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St. Mark’s Community Christmas Bazaar has openings for vendors of fine crafts. The bazaar will be held Dec. 5. Only hand-crafted items will be offered, and no food items will…
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Nation & World
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DES MOINES, Iowa – Hillary Rodham Clinton said Tuesday she opposes construction of the Keystone XL pipeline, breaking her longstanding silence over a project criticized by environmentalists as a threat…
Education
Education Briefs
Animas High School announces these events: AHS Student Advisory Council elections will be held Sept. 30. For more information, email Lyle Bryson at [email protected]. The Colorado Western Slope College Fair…
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A six-week senior dog class will begin Oct. 1. The class will be taught by Marianne McClain, a certified veterinary technician and certified canine rehabilitation practitioner. McClain also is nationally…
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The 2015 Durango Area Parade of Homes will kick off Friday and continue through Sunday, featuring 15 area homes and two “coming attractions.” Tickets for this year’s event are $20…
Nation & World
Nation & World Briefs
Walker MADISON, Wis. – Warning the GOP’s presidential race has become too nasty, Scott Walker suspended his 2016 campaign on Monday and called on some of his Republican rivals to…
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Nation & World Briefs
PHOENIX – Soft-spoken and handcuffed, a 21-year-old landscaper insists that he is not responsible for a string of Phoenix freeway shootings and that his gun has been sitting in a…
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The Silver San Juan Division of the National Model Railroad Association will hold its all-day fall public event at 8:45 a.m. Saturday at the Tri-County Head Start meeting room, 1315…
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The Transportation Legislation Review Committee will host a public meeting at 5:30 p.m. Thursday in Program Room 2 of the Durango Public Library, 1900 East Third Ave. General assembly members…
Nation & World
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DENVER – Jurors considering the fate of a man accused of pushing his wife to her death off a cliff in Colorado’s Rocky Mountain National Park deliberated for about five…
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In preparation for the visit of the featured guest author for the Fort Lewis College and Community Common Reading Experience, Dr. Temple Grandin, there will be a showing of the…
Education
Education Briefs
Students in kindergarten through fifth grade at Columbine Christian School went on a field trip to Native Roots to learn more about the native plants that grow in Durango. They…
Nation & World
World Briefs
TOKYO – Japan’s parliament has approved contentious legislation to loosen constraints on the country’s military, giving it a greater role. The approval at the upper house in the early hours…
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WASHINGTON – U.S. officials say the commandant of the Marine Corps has recommended that women be excluded from competing for certain front-line combat jobs. The move would distance the Corps…
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A “Deeper Understanding of Your Angels and Astro-Soul” workshop will take place from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday in the Windom Room of the Durango Community Recreation Center, 2700…
Nation & World
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DETROIT – General Motors will pay $575 million to settle hundreds of civil lawsuits filed against the company over faulty small-car ignition switches, including the bulk of pending wrongful death…
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BATINA, Croatia – Croatian leaders asked the army to be on alert after chaos erupted Thursday at the border with Serbia, where thousands of migrants and refugees have poured into…
Outdoors
Outdoors Briefs
Seniors Outdoors will offer these programs: A climb of Centennial Peak will take place at 7:30 a.m. Saturday. The cost to carpool is $8. Dogs are allowed. To RSVP, call…
Nation & World
Nation & World Briefs
McALESTER, Okla. – An appeals court halted the execution of an Oklahoma man with just hours to spare Wednesday after his attorneys said they had uncovered new evidence, including a…
Good Earth
Earth Briefs
Chaco Culture National Historical Park and Aztec Ruins National Monument invite all fourth-grade students to visit the parks for free as part of the White House’s new program, Every Kid…
Health
Health Briefs
Ruby Jo Walker will present a workshop called “Working Skillfully with Depression Through the Lens of the Autonomic Nervous System” from 9:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Oct. 2 at the…
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Durango Early Bird Toastmasters will meet from 7 to 8:30 a.m. every Friday from September to May 20 at Holiday Inn, 21636 U.S. Highway 160. Toastmasters can help participants develop…
Nation & World
World Briefs
PYONGYANG, North Korea – North Korea declared Tuesday it has upgraded and restarted all of its atomic fuel plants – meaning it could possibly make more, and more sophisticated, nuclear…
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A board of directors meeting for Community Connections Inc. will take place from 3:30 to 5 p.m. Wednesday in the Lupine Conference Room at Community Connections, 281 Sawyer Drive, Suite…
Education
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The city of Durango received a $291,000 Safe Routes to School Grant to improve the infrastructure around Needham Elementary School. The project scope includes safety, sidewalk and bikeway improvements along…
Business
Business Briefs
True Boutique, post-mastectomy apparel for women, announces its opening. The business is owned by Lynn Philippon, a certified lymphedemn therapist and licensed massage therapist. The boutique is open by appointment…
Nation & World
Nation Briefs
SAN FRANCISCO – Hewlett-Packard says its upcoming spinoff of its technology divisions focused on software, consulting and data analysis will eliminate up to 30,000 jobs. The cuts announced Tuesday will…
Nation & World
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CLEVELAND, Miss. – A professor was killed in his office at Delta State University in Mississippi, forcing terrified students and teachers to hunker down in classrooms as investigators searched for…
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The Colorado Department of Transportation’s Fall Festivals DUI-enforcement period will take place through Oct. 26. CDOT will work with the Colorado State Patrol and local law-enforcement agencies. For more information,…
Nation & World
Nation & World Briefs
Three inmates were stabbed to death during an attack or fight at an Oklahoma prison and a fourth died of his injuries overnight, an official said Sunday. The violence erupted…