With the U.S. utility industry and Tri-State challenged by a rapidly changing business environment, Lori will be an invaluable asset on the La Plata Electric Association board. Qualifications matter. For…
Starting with air quality. Thank you for bringing to light the politically motivated actions of the state GOP in both the House and the Senate as they moved recently to…
This all began when David Mullins and Charlie Craig tried to buy a wedding cake from the Masterpiece Cakeshop in the Denver suburb of Lakewood. Mullins and Craig were planning…
Colorado eliminated its presidential primary in 2003 as a cost-saving measure. It was said that doing away it saved more than $2 million. But with that many feel that Colorado…
Jack is running to promote community sustainability. I agree with Jack that we need to put more emphasis on promoting local control over our energy. Right now LPEA must buy…
Counting the number of people who come through our doors is only one metric we use to determine whether or not we are successful. Certainly the 355,000 hits on our…
Krugman asserts, via some twisted logic, that Sanders somehow denigrates African-American voters by noting the obvious fact that Clinton’s lead is attributable in large measure to victories in the southern…
The difference is that some brokers in meeting the present standard have been putting their clients into investments which earn brokers higher fees than something similar which is equally good…
The Community Health Action Coalition is our coordinating body for communication, collaboration, education and other health related activities in La Plata County. CHAC has launched an advance care planning initiative…
Gartner has attempted what anyone negotiating a La Plata County Land Use Permit has considered (and accomplished all too many times) a viable option to circumvent the impossible process. I…
If this guy had declared himself a trans-species dog, he could have not only urinated but defecated, sniffed someone’s crotch or had sex in the parking lot and no one…
He has been a member on the Basin Coop board for 20 years, and I have worked with him for the last 17 of those years. He always makes decisions…
A basic question for all of us is, what do we want to rely upon for our energy now and in the future? The board of directors guides LPEA by…
I have known Lori for over 20 years and have seen the things that she has accomplished in her professional life. She has spent much of her career working with…
Peters complains that commissioners Lachelt and Westendorff have involved the county in draconian rules and regulations against extractive industries. Apparently he feels they should have repealed the regulations put into…
Recently, Colorado Republicans gave full delegate support to Ted Cruz. “C’mon man.” Another sign that the lummox, lout and churl wing of the GOP may not carry Donald Trump to…
Worldwide refugee crises are a function of drought, desertification and food shortages; these result in war, destabilizing regions and countries accepting refugees. One billion refugees are predicted if climate change…
The point of an election, however, is to choose. The Herald suggests LPEA members re-elect incumbents Mark Garcia in District 1 and Jack Turner in District 4 and elect Lori…
John’s noteworthy qualifications include a thorough understanding of budgeting , payroll, and future projections, learned over a career that includes more than 10 years in public accounting, 12 years in the…
Jack is running to promote community sustainability. I agree with Jack that we need to put more emphasis on promoting local control over our energy. Right now LPEA must buy…
His “agenda” will be to do what is best for the LPEA customers while helping make sure the company operates smoothly and efficiently. Sometimes compromise is necessary, and Dan will…
This is unfortunate for our community and our schools. Whether people think there are too many test for students or there should be more, the end of the year tests…
The Republicans decided we are all too stupid to vote for ourselves here in Colorado. Wow, not one word in the Herald, when it’s making front pages nationally and worldwide.…
Charter schools receive state funding according to the per-pupil operating revenue accorded all public schools, but the cost of operating – let alone opening – a school far surpasses that…
Firstly, why are we footing the entire bill for a facility that will belong entirely to Centura Health? The origins of the project came from Centura’s development department, not from…
The bill contains billions of dollars in funding for research into emerging energy technology, including marine hydrokinetic sources, geothermal and hydroelectric as well as energy storage and improvements to the…
In Seattle, there was a recent incident where a biological male went into the women’s locker room and began stripping down in front of the girls’ swimming team. I suspect…
