Opinion & Letters to the Editor
Letters to the Editor
Dance brings vision, experience, leadership
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…
Letters to the Editor
Keep Wheeling to continue LPEA progress
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.…
Editorials
À la carte air travel
Pricing to empower the consumer, or are air travelers just getting nickle-and-dimed?
Letters to the Editor
Waters the right pick in important election
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…
Letters to the Editor
Human behavior and dog-friendliness
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…
Letters to the Editor
Renewed mining preferable to Superfund
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…
Editorials
Public participation
Hearings on environmental impact of coal mine and power plant warrant attention
Letters to the Editor
Re-elect Jeff Berman to LPEA board
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…
Letters to the Editor
Federal government is breaking its own laws
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…
Editorials
Vacation rentals
Regardless of what is decided about the number, it all comes down to enforcement
Letters to the Editor
Berman has never shrunk from good fight
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…
Letters to the Editor
Prompt attention kept fires limited
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.…
Letters to the Editor
Attacks on Berman not about qualifications
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…
Letters to the Editor
There is a solution to Denver TV problem
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…
Opinion
Thank you for 30 years
It’s not that exciting, I’ll admit, but I do want to point out that today’s issue is the first one of our 30th year. So I think Carole and I…
Opinion
Lions Club Foundation thanks supporters
A special thank you to our donors: J. Paul Brown, Hillcrest Golf Club, Cowboy Trading Co., Salon del Sol, Beverly and Marcel Theberge, Palace Restaurant, Strater Hotel Urban Market, Fox…
Letters to the Editor
GOP needed to counter Dems’ approach
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…
Letters to the Editor
Parking ‘fix’ at airport is not needed
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…
Letters to the Editor
Wheeling serves important role at LPEA
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,…
Editorials
Silverton Superfund
Pollution cleanup, not stigma, should be the primary concern of all involved