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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

Gross: RAISE Act threatens to diminish our nation

I’m a first-generation Jewish-American whose parents escaped from Austria and the Nazi occupation just before World War Two. My father, an only child, was sent away by his parent...

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

Rynott: Natural gas as a bridge fuel - Has its time finally come?

Five years ago, the U.S. overtook Russia as the No. 1 gas producer in the world. With the advent of liquefied natural gas (LNG), the United States is rapidly propelling itself into the globa...

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

Lachelt: Transparency regarding environmental venture

As a county commissioner, I am charged with protecting public health, safety, welfare and the environment. Since my first campaign in 2012, I made clear I would do all I could to...

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

Krugman: State slogan aside, Virginia may well be for haters

Why is America the only wealthy nation that doesn’t guarantee essential health care for all? (We’ve made a lot of progress under Obamacare, but not enough, and the Trump administration is do...

DATE: Oct 11, 2017 | CATEGORY: From our Congressman

Keillor: How much of our identity is due to our labels?

I went through airport security Monday and neglected to take my laptop out of my briefcase and place it in a separate plastic bin and was properly chastised by a TSA lady who put her hands o...

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

Brooks: Our culture war prevents progress on gun issues

The pattern is by now numbingly familiar. A lone lunatic murders a mass of innocent people in some public location. There is a heartfelt cry for tighter control on gun ownership. Then state ...

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

McLachlan, et al.,: Special session inaction hurts Western Slope

On Monday, the Western Slope Democratic caucus converged on Denver to join our colleagues at the state capitol for the first special legislative session held since 2012. The six o...

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

Larson: No more gerrymandering

Should voters pick their legislative representatives or should politicians pick their voters? Should congressional and legislative district boundaries – adjusted every 10 years after the Cen...

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

Jacobs: Get your “cowboy on” and celebrate our western heritage

Every October, when it is time for the annual Durango Cowboy Poetry Gathering, I can’t help but think of those Saturday mornings when, as a child, I would grab my stick horse and toy six sho...

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

Collins: Hypocrisy is rife in latest House vote on abortion

Our topic for today is hypocrisy. The scene is – where else? – Congress. This week the House of Representatives voted 237-189 to make it a crime for a doctor to perform an abortion on a woma...

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

Photos: Thousands take to the streets for ‘No Kings’ march and rally in Durango

Photos: Navajo Trail OpenFriday was the first day of the Navajo Trail Open at Hillcrest Golf Club

Friday was the first day of the Navajo Trail Open at Hillcrest Golf Club

Photos: Durango Fire Protection District opens Station 2

Photos: Hundreds gather to honor fallen Bloomfield Police officer Timothy OntiverosA solemn procession stretched for blocks Monday morning along West Apache Street in Farmington – a display of unity, grief and honor for Bloomfield Police Officer Timothy Ontiveros, 32.About 7 a.m., a large contingent of law enforcement, motorcyclists, friends and grieving family prepared to embark on the motorcade to the 9 a.m. service at the Bloomfield High School football stadium to celebrate the life of the officer.