Letters to the Editor

In an unsettled world, cuts hard to take
Letters to the Editor

In an unsettled world, cuts hard to take

May 3, 2017

You will hear an outcry in this unsettled world, but we could depend on our paper. Please reconsider this “super” decision. Lucy Olson Durango

Trump’s focusing on the wrong job sector
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Trump’s focusing on the wrong job sector

May 3, 2017

What I find unsettling is that the vast majority of U.S. jobs are not in manufacturing but in the service sector. Service sector jobs (retail, restaurants, health care, education, service…

A cowboy philosopher opines on Trump
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A cowboy philosopher opines on Trump

May 3, 2017

While in no way an educated man, I am smart enough to come in out of the rain and put the toilet seat down. With my time served on the…

Good science includes dissenting views
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Good science includes dissenting views

May 3, 2017

For example, a geologist would view the situation on a much larger time scale than the last 50-100 years and might see it as insignificant. A chemist might tell us…

Minority president has no mandate for change
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Minority president has no mandate for change

May 2, 2017

The majority voters were not just from California and New York, they live throughout our country and they voted. This minority President does not have a mandate to make sweeping…

Landis has qualities needed for LPEA
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Landis has qualities needed for LPEA

May 1, 2017

In the increasingly important fight for the protection of our planet, Rachel Landis is the best candidate. I have known Rachel for the last six years, and I have been…

Not including sports stats a bad move
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Not including sports stats a bad move

May 1, 2017

You have an article about how the Rockies powered over the Giants, but there was no way of knowing that the Rockies are now first in their division, and that…

Articles went too far with death details
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Articles went too far with death details

May 1, 2017

I work with two wonderful women who mentored Crystal Martinez and her children for years. Crystal would come into the office in Bodo always happy and very loving to all…

Herald got endorsements (mostly) wrong
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Herald got endorsements (mostly) wrong

April 29, 2017

The Herald endorsed Davin Montoya, endorsing Davin’s position that renewables are too expensive. Perhaps that was true in the past, but not now. Now, renewable power provides the lowest electric…

Grazing costs taxpayers, elk, bighorns
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Grazing costs taxpayers, elk, bighorns

April 29, 2017

Yet domestic sheep are allowed to graze on public lands in the vicinity of bighorn sheep in the Weminuche Wilderness. The sheep in question are owned by former Colorado State…

Vote Landis for local jobs and energy
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Vote Landis for local jobs and energy

April 29, 2017

Rachel Landis is the candidate who can be counted on to lead our co-op in clean energy. She has deep roots in the environmental world, working as coordinator of the…

Montoya is right about commitment
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Montoya is right about commitment

April 29, 2017

He hadn’t even read the prepared background information on the impacts (good and bad) of waiving LPEA’s rights to negotiate with Tri-State to allow more local, qualified energy producing facilities,…

We all deserve better for LPEA board
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We all deserve better for LPEA board

April 29, 2017

At both meetings, he attempted to restrain discussions from the members who had shown up to speak. It would seem that the current LPEA board is more interested in the…

Local power, local jobs good for LPEA
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Local power, local jobs good for LPEA

April 29, 2017

However, this upcoming La Plata Electric Association election represents an opportunity I hope local county residents don’t pass up. We have a chance to increase non-service sector jobs, something which…

Montoya is the best choice for LPEA
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Montoya is the best choice for LPEA

April 29, 2017

I would like to bring up a bit of history, a fact that many of us may have forgotten: La Plata Electric Association brought high-speed internet to the Four Corners.…

Editorial missed the point on resolution
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Editorial missed the point on resolution

April 29, 2017

It’s surprising, then, for The Durango Herald’s editorial board (Herald, March 15) to opine that “state legislatures do not have a role to play” when it comes to the Colorado…

Joe Wheeling deserves your LPEA vote
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Joe Wheeling deserves your LPEA vote

April 28, 2017

Joe is an outstanding board member. Most of us have no idea the significance of his contributions to LPEA and our entire community. In addition to bringing his business and…

LPEA needs new 21st century leadership
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LPEA needs new 21st century leadership

April 28, 2017

I’m sure Davin Montoya would like to have a low-key, low-turnout La Plata Electric Association election so he can be elected to another three-year term after already being on the…

Don’t let Congress undo land protections
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Don’t let Congress undo land protections

April 27, 2017

No other modern democracy has made such a commitment to set aside land for its people. But it almost didn’t happen. When Teddy Roosevelt first created the national forests, powerful…

E-bike foes seem to be anti-everything
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E-bike foes seem to be anti-everything

April 27, 2017

We would all like to have the river trail just for ourselves, but that isn’t going to happen. Of course, the river trail is getting more crowded but so is…

Article on killing at Lightner was repulsive
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Article on killing at Lightner was repulsive

April 27, 2017

To allow such detail to be allowed into the public eye is irresponsible and indicative of the depths that the Herald has sunk to. There is no limit to the…

What’s happened to the LPEA elections?
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What’s happened to the LPEA elections?

April 25, 2017

I have had my candidate post cards removed from bulletin boards. My opponent’s advertisements have been posted on my Facebook page. People have posted comments calling me some very vile…

E-bikes not dangerous on the river trail
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E-bikes not dangerous on the river trail

April 25, 2017

E-bikes represent a great innovation in bicycle technology altogether. They are quiet, non-polluting, and usually set not to exceed 20 mph in speed. They allow for people who are older,…

Michael Bell is well qualified for LPEA
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Michael Bell is well qualified for LPEA

April 25, 2017

Michael has the qualifications, experience, personality, time and commitment to truly represent you and all members of the La Plata Electric Association co-op. Remember to vote and choose the best…

Film commemorates Armenian genocide
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Film commemorates Armenian genocide

April 25, 2017

Two million Christians were killed, one and a half million of whom were Armenians. While the Armenians have recovered and now have their own independent country (plus a large number…

A health care happily ever after tale
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A health care happily ever after tale

April 25, 2017

He called in his councilors and they tried to figure out a way to keep the promise he made. But they just couldn’t agree on how to do it, so…

Living wage coalition celebrates milestone
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Living wage coalition celebrates milestone

April 25, 2017

These 100 employers in La Plata County have committed the monitory resources necessary to pay their employees a “living wage,” not just a “minimum wage.” There is a $3.49 per…

Perhaps paper’s slant is source of trouble
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Perhaps paper’s slant is source of trouble

April 25, 2017

We know your donations to Fort Lewis College have dramatically decreased from $200,000 to a measly $25,000 in just a few short years, and I am sure your donations to…

Safety requires keeping ORVs off roads
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Safety requires keeping ORVs off roads

April 22, 2017

Since 2014, at least 25 individuals in Colorado have tragically died from OHV crashes, which includes ATVs, recreational off-highway vehicles and utility task vehicles, according to data gathered by the…