From our Congressman - The Durango Herald

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

Mountain biking would violate the boundaries crucial to the values wilderness preserves

Mountain bikes do not belong in wilderness. A friend of mine refers to adrenaline-laced mountain bikers bombing down a forest trail as “lycra-clad thugs.” While that is too harsh a judgment,...

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

Reactions to ideas to bring Animas water the Dryside understandable

Most of us have experienced the feeling of déjà vu – literally, “already seen.” We know, too, that déjà vu often brings with it a distinct feeling of unease. Both describe our rea...

DATE: Aug 9, 2016 | CATEGORY: From our Congressman

Rio games: Forget the problems and cheer excellence

In light of the stories circulating prior to the opening of the Olympics, many of us seem surprised that the games have gone so well. That is curious. Have we become so accustomed to bad new...

DATE: Aug 8, 2016 | CATEGORY: From our Congressman

War affected every aspect of daily life

“Will Your Wife Tell Her Age? — She Will If She Wants a Sugar Ration Card.” This headlined an article in the Durango Weekly Herald in 1942. For those women who did not care to have their age...

DATE: Aug 6, 2016 | CATEGORY: From our Congressman

Gold King Mine spill: How we can all become better citizen-scientists

As a scientist and a member of the San Juan Basin Board of Health, I am in the interesting position of seeing how data collected from the Animas River are presented to the public by scientis...

DATE: Aug 6, 2016 | CATEGORY: From our Congressman

Tipton putting industry ahead of public

After reading the article, “Tipton urges repeal of new methane rule” (Herald, July 28), I almost fell off my chair. Why would any public servant, knowing the dangers to the health and welfar...

DATE: Aug 6, 2016 | CATEGORY: From our Congressman

Budgeting process means looking ahead to 2017

The three of us who serve as the La Plata County Board of County Commissioners take our work on behalf of county residents very seriously – and we recognize that there is a long and varied l...

DATE: Aug 6, 2016 | CATEGORY: From our Congressman

One year later, the EPA still must do more

Although it’s been one year since the Environmental Protection Agency released millions of gallons of toxic waste into the Animas River, there are still many questions left unanswered and ma...

DATE: Aug 6, 2016 | CATEGORY: From our Congressman

Local businesses have had more than enough time to comply with the ADA

You can run an ad in this paper. Put it on Craigslist. Or look in any lost-and-found bin in town and still not find hide nor hair of what so many of us have misplaced these days: A sense of ...

DATE: Aug 1, 2016 | CATEGORY: From our Congressman

Parks and Wildlife aims for public input and guidance to help with budget woes

We tend to associate hunting season with fall. The pastime goes hand in hand with frost on fallen leaves, longer nights and the crisp days of autumn. Actually, the first big-game...

DATE: Jul 30, 2016 | CATEGORY: From our Congressman