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Join the fight to end Alzheimer's

I just attended the 2021 Alzheimer’s Impact Movement Advocacy Forum. Held virtually this year, over 1,200 Alzheimer’s advocates from across the nation met with members of Congress to discuss...

DATE: Jun 2, 2021 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Why the disparity among local cemeteries?

I am 100% fed up. For nearly 40 years now, we have been tending family graves at Red Mesa Cemetery. Even at a young age, I knew those who take care of these gravesites on Memorial Day in thi...

DATE: Jun 2, 2021 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

‘Sustainable tourism’ not actually sustainable

Thank you, Jim McMahon, for a succinct, thoughtful, and to my mind “right on” letter regarding “sustainable tourism” (May 26, “Durango’s lodgers tax isn’t funding sustainability”). Your comm...

DATE: May 29, 2021 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Wheeler effective in first term at LPEA

This is a critical year to be a voter in the upcoming La Plata Electric Association election, as we have the opportunity to re-elect our experienced and knowledgeable board member Tim Wheele...

DATE: May 29, 2021 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Vote like your grandchildren's lungs depend on it

We have come so far. Just a few years ago, members of the La Plata Electric Board of Directors were openly pro-fossil fuels. Today, even the most conservative candidates acknowledge the neg...

DATE: May 28, 2021 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Potential LPEA contender endorses Compton instead

This year I will be supporting Ted Compton for the District 3 open seat on the La Plata Electric Association Board. Like every year, there is one open seat in each of the four voting distric...

DATE: May 26, 2021 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Cast your vote in LPEA board election

As a member of La Plata Electric Association, I believe we need a change of management at FastTrack, of which LPEA owns 75% . FastTrack controls the vast majority of fiber in La Plata County...

DATE: May 26, 2021 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Where’s the remedy for retail wrongs?

Since the summer of 2020, I have been victimized by some (not most) local businesses. As a retired litigation attorney, I would like to send demand letters, but that would be an empty threat...

DATE: May 25, 2021 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Mark Walser will make progress on LPEA

Mark Walser is running for the La Plata Electrical Association Board of Directors, District 2. I live in Hesperus and am concerned with the restrictions placed on us by our energy provider,...

DATE: May 25, 2021 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Vote Bill Waters for District 3 LPEA

As a 60-plus-year community member of Durango and La Plata County, my father, Bill Waters, possesses the ability, dedication, knowledge and commitment to make the tough but fair decisions wi...

DATE: May 22, 2021 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Vote Mark Walser for a renewable energy future

I’m writing in support of Mark Walser for La Plata Electric Association District 2. As a District 2 homeowner, I believe Walser is far better suited than Kohler McInnis to advance the goal ...

DATE: May 22, 2021 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Herald right on with 30x30 editorial

Thank you to The Durango Herald for publishing the May 14 editorial “Our View: 30x30 Plan,” which is spot on by saying, “the truth is in the details.” President Biden’s America the Beautif...

DATE: May 22, 2021 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor