Opinion & Letters to the Editor

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2025 legislative wrap-up: Lower health care costs, lodgers tax, rural hospital and education support

The legislative session wrapped up this past Wednesday after weeks of long days on the House floor. Four of my…

May 11, 2025

Letters to the Editor

Wake up before it becomes personal

Trump has gone far beyond the trope, “Oh! He would not do that.” He is doing it now and will…

May 11, 2025

Letters to the Editor

Greg Barber is right for District 2

Since La Plata Electric is a year from no longer using Tri-State to provide energy to our utility, it is…

May 9, 2025

Editorials

Our view: Peters and the president

Causing immeasurable damage to local elections and trust in the electoral process Tina Peters is not a hero nor a…

May 9, 2025

Letters to the Editor

Animas Valley RV park – what’s in it for us?

During a long career in advertising, I had a lot of experience with developers paving over immense ranch lands. Which…

May 9, 2025

Letters to the Editor

Don’t cut home improvement tax credit

Living in Durango means dealing with weather extremes from summer heat to winter cold and, increasingly, the threat of wildfire…

May 9, 2025

Editorials

Our view: Lodgers tax

opportunity for renewed collaboration amid new beginnings

May 7, 2025

Editorials

Our view: Thanks for the poetry, it’s always welcome

Two hundred fifty words are not needed When feelings are over flowing Add a rhyme or two will do Points…

May 7, 2025

Letters to the Editor

Fight the real enemy of your cause

As a resident of Durango for 30 years and an avid supporter of Native American issues, I must come to…

May 7, 2025

Letters to the Editor

LPEA board needs new and fresh leadership

Please vote for the following candidates for the La Plata Electric Association Board of Directors: District 1 – Dusty Mars;…

May 7, 2025

Letters to the Editor

Let’s really fix our forests

There is an urgent need to protect communities from the growing threat of catastrophic wildfires. However, “The Fix Our Forests…

May 7, 2025

Letters to the Editor

A question to readers about the big chief

Can someone, anyone, explain to me why the “Big Chief” advertisement is bad while the comic and satire art by…

May 4, 2025

Editorials

Our view: The spirit of service

Community service has dividends that once lost are hard to get back Since early last month, the Trump Administration and…

May 4, 2025

Letters to the Editor

Tri-State has changed, too late and too little

Thank you, Duane Highley, for your column (Herald, Apr. 27). Although its title is “Setting the record straight …”, I…

May 4, 2025

Letters to the Editor

Save our co-op, vote Mars, Blake, Peters, McKnight

I proudly served on the LPEA Board for 30 years, including as president during challenging times, and as LPEA’s Tri-State…

May 4, 2025

Letters to the Editor

Urgency is not a responsible energy strategy

The rush to renewable energy is raising utility bills across Colorado – and government subsidies are hiding the real cost.…

May 4, 2025

Letters to the Editor

Taxpayer funds should be used neutrally

I was disappointed that the column signed by KSUT representatives Tami Graham and Wade Griffith (Herald, Apr. 27) evaded the…

May 4, 2025

Letters to the Editor

Slow down to keep the dust down

I would like to remind everyone that dirt roads are launching pads for tons of particles of dirt. When you…

May 4, 2025

Letters to the Editor

Just like Ukraine, when a people resemble a nation

Let’s hear it for President Donald Trump who agrees that Russia’s Putin should annex the slice of Ukraine where inhabitants…

May 4, 2025

Letters to the Editor

Want accountability and transparency? Vote Witchel

Lyle McKnight claims to be concerned with a “lack of transparency” at LPEA – it’s one of the main reasons…

May 4, 2025

Letters to the Editor

Who saved whom? I’d really like to know

As a non-Native person, and at the risk of being labeled just another one of those annoying “woke” elitists, I…

May 4, 2025

Letters to the Editor

Dealing from the bottom of the deck

What is the Trump administration a good example of? Or rather, what is the Trump administration doing that’s good? Can…

May 4, 2025

Letters to the Editor

Rep. Hurd, please review your oath of office

Rep. Hurd, I had the chance to meet you briefly during your visit to Durango last Wednesday and felt hopeful…

May 4, 2025

Letters to the Editor

I am willing to pay the $1,700

I attended the La Plata County Commissioners meeting with Rep. Jeff Hurd. I would like to thank Hurd for his…

May 4, 2025

Opinion

Local energy sovereignty equals green energy and lower costs

Here’s the bottom line – LPEA is among the most responsive, innovative, proactive and effectively-run local energy coops in the…

May 4, 2025

Opinion

Foregone conclusion in Animas Valley

I went to the developer’s public meeting for the RV Camp proposed on County Road 252. My conclusions were this:…

May 4, 2025

Opinion

Witchel has member values at heart

In LPEA District 4, vote for John Witchel. John is forward-looking, smart and an incumbent who has member values at…

May 4, 2025

Opinion

We’ve worked with John Witchel, he’s the right choice for LPEA

As longtime Durango residents and active community members, we’ve worked closely with John Witchel on a wide range of local…

May 4, 2025

Opinion

Voting does matter and makes a difference

In the face of chaos, turmoil and fear for the future, many of you ask – but what can I…

May 4, 2025

Opinion

Fort Lewis College hypocritical to cancel Clark talk

Canceling Jackson Clark II’s Life-long Learning lecture, “Saving Navajo Weaving,” scheduled for April 17 was an error of judgment on…

May 4, 2025