection

We’re enjoying great times here at Ska Brewing, and we are proud to be part of the craft brew explosion in Colorado. What started with one craft brewery in Boulder in 1979 has grown to 348 s...

DATE: Aug 19, 2017 | CATEGORY: From our Congressman

Butcher: Volunteer firefighters – unsung heroes of our towns

If the universe wanted to challenge volunteer firefighters, it would arrange for a fire emergency right smack in the middle of a small town’s annual festival, when fire crews are busy helpin...

DATE: Aug 19, 2017 | CATEGORY: From our Congressman

Krugman: At heart, Donald Trump is not a real American

Remember back in 2008, when Sarah Palin used to talk about the “real America?” She meant rural and small-town residents — white residents, it went without saying — who supposedly embodied th...

DATE: Aug 15, 2017 | CATEGORY: From our Congressman

Keillor: We need truth tellers in this ‘Age of Sensitivity’

My wife has gone East for a couple weeks and now there is nobody to say, “You’re not wearing that tie with that shirt, are you?” Nobody to point discreetly at her left nostril and hand me a ...

DATE: Aug 15, 2017 | CATEGORY: From our Congressman

Trump needs a trip to the White House library

WASHINGTON – Donald Trump doesn’t spare much time for reading. “I never have,” he explains. “I’m always busy doing a lot.” But what he is now busy doing is managing a global crisi...

DATE: Aug 14, 2017 | CATEGORY: From our Congressman

A great time for a fresh start: Becky Mitchell and Colorado’s Water Plan has a chance for a fresh start

In July, Becky Mitchell was announced as the new director of the Colorado Water Conservation Board. That’s great news for Southwest Colorado and the rest of the state. Here’s why...

DATE: Aug 12, 2017 | CATEGORY: From our Congressman

Zimsky: Constitutional concerns surround our transient issue

The seasonal influx of transients into Durango has spurred vigorous debate about whether the city should impose additional regulations on panhandling, and what the city and county should do ...

DATE: Aug 12, 2017 | CATEGORY: From our Congressman

David Brooks: Time for a change at the helm of Google

There are many actors in the whole Google diversity drama, but I’d say the one who’s behaved the worst is the CEO, Sundar Pichai. The first actor is James Damore, who wrote the me...

DATE: Aug 12, 2017 | CATEGORY: From our Congressman

Shifman: Time for a national conversation about legal marijuana

Whether you love it or hate it, it’s a fact that 29 states so far have some form of marijuana decriminalization or legalization, with more considering the possibility. People hav...

DATE: Aug 10, 2017 | CATEGORY: From our Congressman

Brooks: Getting Trump out of my brain

Last week, The Washington Post published transcripts of Donald Trump’s conversations with foreign leaders. A dear friend sent me an email suggesting I read them because they reveal how Trump...

DATE: Aug 9, 2017 | CATEGORY: From our Congressman

Krugman: What’s next for progressives?

For now, at least, the attempt to repeal the Affordable Care Act appears dead. Sabotage by a spiteful Trump administration is still a risk, but there is – gasp! – a bipartisan push to limit ...

DATE: Aug 8, 2017 | CATEGORY: From our Congressman

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