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Opinion

Luschen ‘flexible, a listener, pragmatic’

I read the May 7 editorials regarding the candidates for La Plata Electric Association District 4 with interest. By all credible accounts, David Luschen has experience and a track record. I...

No ‘negotiation,’ but ‘economic terrorism’

Thus far in her congressional career, our U.S. Rep. Lauren Boebert has been more of an annoyance than a threat, showboating about MAGA hot-button issues of “critical importance” to the 3rd C...

Insist Boebert help fix border policy

Many in the U.S. still look to Fox News and other unreliable sources for data. The following statement was published on Friday in The Washington Post regarding the border. “Rep. Lauren Boebe...

Conservative principles ‘do not waver’

What does it mean to be a conservative? Being a conservative is following a set of core principles. These do not waver with the political wind. Alfred S. Regnery, author of “Imaginative Cons...

‘Upsides, downsides’ of living in Bayfield

There are upsides and downsides to living in rural Bayfield. First the bad news: Our internet had been down for four days, dispatch was backlogged with calls and there was no indication when...

Concern about ‘no alternative power source’

As natural gas is being phased out, I wonder about the unintended consequences. Storms cause millions of people to lose electricity every year. Some are for long periods causing life-threate...

Boebert in AR-15 ‘cordless hole puncher’ shirt

According to The Denver Post, U.S. Rep. Lauren Boebert co-sponsored a bill (HR-1095) aka “The National Gun Act” to make AR-15 style-assault weapons the “national gun in America.” A letter wr...

Why is Purple Cliffs ‘still unsightly mess?’

If I recall correctly, taxpayers paid nearly $375,000 for the cleanup of the Purple Cliffs homeless camp. Why is there still an unsightly mess on the hillside? Is La Plata County blind to th...

‘Biden administration failing us’

The recent removal of Title 42 and the rush of illegal immigrants over the border is now being viewed by the nation. It has been going on for two years, almost 6 million have entered the U.S...

Vote for Luschen: ‘Expertise matters’

Expertise matters. La Plata Electric Association, our local electric cooperative, is an excellent run organization and leading co-op nationwide. Over the past few years under the present boa...

CNN’s town hall with Trump ‘absurd’

With his hiring as CEO, Chris Licht promised CNN would remake itself as a less opinion-driven channel, less focused on Donald Trump. What did CNN do instead? Gave Trump 75 minutes of unfette...

‘Durango prettiest place you’ll starve to death’

If you are a property owner in La Plata County, you likely received your 2023 property notice of valuation from the county in the mail recently. I would encourage everyone to take a good loo...
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