The court said they were justified by the state’s interest in maintaining labor peace and eliminating “free riders” who gain benefits without paying their “fair share.” The idea is that…
Mike’s column refers to PURPA’s Qualifying Facilities and Policy 118 as good options for LPEA to pursue more renewable energy projects. I would love to see this happen, but Tri-State…
The plan of attack has been hidden from us for millenniums and it is up to us to find it again. We are not at war with each other, but…
Unger and Bresnahan each talk about Tri-State not being competitive with the wholesale marketplace. However, the Tri-State spokesman, Mr. Dreyspring, only compares Tri-State’s cost to all other monopoly generation and…
The lake would seem too small to accommodate both uses. Dividing the lake into zones will mostly aggravate all users, since sounds and wakes are not limited by artificial zones,…
She stands up for ordinary citizens and confronts monied special interests, and she does so with dedication, integrity and smarts. If you think the recall election is an attack on…
In the spirit of peace and justice, we offer the following resources to our neighbors seeking to build understanding, respect, inclusion and communication on the land-use code: LivingRoomConversations.org is a…
They go to work every day knowing that on any day they could be faced with a horrific event like that which faced teachers at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School…
I was a teacher of middle and high school students. As a teacher, where is my right not to be trained and armed with a gun? I went into teaching…
The La Plata County Republican Central Committee, from left, Treasurer, Holly Hott, Vice Chair, Colton Black, Chairman, Jim Harper, 2nd Vice Chair, Sarah Ferrell and former chairman, Travis Oliger, hold…
I have known Gwen personally for many years, and I know her to be a caring, thoughtful, passionate, dedicated, hard-working, creative, intelligent and kind individual, who I believe is doing…
Project-based learning is a huge step forward in moving our educational system into the 21st century. Traditional schools have not kept pace with societal changes. Who needs kids to memorize…
They have been doing exactly that, including right here in La Plata County, in order to limit and reduce regulations that protect our natural world (think clean air, water, forests,…
First, using a recall to remove an elected official to get your way on an issue ends up killing democracy. When the other side starts doing the same, elected officials…
In the U.S. Navy many years ago, I was skilled enough to qualify “Expert” with an M-1 rifle and a .45 pistol. I learned marksmanship and weapons safety in the…
Translation: He is needlessly burdening our children with trillions of dollars of debt. He voted to strip the BLM of the ability to regulate methane emissions from wells on BLM…
First, widely divergent statistics have been used to describe her attendance record in commissioner business meetings, both by her supporters as well as her critics. What is her true attendance…
To kill geese or ducks, shotguns are only permitted to have three shells in the chamber and magazine combined. To shoot deer or elk, hunting rifles are only permitted to…
Our current treasurer, Allison Aichele, won a highly-contested election due to her greater qualifications and experience. Tim Walsworth, the other candidate for treasurer, is the director of the Business Improvement…
We need to have better laws, need to pass and enforce laws, on background checks. We need to get semi-automatic firearms with detachable magazines and pistol grips with flash suppressors…
du1-i-syn Outdoor classrooms draw on our region’s extraordinary natural and cultural assets. Area small businesses welcome interns, with particularly imaginative businesses making it possible to innovate in technological and outdoor…
I am a strong, successful business woman and I support Dave Peters in his efforts to recall Gwen Lachelt. To say this recall is based on sexism is a typical…
Americans for Prosperity has a new office here and admits that they are taking “an active role to influence La Plata County’s land-use code [and] to reach out to residents…
du1-i-syn Colorado women have accomplished a lot, including, in 1893 with the support of its men, becoming the first state in the Union to empower women with the right to…
This is a huge win for the people of Durango. By now we know traditional dirty energy sources threaten our health, natural resources and way of life here in Colorado.…
In the near 20 years since Columbine, we all should have learned by now that a solution is not coming from Washington. Our reality is very clear. If the deaths…
