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Dionne: Trump’s tough talk makes us weaker

NEW YORK – The worst aspect of President Trump’s speech at the United Nations on Tuesday was not his immature taunting of a dangerous foreign leader when the stakes far outweigh those of a s...

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

Williamson: Highflying Mnuchins take the country for a ride

Public servants are supposed to serve the public, not themselves. What part of that equation does Steven Mnuchin not understand? The Trump administration’s Treasury secretary is i...

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

James: TV and Mao’s China

When I was a kid, there was a guy named Mao Zedong who was the “big cheese” in China. He ruled with a pretty hard hand and demanded that everyone dress, speak and think alike. ...

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

Ignatius: Bring back the ombudsman to represent readers

WASHINGTON – How can news organizations avoid the trap that President Trump has laid for them in his attacks on the media as a one-sided “opposition party” that caters to anti-Trump elites a...

DATE: Sep 16, 2017 | CATEGORY: From our Congressman

Moran: The road less traveled - Adult education in Durango

Why do adults choose the Durango Adult Education Center to earn a GED instead of completing high school in a traditional setting? Stereotypes abound: the pregnant teen; the guy w...

DATE: Sep 16, 2017 | CATEGORY: From our Congressman

Tipton and Westerman: The truth about forest health

As you read this, tens of thousands of acres are going up in flames across the West. Decades of misguided forest management strategies and decisions are coming home to roost. The ...

DATE: Sep 16, 2017 | CATEGORY: From our Congressman

Using the power of the market to tackle climate change

Addressing the challenges associated with global warming and climate change will be more difficult now that President Trump has signaled his intent to withdraw from the Paris climate agreeme...

DATE: Sep 16, 2017 | CATEGORY: From our Congressman

Krugman: Irma demonstrates danger of dismissing science

After the devastation wreaked by Harvey on Houston – devastation that was right in line with meteorologists’ predictions – you might have expected everyone to take heed when the same experts...

DATE: Sep 13, 2017 | CATEGORY: From our Congressman

Ignatius: While Trump takes the shots, Tillerson runs the offense

WASHINGTON – Secretary of State Rex Tillerson has often been the silent man in the Trump foreign policy team. But out of the spotlight, he appears to be crafting a broad strategy aimed at wo...

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

Givon: A tale of two cultures, and their dangerous divide

The sad saga of the rise and perhaps quick demise of our current president brings into sharp relief an older story, one that has been flying just under the national radar for years. ...

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

Pohl: Wildfire lessons from Hurricane Harvey

For many Coloradans, the scenes of destruction from Texas floods and northwest wildfires over the past weeks are tragic and overwhelming, but also far away. Colorado may have been largely sp...

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

Bowen: A summer camp primer on health insurance

These days, summer camp is not just for kids. We adults can spend a few days in some forest glen learning to play the dulcimer, or even join an “intentional community” and try for two weeks ...

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