Letters to the Editor

Coworker endorses Ted Compton for LPEA board

I’m voting for Ted Compton to represent District 3 (Durango) on the La Plata Electric Association board of directors. I’ve…

Compton will guide LPEA to a cleaner, reliable future

As the world transitions to renewable sources of energy, it is important to keep pace with our local power generation.…

Compton offers vision, passion to LPEA board

I am supporting Ted Compton because he is a visionary and a coalition-builder. When my late husband Ed first had…

Why the disparity among local cemeteries?

I am 100% fed up. For nearly 40 years now, we have been tending family graves at Red Mesa Cemetery.…

Join the fight to end Alzheimer’s

I just attended the 2021 Alzheimer’s Impact Movement Advocacy Forum. Held virtually this year, over 1,200 Alzheimer’s advocates from across…

Use your turn signal at roundabouts

Apparently with the advent of full electronics guiding one’s every movement, breath and heartbeat, the average driver has either become…

U.S. Senate is a herd of sheep

Russian President Vladimir Putin has found himself a herd of sheep to distribute his poison. Sadly, it is some of…

Use money to place weather radar system

My first thought upon reading the article “$15.8M in federal relief to land in La Plata County” (May 20) was…

Thanks to LPEA board and staff for bill credit

I just read that La Plata Electric Association was a leader in obtaining a settlement with its power supplier Tri-State…

Tribute to a drill sergeant

Trevor Peterson at the grave of his drill sergeant, Sgt. First Class James Connell, Jr., at Arlington National Cemetery. Sgt.…

‘Sustainable tourism’ not actually sustainable

Thank you, Jim McMahon, for a succinct, thoughtful, and to my mind “right on” letter regarding “sustainable tourism” (May 26,…

May 29, 2021

Wheeler effective in first term at LPEA

This is a critical year to be a voter in the upcoming La Plata Electric Association election, as we have…

May 29, 2021

Vote like your grandchildren’s lungs depend on it

We have come so far. Just a few years ago, members of the La Plata Electric Board of Directors were…

May 28, 2021

Potential LPEA contender endorses Compton instead

This year I will be supporting Ted Compton for the District 3 open seat on the La Plata Electric Association…

May 26, 2021

Cast your vote in LPEA board election

As a member of La Plata Electric Association, I believe we need a change of management at FastTrack, of which…

May 26, 2021

Where’s the remedy for retail wrongs?

Since the summer of 2020, I have been victimized by some (not most) local businesses. As a retired litigation attorney,…

May 25, 2021

Mark Walser will make progress on LPEA

Mark Walser is running for the La Plata Electrical Association Board of Directors, District 2. I live in Hesperus and…

May 25, 2021

Allocate more tax dollars to housing issues

It appears that the city will be spending $3.4 million for an underpass and foot bridge. I am curious how…

Herald right on with 30×30 editorial

Thank you to The Durango Herald for publishing the May 14 editorial “Our View: 30×30 Plan,” which is spot on…

Re-elect Tim Wheeler for LPEA

As we approach the upcoming election for the La Plata Electric Association board of directors, let’s examine what’s at stake.…

Vote Mark Walser for a renewable energy future

I’m writing in support of Mark Walser for La Plata Electric Association District 2. As a District 2 homeowner, I…

Vote Bill Waters for District 3 LPEA

As a 60-plus-year community member of Durango and La Plata County, my father, Bill Waters, possesses the ability, dedication, knowledge…