Policy and Politics - The Durango Herald

Tipton plans visitation to Durango

Rep. Scott Tipton, R-Cortez, will be in Durango today and Wednesday for a number of events, including a financial-services and housing-business roundtable. At the roundtable, he ...

DATE: Jan 19, 2014 | CATEGORY: Policy and Politics

Season fueled by countless transactions

Well, it’s the most wonderful time of the year again, which mostly means an extra long list of things to do and purchase, plus behavior and expectations to manage. And that’s just my own. It...

DATE: Dec 21, 2013 | CATEGORY: Policy and Politics

Hermosa Creek bill is a big deal

For a decade or more, earlier in my adulthood, I had a debilitating fear of flying. Any impending plane trip triggered a weeks-long panic fest in anticipation, followed by outright meltdowns...

DATE: Dec 7, 2013 | CATEGORY: Policy and Politics

GOP governor contenders off to a bold start

Primary season is good sport for political nerds, with candidates of the same party vying to outdo one another as the most pure ideological water-carrier. There is certainly no small amount ...

DATE: Nov 16, 2013 | CATEGORY: Policy and Politics

99 problems and some bags ain’t one

Like a couple of letter writers who have weighed in on the dreaded disposable bag issue, I am a friend of the feline. I won’t embarrass myself by revealing the precise number of these creatu...

DATE: Nov 2, 2013 | CATEGORY: Policy and Politics

Herd mentality even can cloud the clearest heads

Here is a familiar tale to anyone who either lived through their teen years or has children who have done so or are in the process thereof: On a warm summer night in the wee hours, boredom h...

DATE: Sep 28, 2013 | CATEGORY: Policy and Politics

Single-issue fixation loses bigger picture

When I was a young picky kid, my mother went through a healthy cooking phase. Never a natural in the kitchen, she set about to prepare for my sister and me wholesome meals chock f...

DATE: Sep 14, 2013 | CATEGORY: Policy and Politics

Sleazy acts do not a war crime make

For the past several months, The Durango Herald’s editorial board has been holding public meetings twice a month (or so) to discuss with readers various issues of what we consider to be mutu...

DATE: Aug 10, 2013 | CATEGORY: Policy and Politics

Accessory units issue shows roles in policymaking

Some people in my life find arguing with me annoying, given some of the tendencies I have developed as an opinion writer. The tools are the same: Build a case to support a position. Use exam...

DATE: Jul 27, 2013 | CATEGORY: Policy and Politics

Nerdy parents get no summer reading help

The first couple of weeks after school ends each year, there is a certain amount of child laziness that is acceptable. After all, kids work hard throughout the academic year and deserve a bi...

DATE: Jul 13, 2013 | CATEGORY: Policy and Politics

Emotion often trumps reason in tough calls

When considered in hindsight, retiring Rep. Michele Bachmann’s, R-Minn., ascension onto the national political stage is rather amazing, given her outrageous positions on any number of issues...

DATE: Jun 22, 2013 | CATEGORY: Policy and Politics

Good processes do not always produce results

Being a policy process nerd, things like collaborative, consensus-based efforts are, for me, unfailingly interesting. They offer several interrelated tracks of study that must align just abo...

DATE: Jun 8, 2013 | CATEGORY: Policy and Politics