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Best economics books of 2016

WASHINGTON — OK, I should have headlined it, “My favorite economics books of 2016.” There surely are many good books that I missed. Still, the four below share certain appealing characterist...

DATE: Dec 26, 2016 | CATEGORY: From our Congressman

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DATE: Dec 26, 2016 | CATEGORY: From our Congressman

Fort Lewis history degree proved excellent preparation for life

I was surprised to read Fort Lewis College President Dene Thomas’ question in the story headlined “Figuring out a modern identity” (Herald, Dec. 3.) “What good is an English or hi...

DATE: Dec 25, 2016 | CATEGORY: From our Congressman

This Christmas will live on, long after us

It is hard to believe that the Creator of our universe with its billions of galaxies could have sent himself to this little blue blip not so long ago in the form of an infant born to a virgi...

DATE: Dec 25, 2016 | CATEGORY: From our Congressman

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DATE: Dec 23, 2016 | CATEGORY: From our Congressman

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DATE: Dec 22, 2016 | CATEGORY: From our Congressman

GOP at its peak, conservatism has hit rock bottom

It is one of fate’s cruel jokes that conservatism should be at its modern nadir just as the Republican Party is at its zenith – if conservatism is defined as embracing limited government, di...

DATE: Dec 21, 2016 | CATEGORY: From our Congressman

Books that help explain the dawning Trump era

The Donald Trump presidency is not yet officially upon us, but the Trump era has already been good for political reading lists. Book buyers baffled by Trumpism are making best sellers out of...

DATE: Dec 21, 2016 | CATEGORY: From our Congressman

Connecting dots while watching the Trump ‘movie’

WASHINGTON – In the Trump movie now playing in the American theater, connecting all the dots requires the artistry of a mapmaker and the insight of a psychic. Or, perhaps, the cri...

DATE: Dec 18, 2016 | CATEGORY: From our Congressman

Another day, another abortion restriction

The tan business envelope is postmarked Jan. 31, 1957. It is addressed to “MISS JANEY BEBOUT,” arriving by airmail from Annapolis, Maryland. Not to her home but to the house of a sympathetic...

DATE: Dec 18, 2016 | CATEGORY: From our Congressman

Clean Power Plan a key part of energy transition

Economic drivers of electric power production will dominate Colorado’s transition from coal to renewable energy sources. Let’s not miss an important economic opportunity that will be provide...

DATE: Dec 18, 2016 | CATEGORY: From our Congressman

Issue underlying growing populist parties is immigration

NEW YORK – A joke among journalists is that we are taught to count: “one, two, trend.” But at this point, I think it’s fair to say we are witnessing a populist trend around the world. The re...

DATE: Dec 14, 2016 | CATEGORY: From our Congressman