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Protect La Plata Electric’s financial future

The front page of the Weekend edition ( I hope readers waded through the entire article to learn that the cost of buying out the Tri-State contract would likely result in immediate rate inc...

DATE: Apr 18, 2018 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

An orderly transition to renewable energy

Donâ€™t let anybody tell you different; Gene Fisher is the best person to represent District 3 on the LPEA board. Mr. Fisher is a degreed engineer and worked in power generation worldwide b...

DATE: Apr 18, 2018 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Endorsement of incumbents disappoints

I was deeply disappointed by the Herald’s indiscriminate generic endorsement of all LPEA incumbents in this important election. While re-electing Britt Bassett is a must, the Herald’s endors...

DATE: Apr 18, 2018 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Obvious things need to be legislated

Unequal Pay. What is it? It’s when a woman gets paid less than a man, not because she’s not as capable, hard working or productive as a man but just because she is a woman. The la...

DATE: Apr 17, 2018 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Please justify Facebook use for comments

With all of the revelations regarding the Facebook data collection and the questionable use of that data by third parties, I’d like to see a response from the Herald justifying the use of Fa...

DATE: Apr 16, 2018 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

GOP tax bill is harmful to Coloradans

In honor of Tax Day, April 17, it must be stated that Coloradans are not protected from the GOP tax bill. More Coloradans will be uninsured. The bottom 60 percent of Coloradans only receive ...

DATE: Apr 16, 2018 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Day-in, day-out understanding of LPEA

I am writing in support of Kohler McInnis for LPEA Director District 2. Kohler has supported our community in different ways over the last 39 years. After owning and running a successful bus...

DATE: Apr 16, 2018 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Tim Wheeler is thoughtful, experienced

LPEA board election time has come around again, and I am supporting Tim Wheeler in the approaching election. The electricity market is changing quickly, and the next few years wi...

DATE: Apr 14, 2018 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Generate power and jobs locally

This is an exciting year to be a voter in the upcoming LPEA election, as we have the opportunity to elect board members with bold, forward-thinking ideas that will bring tremendous benefits ...

DATE: Apr 14, 2018 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Keep energy dollars in local economy

Did you know that for every dollar you spend for electricity from LPEA, about 65 cents immediately leaves our local economy and goes to Denver to buy our power? If we could significantly inc...

DATE: Apr 14, 2018 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Wheeler is best choice for LPEA board

I believe the upcoming LPEA election is very important. We need forward-looking leaders on the LPEA board, and I support Tim Wheeler in District 4. He has both the technical and management e...

DATE: Apr 14, 2018 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

LPEA and Tri-State support renewables

As LPEA’s director appointed to serve on Tri-State’s board, a frequent question I receive is, “Why did you vote to keep the Tri-State 5 percent self-generation provision and not increase it?...

DATE: Apr 14, 2018 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor