Elections

Plastic bag monster rallies support for fee
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Plastic bag monster rallies support for fee

October 18, 2013

Charlie Shew, aka “bag man,” catches the curiosity of Needham Elementary School student Cassidy Novak, 8. Shew tried to talk to Needham students Friday about the proposed bag fee. Cassidy…

Bags steal show at forum
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Bags steal show at forum

October 15, 2013

Emil Wanatka, president of the board of the Durango Fire Protection District, took up the perplexing issue of providing a stable source of funding for fire and emergency services in…

Clearing the smoke
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Clearing the smoke

October 14, 2013

questions seek to simplify fire district funding

Tax recreational pot?
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Tax recreational pot?

October 13, 2013

Revenue would help fund inspections, construction of schools in Colorado

Colo. school funds on par with Miss.?
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Colo. school funds on par with Miss.?

October 13, 2013

Campaign: Amendment 66, an income-tax increase for public schools. Claim: Colorado routinely ranks near the bottom of school funding, just ahead of Mississippi. Who is saying it: This claim has…

Durango school board candidates share their views
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Durango school board candidates share their views

October 5, 2013

Also on the ballot is a proposal to shrink the board from seven members to five, and statewide ballot initiative 3A, which will determine whether public education in Colorado gets…