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Category Archives: January 2021
Empire Electric plans a new rate structure
Customer/members of Empire Electric Association will soon be facing some decisions on how and when to use electricity to minimize their monthly bill. EEA is creating a new rate structure for its customers that will result in fairer distribution of … Continue reading
Published in January 2021
Tagged Empire Electric
A shot in the arm: Native American tribes create their own plans for COVID-19 vaccinations
As sovereign nations, Native American tribes can decide whether they receive COVID- 19 vaccinations through the Indian Health Service, an arm of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, or through the state of Colorado. The Ute Mountain Ute … Continue reading
Published in January 2021
Tagged COVID-19
Local recalls have had mixed success
Recall elections in Montezuma County have had mixed results over the years. The most recent such election – prior to the current one involving a member of the Montezuma-Cortez School District’s board of directors – also involved a school district. … Continue reading
Published in January 2021
Effort to unseat McDaniel continues: Criticism of the school-board member brings attention to a lunch club
A recall election against Lance McDaniel, a member of the Montezuma-Cortez School District Re-1 board of directors, is on pace to take place Feb. 16. Organizers were reportedly gathering signatures on petitions to nominate a replacement for McDaniel if the … Continue reading
Published in January 2021
Back and forth?: Trump shrank Bears Ears. Will Biden return it to its original size?
“As President, Biden will take immediate steps to reverse the Trump administration’s assaults on America’s natural treasures, including by reversing Trump’s attacks on the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, Bears Ears, and Grand Staircase-Escalante.” That’s what the Biden-Harris Plan for Tribal … Continue reading
Published in January 2021
Tagged Bears Ears National Monument