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

Leonhardt: The halfhearted oppostion to the GOP’s health care bill

The Republican health care bill now sneaking its way through the Senate has a good chance of becoming law, even though it would do miserable damage. And it has a good chance partly because s...

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

Milbank: The most chilling line of Comey’s testimony

WASHINGTON – There will be much for special counsel Robert Mueller to unpack after last week’s But such legal considerations, though important, miss the real significance of Comey’s testim...

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

Golombek: Welcoming people with disabilities to the workforce

In July of last year, the Division of Vocational Rehabilitation transferred from the Colorado Department of Human Services to the Colorado Department of Labor and Employment. At CDLE, we are...

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

Simon: EPA directs funds away from meaningful solutions

The Environmental Protection Agency recently released their plans to spend significant funds for simple fixes of the “low lying fruits” in the Animas River watershed. They are, unfortunately...

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

Harris: Water markets can help river, communities and users

The beautiful, red rock Dolores River Canyon is seeing big spring and early summer runoff of which river-runners have long dreamt, thanks to unusually high seasonal snowpack. This year’s mel...

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

LaCroix: Anniversary of the Antiquities Act a time to reflect on our dependence on public lands

When my wife, Jen, and I decided we were going to pursue our dream of opening our own business, we knew it would be outdoor-oriented. Growing up in Colorado we are both fortunate to have acc...

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

Brooks: Selfishness makes enemies and destroys empires

This week, two of Donald Trump’s top advisers, H.R. McMaster and Gary Cohn, wrote the following passage in The Wall Street Journal: “The president embarked on his first foreign trip with a c...

DATE: Jun 7, 2017 | CATEGORY: From our Congressman

Parker: Trump’s accidental ‘call to action’ sparks action

WASHINGTON – A curious thing happened on President Trump’s way out of the Paris climate accord. American mayors, governors, corporate leaders and others immediately committed to meeting the ...

DATE: Jun 6, 2017 | CATEGORY: From our Congressman

Weakened deterrence: an invitation to instability

WASHINGTON — So what if, in his speech last week to NATO, Donald Trump didn’t explicitly reaffirm the provision that an attack on one is an attack on all? What’s the big deal? Di...

DATE: Jun 5, 2017 | CATEGORY: From our Congressman

Conversations, patience key to getting it right

There are a few common refrains that residents share with the La Plata County Commissioners – “When will Denver TV be available here?” and “What can I do about my neighbor’s barking dog?” Bo...

DATE: Jun 3, 2017 | CATEGORY: From our Congressman

Turner: Elevating action sports - a new vision for FLC athletics

“Plainly put, the Fort Lewis College athletic program can’t get much worse, and it probably won’t get any better.” I wrote that in 1999 for a Herald guest editorial. It was a poor...

DATE: Jun 3, 2017 | CATEGORY: From our Congressman

Colby: It is well past time to lift the embargo on Cuba

The travel and trade embargo on Cuba is, and has always been, a subject of much debate for the people of the United States. When it was first put in place in the early 1960s, it was seen as ...

DATE: Jun 3, 2017 | CATEGORY: From our Congressman

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