Recently, the city’s Parks and Recreation amenities have generated several headline stories in The Durango Herald, including one about Durango Mesa Park and the philanthropic contribution of Marc Katz to…
Perhaps the most controversial decision for the La Plata Electric Association board is the potential buyout of its contract with Tri-State Generation and Transmission. To date, the current board has…
La Plate Electric Association’s mission as a member-owned co-op is to serve our community, instead of optimizing shareholders’ profits. Therefore, it is important to vote for candidates who have demonstrated…
When a large nonprofit endorses and funds a campaign for candidates in the La Plata Electric Association elections, that seems corrupt to me. It may be legal but it’s not…
They steered us through a CEO transition that positively transformed the culture at LPEA, producing a leaner organization with very solid financial results. They adopted strategic goals to reduce our…
What a terrific column Andy Gulliford wrote about citizen scientists Al and Betty Schneider (May 8, “Botanists discover Four Corners plants”). And there’s more to the story. The tiny sunflower…
We are writing in support of Ted Compton as a candidate for La Plata Electric Association Board of Directors. Granted, we are his parents, but we truly believe he is…
I have had the indescribable and unique experience of getting to know Ted Compton as his one and only kid. For 20 years now, my family and I have seen…
Elect Ted Compton for La Plata Electric Association director. Our electric cooperative delivers essential energy to our homes, communities and workplaces. Our systems that provide food, water, health, information, communication,…
As a current La Plata Electric Association board member, it is important to call out the factual inaccuracies in John Purser’s candidate statement. He stated, “There is now a push…
I have two friends running for La Plata Electric Association director in District 4, tearing my loyalty since they are both good men. But I’ll cast my vote for the…
Thank you, Durango, for electing me to three terms on the La Plata Electric Association board. After serving nine years, I believe that is long enough, and I am happy…
Tim Wheeler puts his money where his mouth is. When he owned the Durango Coffee Company, in his support of KSUT he once offered a free bag of coffee every…
In response to the letter from Kathleen Adams (May 7, “Vote Ted Compton for LPEA Board): In all fairness to Ted Compton, why is he focused on breaking the contract…
The regular monthly meeting of the Herald Community on Zoom will be held May 21, instead of the usual last Friday of the month, because of the Memorial Day weekend…
The American poet T.S. Eliot once wrote, “What we call the beginning is often the end/And to make an end is to make a beginning.” But the pandemic overseers of…
It has occurred to me that in this country, big business still has the financial resources to do whatever they want to make a profit. In a previous letter, I…
Immigrants have played a critical role throughout the pandemic in our community. Across the country, nearly 23 million immigrants have been putting their lives on the line in essential roles…
Thank you to classmates and friends, Herb Bowman and Gunnar Conrad, for their thoughtful replies to my guest column in The Durango Herald and The Denver Post. I asserted (with…
Interdependence is crucial for our health, economy and psychological well-being. Without services like roads, education or public health, our lives would be far more challenging. Our strong American values rooted…
Ted Compton will get my vote for La Plata Electric Co-op board of directors District 3 (Durango) when my ballot arrives in mid-May. Compton has the technical education – dual…
It really breaks my heart that you all killed that bear and her babies. People intrude on their territory and where are they to go? It is wrong. I come…
Marcie Carter As a citizen of the Nez Perce, or Nimíipuu, which means “The People,” I look at gold mining as a symbol of broken promises. In 1855, when my…
I am glad Tim has opted for another term as he has done as excellent job representing his constituents. Tim helped draft LPEA’s Strategic Goals, which did not exist before…
If I may, I’d like to quote Clara Pellar from her 1984 Wendy’s commercial, “Where’s the beef?!” The Valle Seco draft Environmental Statement is a comprehensive 126-page document that includes…
Sidewalks away from the river trail are not multiple use, and if you’re not a child in the direct control of a parent not endangering a pedestrian, a dog or…
I am incredibly proud of the work this nonprofit does, including saving my life. For over three decades, in partnership with the federal government, NMDP has operated the nation’s registry…
