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How social media warps our world

Those who’ve been raising alarms about Facebook are right: Almost every minute that we spend on our smartphones and tablets and laptops, thumbing through favorite websites and scrolling thro...

DATE: May 28, 2016 | CATEGORY: From our Congressman

Clinic still needs more vets to sign up

Because of the response to asking veterans to sign up for health care in our local Veterans Administration Contract Based Outpatient Care Clinic, we have reached 85 percent of our goal of 4...

DATE: May 28, 2016 | CATEGORY: From our Congressman

Session a mixed bag, but much got done

The 2016 legislative session ended this past week and, as of a couple of hours ago, I’m thankfully back in La Plata County. I’ve turned in the keys to the short-term rental that ...

DATE: May 24, 2016 | CATEGORY: From our Congressman

45th Iron Horse bicycle race the centerpiece of action-packed weekend

After nearly half a century in the life of one iconic athletic event, it can (with a healthy dose of home-town hubris) be emphatically stated that no other place in the nation boasts a bette...

DATE: May 24, 2016 | CATEGORY: From our Congressman

History reflects how bigotry helped shape the West

I’ve traveled frequently to Slovenia to see the place where my grandparents came from, and I remain amazed why they would trade that land of lush forests for windswept Rock Springs, Wyoming....

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

Understanding the June primary election

You have probably all noticed that it is election season, and while the General Election is still almost six months away, Colorado’s primary is fast approaching. Voters in the Ju...

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

Money for dock distorted public process

I attended the first public meetings to discuss the recreational role Lake Nighthorse would serve in the La Plata County region. But the presenters made it clear that discussion of power boa...

DATE: May 16, 2016 | CATEGORY: From our Congressman

Don’t give Tipton a free pass on gas bill

In response to your recent editorial on the Thompson Divide (Herald, May 6): As someone who has worked on the Thompson Divide issue for a very long time as part of the diverse coalition work...

DATE: May 16, 2016 | CATEGORY: From our Congressman

Bicyclists need to slow down, share road

Two encounters in one week have prompted this first-time letter to the editor, and it pertains to the local bicycle community. I was here before this bicycle phenomenon started. ...

DATE: May 15, 2016 | CATEGORY: From our Congressman

Liquor battle may end inconveniently

The drive to have full-strength beer, wine and eventually liquor sold in grocery stores is being hailed as a convenience and something the average consumer wants. Given all the l...

DATE: May 15, 2016 | CATEGORY: From our Congressman

Bipartisan blues

Despite political divide, Sen. Bennet is proud of his accomplishments

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

Colorado Public Lands Day one to enjoy

I’m so glad to see The Durango Herald report on our newest state holiday, Colorado Public Lands Day! This holiday is a major win for all of us in Colorado. Our public lands are what make thi...

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