1) Tri-State is in a difficult financial position. They are $3.5B in debt because they reinvested in coal when they should have looked at more economical options. 3) They have lost 30% of their ...

I am a long-time library user in big cities and small towns. I’ve met all kinds of interesting people and developed long-time friendships with librarians. The help they provide in understanding the ...

LPEA’s much-touted “lower-cost” replacement power is a short-term deal with an unnamed provider – reportedly Mercuria, a Swiss-based commodities trader with no local generation and no long-term ...

Roughly 25 years ago, I attended my first LPEA annual meeting, and the keynote speaker from Tri-State gave a talk titled, “The Myth of Renewable Energy.” He mainly spoke about how bad renewables are, ...

Lyle McKnight claims to be concerned with the “lack of transparency” from LPEA – it’s one of the main reasons he’s running for the board seat in District 4 as “The Voice of the Working Man.” However, ...

It’s happening earlier and earlier every year. At the start of the new millennium, the black bears living around Durango typically started emerging from their winter dens around mid-April. Today, ...

This week, Jonathan Thompson brings us a story (p.8-9) about Ol’ Big Foot, the last known wolf to roam southeastern Utah in ...

Mark Redwine was booked into the La Plata County Jail at 4:56 p.m. Monday following extradition from Whatcom County, in northwestern Washington. La Plata County Sheriff’s deputies took custody of ...

The La Plata County Fairgrounds was a mecca for all things warm and delicious last Saturday. Almost every inch of the venue was filled with troves of cold weather treasures. Gardenswartz reliably gave ...

I attended the Planning Commission meeting regarding the proposed RV park at the south end of San Juan County. My husband and I are homeowners and taxpayers at Cascade Village and are opposed to this ...

Fort Lewis College – home to the Skyhawks, national champions in bicycling, soccer and ... ice hockey. Wait, wha? OK, maybe that last one is a bit of a stretch. For now. But an infusion of new blood ...