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Let’s plan wisely and be good stewards

I’d like to make a plea to everyone who lives in La Plata County. Look down the road 10, 15, 20 years. What kind of place do you want to live, or your children live? This area has...

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

Mueller fought the VC, Trump fought VD

Robert Mueller served in Vietnam as a Marine lieutenant platoon leader, who received a Bronze Star with Valor (awards with Valor were rare and heroic), a Purple Heart for the enemy bullet th...

DATE: Apr 25, 2018 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

The green tyrants and the uninformed

Of course there’s climate change; the United States was once under 50 to 100 feet of ice. Without climate change, we wouldn’t have the Great Lakes or the Grand Canyon. Every one o...

DATE: Apr 25, 2018 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

The NRA ignores the Second Amendment

The Second Amendment provides that the right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed. A lot of people have guns and feel more secure knowing that they can defend themselve...

DATE: Apr 23, 2018 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Schwartz-Bozeman: Dog park is no place for the homeless

The dog park — seriously? I am so perturbed at how people of privilege and popularity condemn other human beings to the margins. “I have and they do not” is insufficient reason to...

DATE: Apr 23, 2018 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Guill: Durangoan one of Earth Day’s founders

I was surprised to learn recently that Bill Manning was one of the original founders of Earth Day in 1970. He told me of those turbulent times, especially on college campuses, of...

DATE: Apr 21, 2018 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Adams: Jenna Bush Hager will speak in Durango

This community notice about Jenna Bush Hager comes on behalf of the board and staff of the Community Foundation Serving Southwest Colorado. I want to assure everyone that Jenna w...

DATE: Apr 21, 2018 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Vote for clean, local, renewable energy

I want to see LPEA explore options to increase renewable, clean energy, purchase renewable energy locally to help our economy, work toward lowering our electricity rates and protect our air ...

DATE: Apr 21, 2018 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

This is a crucial time, election for LPEA

The upcoming La Plata Electric Association election is an important but often overlooked election that can have a significant impact on our community. This is a crucial time for L...

DATE: Apr 21, 2018 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Are renewables ready for prime time?

LPEA Board elections are happening. Our future – renewable energy is infinite, cheap and environmentally friendly. But is the technology for utilizing these sources of energy at a point of d...

DATE: Apr 21, 2018 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Expertise to best adapt to the future

I’m writing to express my support for Britt Bassett, who is running for re-election to the LPEA Board of Directors. As someone who works full-time in the solar industry out of Durango and wh...

DATE: Apr 21, 2018 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Progressives’ LPEA plan is self-serving

This LPEA election will have massive negative consequences if we elect the wrong candidates. Self-proclaimed “progressive” candidates want to take LPEA out of the long-standing co...

DATE: Apr 21, 2018 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor