Letters to the Editor

Water should limit subdivision size
Letters to the Editor

Water should limit subdivision size

May 4, 2018

The subdivision is too large, and do you think the Burketts will pay for the on- and off-road improvements to the U.S. 160 and County Road 223 also? This subdivision…

Ban field burning during dry, windy times
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Ban field burning during dry, windy times

May 4, 2018

I have been keeping track of three fires set by our neighboring ranchers this morning. All three have required the intervention of firefighters to extinguish the blazes. As I watch,…

Joffe: War is the president’s trump card
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Joffe: War is the president’s trump card

May 3, 2018

A Democratic majority in Congress could prevent the catastrophe of nuclear war by impeaching this traitor who has dismantled our diplomatic corps, allowed his unqualified advisors with no security clearance…

EV tax credits not just for luxury cars
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EV tax credits not just for luxury cars

May 2, 2018

The benefits of EVs are many. Fuel cost is less than half that of petroleum cars. EVs use 100 percent American produced electric power with rates set by public utilities…

Why spend money on stinky electricity?
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Why spend money on stinky electricity?

May 2, 2018

Perhaps an analogy to La Plata Electric Association and Tri-State. There is research that suggests electricity can be generated much cleaner than coal at a price that is the same…

Consider all costs of power generation
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Consider all costs of power generation

April 30, 2018

Tri-State, our LPEA supplier, has the second worst carbon emissions (pounds of CO2 per MWh of electricity produced) of the 100 largest power producers in the United States. Kent Ford…

LPEA works for members, not Tri-State
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LPEA works for members, not Tri-State

April 30, 2018

First, he claims that “progressive” candidates for the LPEA board want to exit LPEA’s contract with Tri-State. None of the candidates have voiced this opinion; they are simply in support…

Guide LPEA to an independent future
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Guide LPEA to an independent future

April 30, 2018

We are convinced that this year’s election is crucial to the prevailing issue of assuring renewable and reliable energy at costs that are reasonable for residents of Southwest Colorado. We…

Keep special interests out of LPEA
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Keep special interests out of LPEA

April 30, 2018

LPEA and TSGT are national leaders in the renewable energy initiative. While TSGT currently has a generation portfolio that includes coal and natural gas as its base-loading generation, renewable generation…

Thanks for your hard work, Amy Lyons
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Thanks for your hard work, Amy Lyons

April 30, 2018

I would like to thank Amy Lyons for her hard work and dedication to the Bayfield School District, as she played a significant role in the passage of the bond…

City council should support downtown
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City council should support downtown

April 30, 2018

If someone is able to get downtown and walk to an area to ask for money, then surely they can stand and ask for their handout. The rights of a…

Local power will fuel local prosperity
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Local power will fuel local prosperity

April 30, 2018

Some are painting it as a choice between those who would “break” the contract with Tri-State, which requires LPEA to buy 95 percent of our power from them, and those…

Bridging the current LPEA board divide
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Bridging the current LPEA board divide

April 30, 2018

He can bridge the LPEA board divide currently existing. Vote for Gene Fisher for District 3, for knowledgeable and responsible member representation. Virginia Miller-Cavanaugh Durango

Vote for common-sense modernization
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Vote for common-sense modernization

April 30, 2018

Gene has built more than 300 and businesses in La Plata County, so he knows how important affordable and reliable power is to our entire community. We must move our…

A gentleman and his fluffy little dog
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A gentleman and his fluffy little dog

April 30, 2018

Florida Road is part of my morning commute to work and has been for several years. Regardless of the morning I am having – dreading the day ahead, running late,…

Homeowners now cannot shut off water
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Homeowners now cannot shut off water

April 30, 2018

Today, I called the city to ask them to come and show me how to turn off the main in my back yard. Guess what? Do Durango homeowners know that…

We deserve better than Scott Tipton
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We deserve better than Scott Tipton

April 30, 2018

HUD Secretary Ben Carson is spending tens of thousands on dinette sets for his office. And don’t even get me started about the hundreds of thousands wasted on chartered flights…

We just want passable, safe sidewalks
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We just want passable, safe sidewalks

April 29, 2018

Yes, there were people who spoke on both sides of the issue, but 25 people spoke in favor of the ordinance while only eight spoke against. So while the article…

The Bible predicts Syria’s destruction
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The Bible predicts Syria’s destruction

April 28, 2018

Considering recent events, the stage is set for the fulfillment of this prophecy, along with Ezekiel 38, 39. Ezekiel’s prophecy describes an invasion on Israel by a coalition of countries,…

Support equal votes for rural citizens
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Support equal votes for rural citizens

April 28, 2018

Senate Bill 221, which addresses this serious and long overdue inequity of equal voice per vote, is in its final journey toward passage into law (Herald, April 17). I strongly…

Boot officials who oppose SB221
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Boot officials who oppose SB221

April 28, 2018

In La Plata County, we have a voting base of Fort Lewis College students whose votes are heavily pursued come election time. The student population isn’t easy to factor when…

Petty recall effort by uninformed trio
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Petty recall effort by uninformed trio

April 28, 2018

According to the Colorado Independent Ethics Commission, however, her actions have proven to be ethical. Her attendance records are higher than the La Plata Liberty Coalition would have you believe.…

Enough of this Lachelt recall nonsense
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Enough of this Lachelt recall nonsense

April 28, 2018

But, no, these fringe interests, supported with out-of-state political money, want to send a message to other environment officials nationally. That’s what’s really at play here. Force Gwen out of…

Tax act will raise one man’s tax bill
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Tax act will raise one man’s tax bill

April 28, 2018

Others may want to have their accountants perform the same exercise to see how they are affected before voting this November. Frank Pace Bayfield

Voting by district protects property rights
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Voting by district protects property rights

April 28, 2018

This voting is the only fair way to have all voters’ voices heard for their district. It makes sense and is the right way for protecting personal property rights. Curt…

Are conditions too dry to run the train?
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Are conditions too dry to run the train?

April 28, 2018

Can Al Harper guarantee that there won’t be a fire accidentally ignited by random sparks or hot ash? Please know that I am not attacking Mr. Harper and him awesome…

Gibbons: The opposite of supporting liberty
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Gibbons: The opposite of supporting liberty

April 28, 2018

Unfortunately, the Liberty Coalition has devolved into a right-wing group that falls far outside the scope of land use codes. They claim to be non-partisan, but their social media presence…

The arts awaken passion in children
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The arts awaken passion in children

April 28, 2018

Neither a parent nor a relative of any of the troupe, I thought it totally beat watching something on Netflix or a fancy meal for entertainment. I loved that the…

Enabling brings nothing but misery
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Enabling brings nothing but misery

April 28, 2018

After neighbors began finding human waste in their yards, people sleeping on their porches, trash and litter, the church stopped. There is a grapevine among the professional homeless, as was…