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EV tax credits not just for luxury cars
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…
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Why spend money on stinky electricity?
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…
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Energy leases: Let’s hold back some of our last best places
Star tracks over Hovenweep ruins. The monument was designated as the world’s 17th International Dark Sky Park in 2014. That’s welcome news for energy companies and their employees, as well…
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Consider all costs of power generation
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…
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LPEA works for members, not Tri-State
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…
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Guide LPEA to an independent future
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…
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Keep special interests out of LPEA
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…
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Thanks for your hard work, Amy Lyons
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…
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City council should support downtown
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…
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Local power will fuel local prosperity
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…
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Bridging the current LPEA board divide
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
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Vote for common-sense modernization
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…
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A gentleman and his fluffy little dog
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,…
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Homeowners now cannot shut off water
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…
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We deserve better than Scott Tipton
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…
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Article 21: Constitutional provisions governing recall elections must change
Jerry McBride/Durango Herald<br><br>La Plata County Clerk and Recorder Tiffany Parker goes through a stack of petitions turned in to her office on March 30 seeking to recall La Plata County…
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We just want passable, safe sidewalks
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…
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School week: Day off not a substitute for adequate pay
Clark Wilhelm, who works in the Douglas County school system, cheers during a teacher rally Thursday, April 26, 2018, in Denver. Teachers in Colorado walked out of their classes over…
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The Bible predicts Syria’s destruction
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,…
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Support equal votes for rural citizens
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…
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Boot officials who oppose SB221
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…
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Petty recall effort by uninformed trio
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.…
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Enough of this Lachelt recall nonsense
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…