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Vote for Mike Bell to avoid rate increases

The options are clear for the La Plata Electric Association board: vote for more renewable energy (higher electric rates) or vote for a mix of energy to keep your electric bill low. ...

DATE: May 6, 2017 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Herald gets a “D” for endorsements

I find it amazing that the Herald failed to do their homework before endorsing candidates Montoya and Wheeler for the LPEA Board of Directors. The facts are these: Mr Montoya has...

DATE: May 5, 2017 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

We need Kim Martin on the LPEA board

Ballots for the La Plata Electric Association board elections have been mailed. Please exercise your power to determine our energy future, protect our planet and foster the development of he...

DATE: May 5, 2017 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Landis will fight for a cleaner LPEA

I am voting for Rachel Landis for the La Plata Electric Association board because Rachel will work to fight climate change at a local level. Many of us have decided to spend our l...

DATE: May 5, 2017 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Weâ€™re lucky to have a choice like Landis

Our community is so lucky to have Rachel Landis running for the La Plata Electric Association Board of Directors. Rachel is the director of the Environmental Center at Fort Lewis...

DATE: May 5, 2017 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

What you see is what you get with new police chief Afzal

I see where your city manager Ron LaBlanc has stated there is nothing hidden about Durango’s new police Chief Kamran Afzal. “What you see is what you get,” he said. Ever go to the...

DATE: May 4, 2017 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Anthropocene is not good news for us

In the year 2000 the well-respected atmospheric scientist Paul Crutzen (Nobel Prize winner) coined the word “Anthropocene,” the first geological epoch defined by human impact, or, in other w...

DATE: May 4, 2017 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Monuments are key to local economies

As someone who has helped develop the outdoor industry in Colorado and watched it grow into an economic powerhouse, I am very concerned with the ongoing campaign by anti-public land interest...

DATE: May 4, 2017 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

In an unsettled world, cuts hard to take

It is understandable that some cuts need to be made, but not the Sunday edition. I start my day with a fresh-brewed cup of coffee and the Herald. Make cuts some other way, like the salary of...

DATE: May 3, 2017 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Trump’s focusing on the wrong job sector

In late February, the president met with some two dozen high-roller CEO’s from manufacturing companies such as Caterpillar, Dell, Campbell Soup, Lockheed Martin and Ford Motor Company. Many ...

DATE: May 3, 2017 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

A cowboy philosopher opines on Trump

I’ve heard people who think referred to as “philosophers.” In the world that I live in they’re called cowboys, buckaroos or vaqueros – humble tenders of livestock. Time in the saddle makes r...

DATE: May 3, 2017 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Good science includes dissenting views

The studies that tell us that there is a very large consensus on man made global warming have been limited to climate scientists. I think they should include all earth scientists to be meani...

DATE: May 3, 2017 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor