A lesson from my life must be learned. In 1992, I was a junior and an athlete at Tracy High School in San Joaquin County. I planned to attend a…
Venerable tire shop will be missed, but the iconic building will remain
Fifteen years ago and prior to the major renovation of the facility, much of the jail was physically unattractive with small, dark, warren-like rooms and spaces. The current facility is…
We need his experience and his outstanding business skills as a representative of La Plata Electric Association from District 4. Patti Zink Durango Editor’s note: Patti Zink is a member…
She has been a committed community leader and educator in Durango for six years. Her newest aim is to be elected to the La Plata Electric Association board from District…
It’s aim is to dilute local school boards’ mil levy funds by including charter schools on a per-pupil basis. I’m not against supporting charter schools, but this bill is too…
Making the opt-out process even easier is unnecessary and puts kids at risk
du1-i-syn ••• Joe Wheeling has served nine years on the LPEA board. He is the former CEO of Red Roof Hotels and part of the David and Kay James ranching…
Hundreds of volunteers who represented most of our local churches collaborated to stage this heart-warming event. Under the leadership of Joy Larson of First Baptist Church, volunteers transformed the fairgrounds…
In District 4, we have a highly competent and forward-thinking candidate in Guinn Unger. With a background in electrical engineering, small business, and computer software development and consulting, Unger has…
Let’s begin with the premise that water is the most important issue facing the West and certainly Colorado. We are in a remarkable year where the great California drought has…
“Buying a high percentage of our electricity generated by burning coal does not make sense if we want to keep our electric rates low,” he stated. “Coal has become our…
I gave a sigh of relief because a senator at this hearing mentioned President Donald Trump wanting to pick a judge who will overturn Roe vs. Wade when he was…
SHANNON LIVICK/STAR<br><br>LOWER DOLORES Riverdu1-i-syn Otherwise, the difficulties of predicting reservoir water storage levels, and how much funding for water-related projects statewide will be available, were uppermost. The varied presentations occurred…
See Debra Van Winegarden’s Horse Gulch article from both April 1 and April 3. An editor’s note says it’s being reprinted due to “production problems.” So much for the much-touted…
There are those who tout “green energy” without an understanding of the entire spectrum of energy generation, the necessity for transmission capability, and making it affordable. A radical “feel good”…
Your illustrious leader, Richard Ballantine, once told me that there would always be local papers because people like to see pictures of their kids in the paper. Walt suggests more…
We are lucky to live in an area served by an electric cooperative with a board we elect with local control. I’m supporting the progressive block of Rachel Landis, Guinn…
This regulation is one of many on the chopping block of the Congressional Review Act, which gives Congress the extraordinary power to nullify recently adopted agency rules with a simple…
One reason for that continued excellence is the leadership of the board. Under the board president, Davin Montoya, LPEA continues to evolve in an appropriate and methodical way to ensure…
The residents of this, the 12th richest small town in America per the latest Bloomberg report, surely won’t mind that use of their tax dollars. Better yet, we can spend…
Apparently, the editors at the Durango Herald forgot this lesson when writing their opposition to Senate Bill 61 (Herald, April 4). The bill is a bipartisan proposal that would ensure…
Volleyball tournament results in big wins for girls and local economies
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My husband and I are homeowners and taxpayers at Cascade Village and are opposed to this type of development. We have invested a large amount of money based on the…
If you want to support energy sources that promote clean air and water and combat climate change…. And if you want to keep more energy dollars local and generate more…
The question has always been why the U.S. government is using taxpayer money to subsidize broadcasting and the arts. That’s not the government’s job. Probably, if the CPB and NEA…
In retrospect, that was a wasted effort because, regardless of his underlying personal or moral deficiencies, the direction being set for the country by the current administration is nothing short…
du1-i-syn There is an ongoing CDOT project to rehabilitate the roadway, and an unexpected but necessary repair to the bridge over Junction Creek. Add additional work on sidewalks and curbs…
Mercy Regional Medical CenterJERRY McBRIDE/Durango Herald Paying for health care for individuals who have neither insurance coverage nor the ability to pay for it is one of the most serious…
