From our Congressman - The Durango Herald

Keillor: So a man walks into a bar in Oregon....

I hung out in Eugene last week where it rains every day so the air is fresh and clean. Old people my age don’t care for rain so Eugene is not a retirement mecca – more of a youth...

DATE: Oct 26, 2017 | CATEGORY: From our Congressman

Simonovich: FLC needs strong leadership, vision and transparency

Fort Lewis College is about to hire a new president. Last May, current college president Dene Thomas announced her retirement. The college’s goal is to have a new president hired by the Spri...

DATE: Oct 23, 2017 | CATEGORY: From our Congressman

McCain: What greater cause could anyone ever serve?

Editor’s note: U.S. Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., delivered these remarks after being awarded the National Constitution Center’s annual Liberty Medal. Former Vice President Joe Biden presen...

DATE: Oct 21, 2017 | CATEGORY: From our Congressman

Knight: Monument debate distracts from real issues

This summer, a white nationalist rally protesting the removal of Confederate statues in Charlottesville, Virginia, sparked a national debate. Supporters of the removal argue that...

DATE: Oct 21, 2017 | CATEGORY: From our Congressman

Feely: Support DPFD request for a mill levy increase

Durango Fire Protection District is a 325-square mile district including the city of Durango and the counties of La Plata and San Juan. The counties fund the district with propert...

DATE: Oct 21, 2017 | CATEGORY: From our Congressman

Gulliford: The West’s history is constantly changing; should our monuments change with it?

It has happened again. Near Española, New Mexico, the monumental statue of Spanish conquistador Don Juan de Oñate has been attacked. Though Oñate rides his horse behind a tall metal fence, s...

DATE: Oct 21, 2017 | CATEGORY: From our Congressman

Parker: Is this a true tipping point, or just outrage du jour?

WASHINGTON — Depending upon one’s distance from all things Twitter, recent revelations of sexual harassment in Hollywood are either the tipping point we’ve been waiting for – or just another...

DATE: Oct 20, 2017 | CATEGORY: From our Congressman

Gerson: The religious right has become a tribe of sycophants

WASHINGTON - At the Family Research Council’s recent Values Voter Summit, the religious right effectively declared its conversion to Trumpism. The president was received as a hero...

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

Brooks: We are dividing into upswingers and downswingers

The popular gloom notwithstanding, we’re actually living in an era of astounding progress. We’ve seen the greatest reduction in global poverty in history. As Steven Pinker has documented, we...

DATE: Oct 18, 2017 | CATEGORY: From our Congressman

Ganzert: Older is better - think of senior dogs this Adopt-A-Dog Month

Along with pumpkin spice and everything nice, October is known as a month of change. With the leaves turning and the weather finally cooling down, people and pets alike are starting to snugg...

DATE: Oct 17, 2017 | CATEGORY: From our Congressman

Krugman: The GOP is no party for honest men

According to a new CBS News poll, almost 60 percent of the American public believes that the current Republican tax plan favors the wealthy. Some people see this number as a sign that the pl...

DATE: Oct 17, 2017 | CATEGORY: From our Congressman

Rynott: Natural gas as a bridge fuel – Has its time finally come? (Full-length version)

Beginning in 1821 when William Hart dug a 27’ gas well in Fredonia NY, persistence, perspiration and technological innovation has seen the United States become a natural gas powerhouse. ...

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