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Don’t ship more Western Slope water to Denver

It’s no secret that the Colorado River is the lifeblood of the Southwest, supplying water to 40 million people across seven states and Mexico. The river is also the economic engine for Color...

DATE: Sep 12, 2016 | CATEGORY: From our Congressman

Planning for the end of life can keep you in control

Although almost anything is more fun than focusing on aging and death, planning your estate is an important task. An estate plan includes more than bequeathing your property afte...

DATE: Sep 10, 2016 | CATEGORY: From our Congressman

An obituary for public art

The Arc of History: Aug. 2014 — Sept. 2016

DATE: Sep 10, 2016 | CATEGORY: From our Congressman

Durango made the right decision to continue fluoridation

I grew up in Durango, Durango High School class of ’97. Many of my friends are now raising their own families in Durango. Today, I’m a dentist and professor at the Harvard School of Dental M...

DATE: Sep 3, 2016 | CATEGORY: From our Congressman

As war went on, everyone was involved

As spring returned to the Animas Valley and Durango in 1943, everyone was involved in helping win the war. Enthusiasm was high about the outcome, but the cost was coming home from the war fr...

DATE: Sep 3, 2016 | CATEGORY: From our Congressman

La Plata County is now deep into budget season

Even though most of us are enjoying the last few days of summer that Labor Day weekend signals, at La Plata County, we are looking to winter – at least in terms of putting together the budge...

DATE: Sep 3, 2016 | CATEGORY: From our Congressman

Spring Creek Horse Rescue celebrates 40 years providing a second chance for equines

Horse rescue is not for the faint of heart. There are upwards of 1,000 horse rescues currently in operation in the United States alone. Providing a second chance for abused, neglected, outgr...

DATE: Aug 27, 2016 | CATEGORY: From our Congressman

The voters should say ‘yes’ to new terminal

As elected representatives to Durango City Council, we unanimously support the property tax needed to fund construction of a new airport terminal. Durango-La Plata County Airport,...

DATE: Aug 27, 2016 | CATEGORY: From our Congressman

Despite lack of funds for maintenance, national parks remain a reason to celebrate

Despite lack of funds for maintenance, parks remain a reason to celebrate

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

Summer ‘break’ is filled with legislative business

My summer was filled with lots of travel for legislative interim committee tours, attending a senior executive program at Harvard’s Kennedy School of Government in July and participating in ...

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

An electric-power giant could be poised to fall

David battling Goliath is a cliché. But how else to describe the struggle between a rural electric co-op and its powerful supplier of electricity? “David,” in this case, is the De...

DATE: Aug 20, 2016 | CATEGORY: From our Congressman

Do’s and don’ts of world’s most downloaded game

Several readers will have no idea what “Pokemon Go” is and why it has any importance in our everyday lives or why it seems to be popping up in your newspaper, newsfeed, your kid’s phones and...

DATE: Aug 13, 2016 | CATEGORY: From our Congressman