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Costs high for power from coal-burning

I was dismayed to read the letter to the editor, “LPEA should keep rates low first” (Nov. 30). I am sure the author, Heath Rowe, is aware that the sticker price for many items is not always ...

DATE: Dec 5, 2018 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

We need wolves; we need to return them

Will the gray wolf return to Colorado? I believe it should, and the recent Durango Wolf Symposium presented plenty of objective scientific justification why. Efforts to strip fede...

DATE: Dec 4, 2018 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Youth will demand action on climate

In the aftermath of the 2018 midterm elections, at least one thing was made clear: younger voters are no longer willing to sit on the sidelines while our future is jeopardized by inaction on...

DATE: Dec 4, 2018 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

House bill to tax carbon is ray of hope

The Herald recently reported the U.S. Department of Agriculture will grant $20.2 million to wildfire recovery projects in La Plata and other Colorado counties. We are grateful for...

DATE: Dec 3, 2018 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

I’m not sure hunters are the elk culprits

I find it interesting that the Colorado Division of Wildlife has pointed the finger at the hunters for elk declines and breeding issues. I have hunted the Durango area since 1992 ...

DATE: Dec 3, 2018 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

We need your aid with subject’s cancer

Mary Shinn’s insightful article (“ The article examined the allopathic and alternative methods used during this five-year journey. This update shares further information and a request for h...

DATE: Dec 3, 2018 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

LPEA should be keeping rates low first

I want to applaud Sarah Ferrell for her insightful letter (“Transparency missing at electric board,” Nov. 22) shedding light on the troubling issues currently underway at the La Plata Electr...

DATE: Nov 30, 2018 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

LPEA is striving to be transparent

I appreciated Sara Ferrell’s letter to the editor (“ I also appreciate that she attends most board meetings and is engaged in her cooperative. I feel I need to make a few comment...

DATE: Nov 29, 2018 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Smash ethanol before it smashes you

One of the many benefits of living in Durango is that we can purchase ethanol-free gas. Pure-gas.org lists 13,800 North America gas stations that sell it; six are in Durango. ...

DATE: Nov 28, 2018 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Where is outrage about mass shootings?

Recently, there was a segment on the news about gun drills in preschools. When I grew up, there were only fire drills. One would think the 2012 Sandy Hook shooting was enough to get sensible...

DATE: Nov 28, 2018 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Denver hearing showed danger we’re in

On Nov. 14, the Environmental Protection Agency held public hearings in Denver regarding the Trump administration’s proposed rollback of the EPA’s New Source Performance Standards. ...

DATE: Nov 28, 2018 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Appeal to Rep. Scott Tipton on climate

I appreciate your work as a legislator to address problems that affect us nationally and locally in Southwest Colorado. I appreciate your insight and campaign promises to address key issues ...

DATE: Nov 27, 2018 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor