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A sourdough bread class with Tim White will take place from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. Wednesday at the Durango Natural Foods Coop, 575 East Eighth Ave. Register by 8 p.m.…
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Nation & World
Nation Briefs
WASHINGTON – A Senate committee launched an investigation Wednesday into exorbitant drug price hikes by Turing Pharmaceuticals and three other companies, responding to public anxiety over rising prices for critical…
Nation & World
World Brief
Trudeau TORONTO – Justin Trudeau was sworn in Wednesday as Canada’s new Liberal prime minister, promising a less controlling style of “government by Cabinet” after almost 10 years of Conservative…
Good Earth
Earth Briefs
San Juan Basin Archaeological Society announces upcoming events: The group will meet at 7 p.m. Nov. 12 in the Lyceum at the Center of Southwest Studies at Fort Lewis College.…
Health
Health Briefs
“Understanding Colorado’s Health Insurance Marketplace” will be presented by Kevin O’Connor, health coverage guide for San Juan Basin Health Department, at 6 p.m. Nov. 17, Dec. 16 and Jan. 14…
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The La Plata Living Wage Coalition will meet at 5:30 p.m. Monday in the board room located on the first floor of the Commons Building, 701 Camino del Rio. This…
Nation & World
World Briefs
TAIPEI, Taiwan – A presidential spokesman says Taiwan’s President Ma Ying-jeou will meet with Chinese President Xi Jinping in Singapore on Saturday. It will be the first such meeting of…
Nation & World
Nation Briefs
WASHINGTON – Democrats have blocked a Senate bill that would have forced the Obama administration to withdraw new federal rules to protect smaller streams, tributaries and wetlands from development and…
Education
Education Briefs
The documentary “Most Likely to Succeed” will be screened at 7 p.m. Wednesday Nov. 4 at the Community Concert Hall at Fort Lewis College. The screening is a collaboration between…
Food
On the side
To honor of all of our hardworking local farmers, on Friday, Steamworks Brewing Co. will unveil a limited-release, seasonal firkin beer. Offered for one evening only, the Pumpkin Firkin is…
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The Military Officers Association of America is planning a Christmas party and is reaching out to all retired and active-duty military officers in the Four Corners to attend. For more…
Nation & World
Nation & World Briefs
SEATTLE – Chipotle closed 43 of its Pacific Northwest locations after the chain’s third foodborne illness this year sickened about two dozen people – prompting renewed scrutiny of a company…
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In the second installment of the Pine River Library’s Amazing Author series, Tess Challis will host a cooking program at 6 p.m. Nov. 10 at the library, 395 Bayfield Center…
Nation & World
Nation & World Briefs
NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Fred Thompson, a Republican U.S. senator from Tennessee for eight years who also acted in feature films and on television, has died, his family said in a…
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Seniors who have questions about Medicare supplements are invited to attend a free seminar from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Thursday at Vectra Bank, 1201 Escalante Drive. Participants will learn…
Nation & World
Region Briefs
DENVER – An art project to drape fabric panels along a 42-mile stretch of the Arkansas River has passed another hurdle. The Colorado Supreme Court has denied a request for…
Nation & World
Nation Briefs
Molinaro WESTON, Conn. – The month before his parents disappeared, police say Kyle Navin wrote that he had the “perfect plan” to get “$ for life.” Then, a few days…
And the West is History
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Colorado Parks and Wildlife will give away kokanee salmon in Durango at 3 p.m. Nov. 6 , 13, 20 and Dec. 4 at the boat ramp at Lake Nighthorse. The…
Nation & World
World Briefs
MANAMA, Bahrain – The United States ramped up its support for Syria’s opposition with a pledge of nearly $100 million in fresh aid on Saturday. The American promise of cash,…
Nation & World
World Briefs
Polanski WARSAW, Poland – Roman Polanski beat a U.S. attempt to extradite him as a Polish judge ruled that the nation’s law forbids sending the filmmaker back to the United…
Nation & World
Nation Briefs
NASA photos captured images of a an icy eruption on Saturn’s moon Enceladus. The rings of Saturn are visible as the Cassini spacecraft prepared for a close flyby of the…
Education
Education Briefs
Christian Gillen of Hesperus was named to the 2015 Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference Football All-Academic Team. Gillen, an accounting major at Fort Lewis College, earned Honor Roll accolades. To qualify…
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The Southwest Colorado Small Business Development Center invites the public to meet its new executive director, Liz Ross, from noon to 1 p.m. Monday at the Cortez Chamber of Commerce,…
Religion
Religion Briefs
Dr. Matthew Clark will discuss euthanasia, physician-assisted suicide, withdrawal of life support, palliative care and hospice after the 11:30 a.m. Mass on Nov. 8 at the St. Columba Parish Center,…
Nation & World
Nation Briefs
WASHINGTON – Paul Ryan became the 54th speaker of the U.S. House on Thursday in a day of high political theater, a young new leader for a fractured Congress, charged…
Nation & World
World Briefs
THE HAGUE, Netherlands – An international tribunal ruled Thursday that it can take on a case between China and the Philippines over disputed territory in the South China Sea, overruling…
Local News
Local Briefs
The Colorado Department of Transportation, Colorado State Patrol and local law-enforcement agencies will partner under The Heat Is On campaign. The campaign is designed to increase DUI patrols, and cite…
Outdoors
Outdoors Briefs
Senior Outdoors will offer these activities: A Monday bike ride for intermediate road cyclists will take place at 9:30 a.m. Monday. This is a no-drop, social ride of 16 miles…
Arts and Entertainment
A&E Briefs
The Durango Arts Center, 802 East Second Ave., will present “Mammoths in Durango: A Multi-media Adventure Into the Ice Age,” a two-part event, with author Craig Childs and filmmaker Larry…
Good Earth
Earth Briefs
Doug Secrist, longtime manager at Navajo State Park, is retiring, and community members are invited to a celebration party from noon to 3 p.m. Nov. 7 at the Vista Clubhouse,…