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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...

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

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-...

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

Bridging the current LPEA board divide

Gene Fisher will make an excellent LPEA director. He knows electric service from construction to generation. His past includes large-scale generation, and his present includes solar on his c...

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

Vote for common-sense modernization

Gene Fisher has the right stuff for LPEA District 3. He is a trained and experienced engineer who has built and managed power plants. He designed and built a solar garden. He understands the...

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

A gentleman and his fluffy little dog

There is an older gentleman who walks his small, fluffy black-and-white dog down Florida Road daily. Florida Road is part of my morning commute to work and has been for several y...

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

Homeowners now cannot shut off water

I had to turn the water off to my home for some faucet repair work. In the past, I have gone into my backyard, removed the covers to my water main and turned the valve to shut the water off....

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

We deserve better than Scott Tipton

I’m deeply concerned about the rampant corruption and confusion we’ve been seeing out of Washington this year. EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt is spending millions of dollars of taxpayer mone...

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

We just want passable, safe sidewalks

The article ( Yes, there were people who spoke on both sides of the issue, but 25 people spoke in favor of the ordinance while only eight spoke against. So while the article quoted both sid...

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

The Bible predicts Syria’s destruction

Damascus, Syria, is the oldest continuously inhabited city in the world. According to Bible prophecy, however, it is destined to become “a ruinous heap,” deserted, and uninhabitable (Isaiah ...

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

Support equal votes for rural citizens

At long last, a voice for rural La Plata County citizens is on the horizon that will allow rural citizens to vote for county commissioners by district! Senate Bill 221, which add...

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

Boot officials who oppose SB221

Senate Bill 18-221 to allow Colorado counties to vote for county commissioner’s by District is permissive, and it provides opportunity to end “at-large” voting in counties which need and sup...

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

Petty recall effort by uninformed trio

In their uninformed recall effort, Peters, Hawkins and Cugnini claim that Commissioner Gwen Lachelt has been unethical, maintains poor attendance and uses her political agenda to pursue envi...

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