Why has it chosen to not comment on nor share statistics? We don’t know how many patients it has tested, how many are sick or anything. We can only imagine…
Yes, your second-to-last column went off the rails. That was one out of how many? Nobody bats 1,000. I believe most of your fans, including me, forgive you. For years,…
Well, guess what? We have our very own version of that in Washington, D.C. His name is Donald Trump. Don’t laugh. You think he doesn’t and wouldn’t if he could…
Unlike the county commissioner race, where you can vote for two (Marsha Porter-Norton and Matt Salka are my picks), you can only vote in your district for LPEA. As incumbents,…
du1-i-syn Gimme a little kiss, will ya huh? What are you gonna miss, will ya huh? It went well enough that Melanie kept at it, eventually landing in Greenwich Village…
I’m still working, so we have not been hurt financially by the COVID-19 pandemic, but I know many of our community members are suffering. So I’m going to ask everyone…
You state he claims “that the source of all our problems is wealth. And corporations.” What the senator actually did point out, tirelessly, is not that wealth per se is…
Clean energy is now the cheapest, and employs more workers. What’s the best path forward? Tri-State building local solar will gain us some jobs. But our $70 million a year…
Right now and looking to the future, we should all be asking what the earth is saying to us. What I hear is that it needs some help so that…
I had to laugh. Here’s a guy who was part of the problem in making the Herald the left-wing source of media in Durango and he assures us that the…
By her comments, I am guessing she has no clue as to how many hours, days and weeks it took a very thoughtful and intelligent group of people, along with…
Every cent per kilowatt hour we can save with a new contract adds up to about $10 million per year LPEA saves, and open market contracts (all costs included) run…
So what kind of person do you want in charge of a co-op? Someone who cares deeply about the community it serves! I can’t think of any better example of…
Why not invite Sanders to pretend to live in La Plata County and run for the LPEA board of directors? I am sure his pie-in-the-sky Green New Deal will be…
Democrats such as House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and her gang of thugs are determined to destroy and undermine this nation’s prosperity, demanding funding for personal agendas while holding the stimulus…
By far the safest place to be was on the golf course. Hillcrest, in consultation with San Juan Basin Public Health, has implemented numerous stringent rules to keep people from…
In this year’s LPEA board elections, we recommend sticking with what works
I would like to tell Mike Smedley how much I have enjoyed his Saturday Action Line column. It brought me smiles and sometimes laugh-out-loud moments at the end of an…
Initially, I inquired if the workers were applying organic matter and they confirmed no. They kindly stopped spraying as I walked by and I did confirm that yes, they were…
As a proud Colorado independent who tries to carefully weigh the issues of the day, I am embarrassed that so many of my neighbors get their only news there or…
LPEA is having an election and we hope to receive your vote so that Mr. Fults can fulfill a position on the board of LPEA. As we all are very…
These figures are set to rise 21% over the next five years as more baby boomers reach the age of greatest risk. These numbers are compounded by the fact that,…
So many of Smedley’s articles are hilarious and on-target. I will truly miss reading what he has to say. There is not much to laugh about these days. Do we…
When people are hurting, you shouldn’t take advantage! People are stressed enough. Most places are under $2 a gallon, even Florida. It isn’t fair to rip people off when there…
It can be a tough question for Americans, and the difficulty in answering it can be witnessed right here in Durango. Last week, I was grocery shopping and realized that…
Keep-out orders in mountain towns may be rightful but they leave a bitter taste
Doug Fults knows that we no longer have to choose between clean energy and affordability. Renewable energy is now the cheapest, and payback times are short. Our sunny southern District…
He is a Colorado native. His great-grandfather homesteaded near Breen, Colorado, and John and Debbie are fourth-generation residents involved with agriculture. Their four children are all students at Fort Lewis…
Jack and Charly face a unique, perplexing challenge. In order to be on the ballot they are required by the state of Colorado to collect over 1,000 signatures, just to…
This is not time for state government to roadblock pandemic information
