Letters to the Editor

Re-elect Jeff Berman to LPEA board
Letters to the Editor

Re-elect Jeff Berman to LPEA board

April 27, 2014

Berman can do just that and has been. There is no question that alternative energy can’t totally replace fossil fuels, but we can reduce them with Berman’s help on the…

Federal government is breaking its own laws
Letters to the Editor

Federal government is breaking its own laws

April 26, 2014

So, then we need to find out what is the real issue. In a new report, we find Sen. Harry Reid’s son Rory had cut a deal with a Chinese…

Berman has never shrunk from good fight
Letters to the Editor

Berman has never shrunk from good fight

April 26, 2014

To me, nothing is more patriotic than dedicating one’s life to making sure the very core of our country – the land – is well kept. Jeff Berman, the LPEA…

Prompt attention kept fires limited
Letters to the Editor

Prompt attention kept fires limited

April 26, 2014

The Durango Fire Protection District was also very quick to act and save the fire from sweeping through the entire mobile home park, in which 20 other homes are occupied.…

Attacks on Berman not about qualifications
Letters to the Editor

Attacks on Berman not about qualifications

April 26, 2014

Jeff is an advocate for renewable energy, in part, because those resources are the future of electricity generation in Colorado. We need board members who can help position LPEA for…

There is a solution to Denver TV problem
Letters to the Editor

There is a solution to Denver TV problem

April 26, 2014

I’m not certain I’ve got this entirely straight, but isn’t the Neilsen Company, a government contractor, stonewalling the situation? Apparently the FCC, for whom Neilsen works, isn’t interested in demanding…

GOP needed to counter Dems’ approach
Letters to the Editor

GOP needed to counter Dems’ approach

April 24, 2014

It should be difficult for Hillary Clinton to distance herself from Obama, as she was a part of his failed administration. She also suffers from a lack of any executive…

Parking ‘fix’ at airport is not needed
Letters to the Editor

Parking ‘fix’ at airport is not needed

April 24, 2014

I frequently use the airport, as does my wife, and the most dangerous place in the entire airport is the overcrowded, usually full parking lot. With vehicles parking, backing and…

Wheeling serves important role at LPEA
Letters to the Editor

Wheeling serves important role at LPEA

April 24, 2014

I met Joe Wheeling when we served together on the LPEA board, and I was immediately impressed with his strong business background and his ability to work well with others,…

Berman, Dance will push for clean energy
Letters to the Editor

Berman, Dance will push for clean energy

April 22, 2014

There are many reasons I love living in Southwest Colorado, but that is not one of them. Increasing intensity and frequency of forest fires, pine beetle devastation, and decreasing snowpack…

Good Neighbor Policy shapes relationships
Letters to the Editor

Good Neighbor Policy shapes relationships

April 22, 2014

The Good Neighbor Policy created in 2007 has served the residents of La Plata County well. Christi Zeller, executive director of the Energy Council, worked to create and implement this…

Ledbetter Act was giveaway to trial lawyers
Letters to the Editor

Ledbetter Act was giveaway to trial lawyers

April 22, 2014

The Herald also mentions one of the great lies of “inequality”: the Lilly Ledbetter Act. Basically, what happened with Lilly Ledbetter was she waited until after the statute of limitations…

Chemtrails: Attempt at intentional genocide
Letters to the Editor

Chemtrails: Attempt at intentional genocide

April 22, 2014

It is important the general public know these chemtrails are intended to be an intentional chemical genocide amongst the people. This is why we have such a severe increase of…

Budget cuts to hurt key DHS programs
Letters to the Editor

Budget cuts to hurt key DHS programs

April 21, 2014

The current Durango High School role models are under the STEM Education Coalition and STEAM. STEM is an acronym referring to the academic disciplines of science, technology, engineering and mathematics.…

Spend to improve Masters broadcast
Letters to the Editor

Spend to improve Masters broadcast

April 19, 2014

Sack the court jesters and spare us the album of artsy, out-of-focus azalea shots every year. Pour the savings into a director and camera men who know how to show…

Why so many unmarked police cars?
Letters to the Editor

Why so many unmarked police cars?

April 19, 2014

To most, it is another car on the road. If you know what to look at, you would see there are twice the amount of unmarked units as two years…

Let landowners deal with gas industry
Letters to the Editor

Let landowners deal with gas industry

April 19, 2014

The La Plata County Energy Council is a trade organization working with landowners, operators and transporters to produce natural gas responsibly. LPCEC tracks compliments and complaints and is responsive to…

STEAM will need pedestrian access
Letters to the Editor

STEAM will need pedestrian access

April 19, 2014

Are they all going to cross at the HAWK crosswalk at 12th Street and Camino del Rio? It really surprises me that only one person has been run over in…

Maximize local energy resources
Letters to the Editor

Maximize local energy resources

April 19, 2014

Energy production by almost every source, coal, wind, solar, hydro and nuclear energy is available to these nations located nearby. For example, uranium is readily available locally; local facilities for…

Waters has qualities needed for LPEA board
Letters to the Editor

Waters has qualities needed for LPEA board

April 19, 2014

This election has an important race in District 3 representing the city of Durango. Bill Waters is seeking to unseat incumbent Jeff Berman. The LPEA board should consist of people…

Fort Lewis moving away from liberal arts
Letters to the Editor

Fort Lewis moving away from liberal arts

April 19, 2014

As a student, it was frustrating to see the shift in priorities as a general trend developed: the subtle but deliberate transition from the liberal arts to so-called practical programs.…

Pass Hermosa Creek bill swiftly
Letters to the Editor

Pass Hermosa Creek bill swiftly

April 19, 2014

It is of great concern to me that, although we have a bill, the Hermosa Creek Watershed Protection Act, currently in Congress, it has been relatively stagnant in recent weeks.…

‘Frisky, but risky’ an entertaining read
Letters to the Editor

‘Frisky, but risky’ an entertaining read

April 19, 2014

My goodness! To think “the decline in morals” has taken over Durango; I just don’t know what to make of this situation. And, to think I just came in from…

Cover the sunny side of autism
Letters to the Editor

Cover the sunny side of autism

April 19, 2014

I would like to suggest you cover some Durango-area persons with autism who have overcome their social handicaps and used their special strengths – and these are often striking –…

Store crew shows incredible kindness
Letters to the Editor

Store crew shows incredible kindness

April 19, 2014

As a result, I went to get the supplies to make one of these bars and received excellent service by Tom Desm to help find everything we needed. The store…

Start booking more diverse bands
Letters to the Editor

Start booking more diverse bands

April 17, 2014

Forgive me if I’m wrong here, but when did rock ’n’ roll ever equate to making money? It’s about the music, not the dollar. For every funk, reggae, bluegrass, jam…