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Islam and terrorism

Is there a middle ground between Obama and Trump?

DATE: Jan 2, 2016 | CATEGORY: From our Congressman

Fancy footwork won’t fix finances

Sitting at my home desk preparing to write this column, I couldn’t be happier to see the mounds of snow outside the window. May El Niño be all for Southwest Colorado that’s been promised. Fo...

DATE: Jan 2, 2016 | CATEGORY: From our Congressman

By mid-year war was touching all Americans

By June 1942, the war had impacted the average American’s lifestyle in ways he or she could not have imagined when it started only half a year ago. In some ways, it seemed to be going a bit ...

DATE: Jan 2, 2016 | CATEGORY: From our Congressman

Exporting oil

Economics show ability to export and import oil is advisable

DATE: Dec 27, 2015 | CATEGORY: From our Congressman

Fewer guns, fewer shootings

Gun control is only way to counter troubling trend

DATE: Dec 26, 2015 | CATEGORY: From our Congressman

The General Assembly’s coming session will be all about Colorado’s budget woes

The big issue this year for the Colorado General Assembly will be balancing the 2016-2017 budget. There are several factors, issues created by laws and constitutional amendments passed by ei...

DATE: Dec 22, 2015 | CATEGORY: From our Congressman

The art of demonizing

Searching for the center and a cure for the curse of fear

DATE: Dec 19, 2015 | CATEGORY: From our Congressman

Let Lake Powell flow

New plan to conserve water is really about hydropower

DATE: Dec 12, 2015 | CATEGORY: From our Congressman

Raising capital through equity crowdfunding

By Anthony Edwards Recognizing the critical role start-up companies play in expanding economic opportunity, Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper signed into law the Colorado Crowdfund...

DATE: Dec 12, 2015 | CATEGORY: From our Congressman

Durango felt effects of beginning of the war

During the opening months of 1942, the war went badly for the United States and its allies. The attack on Pearl Harbor was quickly followed by attacks throughout Asia and Japanes...

DATE: Dec 5, 2015 | CATEGORY: From our Congressman