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Ban field burning during dry, windy times

Why is the burning of fields allowed in these dry, windy conditions? I have been keeping track of three fires set by our neighboring ranchers this morning. All three have require...

Joffe: War is the president’s trump card

In replacing Rex Tillerson, one of the last remaining moderate-voiced “adults” in the Trump administration, with bellicose hyena Mike Pompeo, this deplorable president is assembling a war ca...

Writer could house the homeless herself

In a letter to the editor ( Tim Gwynn Durango ...

EV tax credits not just for luxury cars

Thank you, Rep. Barbara McLachlan for voting down House Bill 47, which would have repealed electric vehicle tax credits in Colorado. The benefits of EVs are many. Fuel cost is le...

Why spend money on stinky electricity?

You walk into a diner, sit at the counter and realize the guy sitting on the next stool is really cutting them. You get up, move eight stools over and the air smells clean and fresh. It cost...

Consider all costs of power generation

Not enough water for crops. Fires probable. Dead lawns. Dust everywhere. Decreased tourism. Perhaps we should consider those costs as we vote for LPEA leadership. Tri-State, our ...

LPEA works for members, not Tri-State

I am writing in response to a letter to the editor Mr. John Beebe ( First, he claims that “progressive” candidates for the LPEA board want to exit LPEA’s contract with Tri-State. None of th...

Guide LPEA to an independent future

The La Plata County Democratic Executive Committee is pleased to endorse Britt Bassett, Jeff Mannix and Tim Wheeler for the LPEA Board. We are convinced that this year’s electi...

Keep special interests out of LPEA

The LPEA board elections have turned into a dirty mess of special-interest politics led by one-sided personal agendas. It started last year when some candidates obtained board seats and then...

Thanks for your hard work, Amy Lyons

There are many exciting changes in the near future for Bayfield School District. The new intermediate school will be opening for the 2018/19 school year with a new principal. The existing el...

City council should support downtown

I am responding to the front-page article ( If someone is able to get downtown and walk to an area to ask for money, then surely they can stand and ask for their handout. The rights of a fe...

Local power will fuel local prosperity

More heat than light is being generated over this year’s LPEA Board of Directors election. Some are painting it as a choice between those who would “break” the contract with Tri-...
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