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Durango school board candidate filed incorrectly with state but will remain on ballot
‘I take accountability, because it was my mistake’
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Voter turnout low in election that could raise taxes in parts of La Plata County
a week remains to cast ballots; only 15 percent return rate so far
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At election forum, Durango school board candidates, fire district make pitches
November ballot includes tax question, 3 board seats
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Forum to discuss Nov. 7 ballot issues will be held Thursday
District 9-R board candidates, members to attend
From our Congressman
Larson: No more gerrymandering
Proposals were filed with the Colorado Title Board on Sept. 22 that will end the practice of gerrymandering legislative and congressional districts in Colorado. The League of Women Voters, along…
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Mancos School bond committee plans outreach on ballot question
Volunteers schedule tours, public meetings
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For gubernatorial candidate Victor Mitchell: The free market is the answer
Mitchell Mitchell, 51, a lifelong entrepreneur, touted an array of disruptive free market-reliant changes to areas now largely driven by government directive: education, health care and the environment. His ideas…
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Cary Kennedy, candidate for governor, visits Durango
Democrat wants reform of constitutional limits on growth of state revenue
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League of Women Voters of La Plata County evolving with the times
chapter of national group embraces changing demographics
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Democrat Phil Weiser enters race for Colorado attorney general
Weiser Other Democratic candidates currently registered, according to the Colorado Secretary of State’s Office, include Michael Dougherty, Brad Levin, Amy Padden and Joseph Salazar. Weiser, who visited Durango on Thursday,…
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More than 3,000 Coloradans withdraw from voter registry
withdrawals came from registered Democrats and unaffiliated voters
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Gubernatorial candidate George Brauchler says infrastructure a key campaign issue
Denver-area DA makes first visit to Durango
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Gubernatorial candidate faces national questions, offers state solutions
Johnston says next governor needs to be a community-builder
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Colorado is fifth most patriotic state in the country
study shows high number of AmeriCorps volunteers, voters
Nation & World
Centrist Emmanuel Macron becomes France’s youngest president
A crowd of Macron supporters roared with delight at the news, jubilantly waving red, white and blue tricolor flags at a victory party outside the Louvre Museum in Paris. Marine…
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La Plata County arm-wrestling champ announces his run for sheriff’s seat
Charles Hamby, a Republican, announces bid for sheriff
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Election Day: Only hours left to deliver ballots, vote
Residents selecting 3 council members, deciding on fluoride
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Ballots due by Tuesday in Durango city election
asked to weigh in on fluoride, City Council
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Clean Water Durango to hold film screening
Clean Water Durango will host a screening of “Our Daily Dose,” a documentary about water fluoridation and health risks associated with fluoride, from 6 to 7 p.m. Wednesday at the…
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Dave McHenry wants the city to get ‘back to basics’
Candidates priorities include sidewalks, alleys and drainage
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Photo: Getting out the vote
Voicing their opposition on Wednesday to Ballot Measure 1A at College Drive and Camino del Rio are, from left, Sunie Silva, Amanda Mulkey, Autumn Scholl and Nancy Scribner. Voters are…
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City Council candidate Dean Brookie pledges to focus on long-term vision
Candidate sees utilities, stormwater drainage as infrastructure priorities
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Chris Bettin believes housing is Durango’s top issue
a variety of options to solve affordability issues
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Could jail inmates tip elections in Durango?
Efforts underway to include the disenfranchised
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Thursday forum focuses on City Council election, fluoride issue
Durango Herald<br><br>A public forum examining the City Council election and the fluoride ballot issue will be held beginning at 5:30 p.m. Thursday in Smith Chambers in City Hall, 949 East…
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Photo: Whistlestopping
Chris Bettin, a candidate for Durango City Council, speaks from the back of a Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge train to about 50 people gathered Thursday near College Drive for…
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Campaign group forms to support fluoridation
Several Durangoans have formed Healthy Kids, Healthy Durango, a campaign group to oppose Question 1A, the measure to remove fluoride from the city’s drinking water.Associated Press file The Question 1A…