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Dance, Berman will shepherd transformation
Letters to the Editor

Dance, Berman will shepherd transformation

May 3, 2014

We are finally where Edison, father of modern electricity, predicted. Solar capacity has surged 418 percent since 2010. It is now cheaper to provide electricity from solar than from coal,…

Herald puts community dialogue at risk
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Herald puts community dialogue at risk

May 3, 2014

I came to the realization years ago that that is not going to change in my lifetime! What concerns me more is the fact that the dialogue between the powers…

Wheeling plays key role at LPEA, Tri-State
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Wheeling plays key role at LPEA, Tri-State

May 3, 2014

Tri-State is made up of 44 co-ops. It supplies LPEA with 95 percent of our electricity. LPEA purchases all its electricity; it does not produce any. About 70 percent of…

Berman, Dance, will usher practical changes
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Berman, Dance, will usher practical changes

May 3, 2014

For the better part of a decade, Jeff met resistance from the majority of the old board and management of LPEA in adopting common-sense strategies to increase the use of…

Morris, Barger, Zink best for DFPD
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Morris, Barger, Zink best for DFPD

May 1, 2014

Working side-by-side in a collaborative manner with existing board members, Kathy, Wayne and Patti will always place first and foremost the citizenry of DFPD, ensuring continued quality emergency services and…

Vote Kourim, Pennington for Upper Pine Fire
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Vote Kourim, Pennington for Upper Pine Fire

May 1, 2014

We recently asked the voters to approve a mill-levy increase and promised that in 10 years we would retire our current debt and continue to provide the level of service…

Berman, Dance for electricity leadership
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Berman, Dance for electricity leadership

May 1, 2014

Quoting from the website of Durango Discovery Museum: “In 1892, the Durango Light and Power Company embraced a fledgling technology known as AC power, the object of both marvel and…

Did Chaco collapse presage U.S. situation?
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Did Chaco collapse presage U.S. situation?

May 1, 2014

Stuart argues that the same socioeconomic dynamics that existed in Chaco before its decline now, in his opinion, are extant in our society. Stuart writes: “This profound fact of an…

Do the right thing, elect Waters and Wheeling
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Do the right thing, elect Waters and Wheeling

May 1, 2014

I kept hearing about Jeff Berman’s blog. So I decided to read up on it. He is an angry person. Why does he continue to trash everyone at LPEA. Normally…

Vote Berman for positive changes at LPEA
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Vote Berman for positive changes at LPEA

May 1, 2014

The scientific consensus is clear that reducing greenhouse gases is the major challenge of our age if we want to have a promising future on Earth. It is a great…

So, what is up with Lake Nighthorse?
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So, what is up with Lake Nighthorse?

May 1, 2014

Any updates regarding city annexation plans, management, archaeological work and an opening date would be deserving of Herald readers. At least this delay buys time for the stocked fish to…

Dance brings vision, experience, leadership
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Dance brings vision, experience, leadership

May 1, 2014

In Alison Dance, we have such a person. She is a clear choice for local control of the La Plata Electric Association and the energy we use to propel ourselves…

Keep Wheeling to continue LPEA progress
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Keep Wheeling to continue LPEA progress

May 1, 2014

I see the choices in this race and others as not being between “green” and “old school,” but between words and actions. Wheeling has the actions to back his words.…

Waters the right pick in important election
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Waters the right pick in important election

April 30, 2014

If you attend LPEA monthly board meetings, you may see Bill’s opponent, Jeff Berman, as disruptive. In contrast, Bill is team-oriented and constructive. Jeff, in a recent letter to LPEA…

Human behavior and dog-friendliness
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Human behavior and dog-friendliness

April 29, 2014

My wife and I live on County Road 213, just south of Home Depot. We own and hunt with Plott bear dogs. This breed is well-known in Appalachia for courage…

Renewed mining preferable to Superfund
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Renewed mining preferable to Superfund

April 29, 2014

Let me lay out some facts. The Silverton Caldera is one of the most mineralized (metal-laden) areas on planet Earth. A “problem” exists because these naturally occurring metals have been…

Re-elect Jeff Berman to LPEA board
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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,…