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Tri-State is sinking in debt, better jump now

In choosing the next LPEA directors, we need to agree on some basic facts. First, our long-term power provider, Tri-State, has a debt load of nearly $4 billion, and its claimed assets – coa...

Return to compassion and decency

We are leaders of the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Durango’s ‘Preserve Democracy’ team. We have 30+ members, all deeply disturbed about the destructive actions of the current Republi...

Stop the lies, corruption and contempt

Our government is snatching and disappearing people. Our government is cutting people off from their livelihoods and depriving us of their services. Move fast and break things. Why did demo...

Trump is establishing a Kingdom

Power grabbing is standard fare for an authoritarian government: – impounding congressionally-appropriated funds at numerous federal agencies, in violation of federal law – firing dozens of ...

Take down the racist Chief statue

Let’s be clear: The Chief statue in downtown Durango is racist. It’s not art. It’s a caricature that mocks Native American people and culture. It’s a relic of white supremacy, and it has no ...

Hardly great, Trump and Hurd are hurting America

Trump and Hurd want to make America a third-world economy. Trump and Hurd are severing long time, mutually beneficial economic and security ties with Europe and Canada to suck up to dictator...

A founding ancestor and La Plata Electric

My grandfather Alva Short homesteaded on the lower Florida Mesa in 1900. He and my grandmother, Belle, initially lived in a dugout where they had their first of 12 children, all surviving in...

Don't open the gate for the RV Resort

I'm very aware of the location for the RV resort because I passed that area for 30 years on the way to visit family who still live there before I moved to Aztec. I can't believe the develope...

LPEA needs forward thinking board members

The election for the LPEA Board is a chance to move forward. The difference between the candidates’ positions is related to last year’s cancellation of the LPEA and Tri-State contract. Facts...

Vote Barber for leadership, fiscal responsibility

I’ve been an LPEA member for 33 years and think it is important to have directors who know the utility business like Greg Barber, who is running for District 2 director. LPEA has made decisi...

Witchel has the skills McKnight seeks

As District 4 members prepare to vote for the LPEA Board of Directors, it's crucial to consider the candidates’ experience and track records with substantial financial projects. Incumbent Jo...

What happens to LPEA capital credits?

As a member-owner of Tri-State, LPEA receives annual capital credit allocations – a share of Tri-State’s profits based on how much power LPEA purchases. These are recorded as patronage capit...
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