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Wildfire-prevention ideas don’t find love in Denver

Building codes, fees, mandates prove unpopular

January 23, 2014

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Ballantine is Citizen of Year

Ecosphere Environmental Services named Business of Year at Durango Rocks! award show

January 22, 2014

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Dayplanner Friday

Sunrise Yoga, 7-8 a.m. and 8:15-9:15 a.m., Boys and Girls Club of La Plata County, 2750 Main Ave., $5, 259-0385.…

January 22, 2014

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Sen. Udall wants more oversight of data collection

Udalldu1-i-syn Obama’s speech came in reaction to outcry from opponents who questioned whether some of the NSA’s activities may be…

January 22, 2014

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Sad sendoff for DEVO mainstays

Co-founder Chad Cheeney and wife bound for Bend, Ore.

January 22, 2014

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Mancos residents oppose retailer

Dollar wants to build after ban ends

January 22, 2014

$Dems kill effort to limit aid to towns that ban fracking$

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Dems kill effort to limit aid to towns that ban fracking

would have cut off revenues from drilling tax to some Front Range towns

January 22, 2014

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Red Mountain Pass closed indefinitely

Rockslide causing grief for businesses and travelers

January 22, 2014

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1 place, 14 cameras: Get peek at S.W. Colo.

debuts webcams from around the region

January 22, 2014

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National Geographic ranks Pagosa Springs/Wolf Creek in top 10 list

Its hot springs make Pagosa Springs a choice spot for outdoors enthusiasts after a hard day of skiing or snowboarding,…

January 21, 2014

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Senate approves same-sex tax bill

The bill follows a federal policy change last summer that allows same-sex married couples to file their taxes jointly. Neither…

January 21, 2014

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Police link 3 suspects to rec center thefts

Arrests made after they went back to facility

January 21, 2014

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Taking an Animas day

Dan Armentano took advantage of the warm weather Wednesday afternoon to visit the Animas River near Rotary Park. The brilliant…

January 21, 2014

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Flu season hits hard

Influenza cases swell, but it’s not too late for shots

January 21, 2014

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Durango vets clinic will get upgrade

space expands; new doctor to be hired

January 21, 2014

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Airport director: Build a new one

likely would need to OK cost for new facility

January 20, 2014

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Dayplanner Wednesday

Greg Ryder, 5:30 p.m., Diamond Belle Saloon, 699 Main Ave., 375-7150. Ace Revel, 6 p.m., 6512, 128 E. College Drive,…

January 20, 2014

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Brewing across borders

brew suds locally

January 20, 2014

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S.W. Colo. snowpack falls below average

The snowpack in Southwest Colorado – the Animas, Dolores, San Juan, Mancos and San Miguel drainages – was 100 percent…

January 20, 2014

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Western Excelsior pollution may finally end in Mancos

Company has offered plan for its abatement

January 20, 2014

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The swing shift

STEVE LEWIS/Durango Herald<br><br>Owen Littleton, 9, left, and Linkin Griego, 7, and their classmates in the Durango School District 9-R Shared…

January 20, 2014

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The Blotter

Monday 10:05 p.m. A water main broke at the 3000 block of Main Ave. Sunday 8:52 a.m. A noise disturbance…

January 20, 2014

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Local Briefs

The Ignacio post office, 1001 Williams St., is available to process passports. For more information or to make an appointment,…

January 20, 2014

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Marching for equality

Lewis hosts Martin Luther King Jr. celebration

January 19, 2014