Opinion

Not including sports stats a bad move

You have an article about how the Rockies powered over the Giants, but there was no way of knowing that…

May 1, 2017

Articles went too far with death details

I work with two wonderful women who mentored Crystal Martinez and her children for years. Crystal would come into the…

May 1, 2017

Herald got endorsements (mostly) wrong

The Herald endorsed Davin Montoya, endorsing Davin’s position that renewables are too expensive. Perhaps that was true in the past,…

Grazing costs taxpayers, elk, bighorns

Yet domestic sheep are allowed to graze on public lands in the vicinity of bighorn sheep in the Weminuche Wilderness.…

Vote Landis for local jobs and energy

Rachel Landis is the candidate who can be counted on to lead our co-op in clean energy. She has deep…

Montoya is right about commitment

He hadn’t even read the prepared background information on the impacts (good and bad) of waiving LPEA’s rights to negotiate…

We all deserve better for LPEA board

At both meetings, he attempted to restrain discussions from the members who had shown up to speak. It would seem…

Local power, local jobs good for LPEA

However, this upcoming La Plata Electric Association election represents an opportunity I hope local county residents donâ€™t pass up. We…

Montoya is the best choice for LPEA

I would like to bring up a bit of history, a fact that many of us may have forgotten: La…

Editorial missed the point on resolution

It’s surprising, then, for The Durango Herald’s editorial board (Herald, March 15) to opine that “state legislatures do not have…

National Monuments: Preserving our nation’s historic, cultural and natural heritage for over 100 years

Lead archaeologist for Canyon of the Ancients National Monument, Vince Macmillan, discusses the significance of the Saddle Horn Pueblo behind…

Why did Tipton talk to Vantiv, but not us?

Are we too low on the totem poll to listen to and ask questions? Arenâ€™t we your constituents also? John…

Joe Wheeling deserves your LPEA vote

Joe is an outstanding board member. Most of us have no idea the significance of his contributions to LPEA and…

Trees are the answer for Durango’s Arbor Day celebration

Day in Durango is not limited to the third or fourth Friday in April

LPEA needs new 21st century leadership

I’m sure Davin Montoya would like to have a low-key, low-turnout La Plata Electric Association election so he can be…

Chamber building purchase makes sense; parks must remain a priority

Shaun Stanley/Durango Herald – DURANGO, CO- 2-02-16- The Durango Chamber of Commerce building at Sant Rita Park.du1-i-syn Had we been…

Don’t let Congress undo land protections

No other modern democracy has made such a commitment to set aside land for its people. But it almost didn’t…

E-bike foes seem to be anti-everything

We would all like to have the river trail just for ourselves, but that isn’t going to happen. Of course,…

Article on killing at Lightner was repulsive

To allow such detail to be allowed into the public eye is irresponsible and indicative of the depths that the…

What’s happened to the LPEA elections?

I have had my candidate post cards removed from bulletin boards. My opponent’s advertisements have been posted on my Facebook…

LPEA vote on renewable energy is a step in the right, and future, direction

du1-i-syn Facing pressure from vocal individuals, including a few board members, to increase the share of renewables to a much…

E-bikes not dangerous on the river trail

E-bikes represent a great innovation in bicycle technology altogether. They are quiet, non-polluting, and usually set not to exceed 20…

Michael Bell is well qualified for LPEA

Michael has the qualifications, experience, personality, time and commitment to truly represent you and all members of the La Plata…