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aDurango Family Dentistry hires one
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aDurango Family Dentistry hires one

July 26, 2017

Browndu1-i-syn Brown is from Denver and graduated from University of Colorado at Boulder in molecular, cellular and developmental biology, with a minor in mathematics. She worked in the dental field…

LPEA certifies three lineman
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LPEA certifies three lineman

July 26, 2017

Christensen is from Monte Vista and is the fourth generation of journeyman linemen in his family. Messier is from Del Norte, attended Fort Lewis College, and worked as a meter…

Highland Vision Center replaces optometrist
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Highland Vision Center replaces optometrist

July 25, 2017

Dr. Meier retired from the U.S. Air Force in 2008 and worked in Pagosa Springs prior to Highland Vision Center. He provides primary care for adults and children, contact-lens services…

MCEDA adds one to team
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MCEDA adds one to team

July 25, 2017

du1-i-syn Powers has worked for the past eight years to mobilize communities around local economies through Livewell Montezuma, which gave residents more access to healthy foods and helped the county…

Durango Area Tourism Office names executive director
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Durango Area Tourism Office names executive director

July 25, 2017

Lockwooddu1-i-syn Lockwood retired from a 30-year career in law, moved to Durango from Hawaii in 2011 and was La Plata County planning commissioner for almost four years before he started…

Nine things a year of travel taught me
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Nine things a year of travel taught me

July 21, 2017

I’ve long known the power of them to guide financial choices, but now as I reflect on living one of my dreams, traveling for a year, I can see that…

Microsoft wants to bring 2 million Americans online by 2022
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Microsoft wants to bring 2 million Americans online by 2022

July 14, 2017

Microsoft President and Chief Legal Officer Brad Smith speaks in Washington on Tuesday about Microsoft’s project to bring broadband internet access to rural parts of the U.S.Carolyn Kaster/Associated Press Microsoft’s…

Net neutrality rollback effort based on false claims
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Net neutrality rollback effort based on false claims

July 14, 2017

Net Neutrality on a Digital Tech Backgrounddu1-i-syn In his argument to revisit the Obama-era rule, current FCC chairman Ajit Pai cited a paper published in an academic journal that claimed…

Former DATO director a man of many stories
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Former DATO director a man of many stories

July 13, 2017

I would like to focus today on Bob’s accomplishments, contributions and stories. Nothing that follows has been verified by the person himself, since he has no knowledge that this column…

LPEA names one to apprentice lineman program
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LPEA names one to apprentice lineman program

July 12, 2017

Hotterdu1-i-syn Hotter joined LPEA in 2016 as storekeeper, and worked with warehouse operations, purchasing and line crews to ensure equipment and tools were stocked and available. Dalton Hotter is from…

Absolute Physical Therapy adds one to team
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Absolute Physical Therapy adds one to team

July 12, 2017

O’Donnelldu1-i-syn O’Donnell is a 2015 physical therapy assistant graduate of Salt Lake Community College and has experience in outpatient and inpatient physical therapy. She is also certified in Mulligan’s Mobilization…

Commuter challenge winners announced
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Commuter challenge winners announced

July 12, 2017

Challenge participants who submitted logs reported a total of 10,685 clean commute trips June 21-28. The winners were named based on a combination of trip points and participation. For more…