Letters to the Editor
Letters to the Editor
Fair and equal are not synonymous
But when has the president ever let the truth get in the way of his divisive rhetoric? Jay Carney had to use the same examples (flex hours, fewer hours, etc.,…
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Learn about danger from wireless devices
Unfortunately, children are the most vulnerable victims of electro-environmental pollution. Electromagnetic frequencies (EMFs) emitted by wireless devices can cause breaks in the blood-brain barrier of children because of their thinner,…
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Vacation rentals offer supplemental income
The Short Term Rental Advocacy Center exists to lobby municipalities, which place so many restrictions on homeowners who wish to capitalize on this growing trend. Demographically, people who rent vacation…
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Don’t sell Animas River’s soul
It’s also a slap in the face to those traditional river users who have used this stretch of river as a sanctuary away from the crowds of boaters that fill…
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Tipton took stand for land, water fund
The Land and Water Conservation Fund celebrates its 50th anniversary this year. In 1964, the LWCF was established to protect Americans’ land and water. No taxpayer dollars go into the…
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Assessor’s team on county appraisal mission
Next year, all properties in Colorado will receive a notice of value. With the break in the weather, appraisers from the assessor’s office will be out in the field during…
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Dance, Berman understand renewables
For almost all of this time, coal has provided the cheapest reliable source of power. As we have been reminded by the recent observation of Earth Day, however, operations in…
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LPEA is not a business but a cooperative
But he’s wrong; LPEA is a cooperative. As such, its purpose is not to maximize the return to shareholders, which is the purpose of a business, but to maximize the…
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Research on climate change readily available
Global temperature data collected for more than 100 years clearly shows average temperatures are increasing. The 1980s had a significant temperature increase over previous decades, and the average temperature of…
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We’re concerned citizens for Bill Waters
Among them is the need for clean, renewable and affordable energy. Bill is a hard-working, dedicated businessman who understands how million-dollar businesses operate. He is committed to work for you…
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Waters is the right candidate for LPEA
His opponent is a single-issue candidate who doesn’t respect our country’s flag, LPEA or its employees. I encourage everyone to vote for Bill Waters, who supports renewable energy and will…
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Late-arriving parking bill is onerous
Whatever the reason, I find it onerous to be required to pay a bill that arrives in my mail box three years late! I took my $36 parking violation bill…
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Voice support for residential neighborhoods
The planning department has created four scenarios where vacation rentals would be increased in the old neighborhoods, EN1 and EN2. They took input last month from residents to better advise…
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Market dismisses ‘toxic’ lemonade vendor
The reasons for my denial: Lemons are not locally grown, shortage of physical space, duplication of products and my “past performance.” I’d agree the lemons are not harvested locally, but…
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Rightful owner failed to do proper research
Had the owner checked the lost and found listings, he or she would have gotten the bike back right away. Had the owner gone to the police at any point…
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NRA is not a well-regulated militia
As a few Herald editorials have pointed out (with solid logic), none of these controls would infringe on the right of the people to keep and bear arms. I’ve come…
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Dance, Berman will help choose best CEO
Alison Dance and Jeff Berman are the two 2014 LPEA board candidates best qualified to guide the board in this critical hiring process. While the board of directors guides LPEA…
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Berman, Dance forward-thinking candidates
However, it did not go up in 2014. Why not? Because new LPEA board members get elected every year, and the newer, more progressive voices elected to the board recently…
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Dance, Berman envision renewable future
Look for your LPEA ballots and consider a long-term, sustainable energy future for Southwest Colorado and the candidates who also share those beliefs, like Alison Dance and Jeff Berman. Emily…
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Berman best qualified to serve LPEA
I have had both the pleasure and honor of working with Berman on a variety of issues, including the development of the bio-fuel plant in Dove Creek. His vision for…
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Waters, Wheeling will navigate through LPEA’s issues
These two people are the kind of directors this board must have to take the co-op successfully through the complicated issues we face. Agenda-driven (with tunnel vision), misinformed, unprofessional and…
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Dance has vision, common sense
She understands the imperative of reducing our dependence on environmentally damaging fossil fuels and moving to newer, sustainable, renewable energy sources like solar and geothermal – which we have in…
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Dump LPEA incumbents this election
As with career politicians, board incumbents become part of the problem when their views become self-serving, or they forget why they were elected. One incumbent, Jeff Berman, has been a…
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Re-electing Wheeling a wise decision
It would be a wise decision for the future of our electrical co-op, our community and our environment to re-elect him. Ed Zink Durango
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Berman is following LPEA voters’ mandate
Marilyn & Rich Nagler Durango and Evergreen