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County clerk on receiving end of elections-reform attack mailing

Flier’s return address is Secretary of State Scott Gessler’s former law firm

April 21, 2013

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Cold snap helps rafters

Zach Butler helps prepare for the coming season at Mild to Wild Rafting & Jeep Trail Tours. Alex Mickel, co-owner…

April 20, 2013

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Blaze contained near Bayfield

No structures were threatened, and the landowner won’t be cited, he said. “The climate (change) and drought are changing the…

April 20, 2013

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Garden to honor ex-FLC chairman

Owen, who became chairman of the FLC division of biological sciences during his 24 years at the college, long wanted…

April 20, 2013

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Heavy drinking blurs Colo. health

18 percent say they exceed moderation; 21 percent in La Plata

April 20, 2013

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Dust storms hasten snowmelt

runoff bad news for many

April 20, 2013

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Will they come? Locals optimistic

point to best summer tourist season in years

April 20, 2013

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Fields of dreams

Baseball star Darryl Strawberry helps christen complex

April 20, 2013

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Yogurt-hauling semi flips near Hesperus

The truckâ€™s driver, Wade Mellon, 64, of Texas, received minor injuries and was cited for an unspecified violation, public information…

April 20, 2013

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Durangoans run for Earth Day

“This is the best one so far,” said Sally Shuffield, DNS executive director. She said about 25 percent of those…

April 20, 2013

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U.S., allies seek to boost Syrian opposition forces

The United States prepared a major boost in nonlethal military aid while European nations considered changes to an arms embargo…

April 20, 2013

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Raising awareness

Members of Feminist Voice, a student organization at Fort Lewis College, and supporters were at the corner of Main Avenue…

April 19, 2013

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No funds for firefighting force

measure’s sponsor upset with governor’s response

April 19, 2013

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Lawmakers on elections: Mail in the ballots

The House also passed bills on gas and oil regulation, workplace discrimination and firefighter unions during a busy day at…

April 19, 2013

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Where does GOP go from here?

Republicans: Listening, swaying voters are keys

April 19, 2013

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Woman found dead

The woman was identified as Barbara Rose Calzado. She was found about 5 a.m. hanging in her apartment in the…

April 19, 2013

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Durango man gets six months in jail for sexual assault

marijuana to teenage boys in exchange for sex

April 19, 2013

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La Plata County unemployment down, again

is falling more quickly than the state’s

April 19, 2013

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Meltdown heating up

The Robin Davis Unit was among the bands kicking off the Durango Bluegrass Meltdown on Friday afternoon at the Durango…

April 19, 2013

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Brush fire almost spreads

Durango police cite man for open burning

April 19, 2013

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Mancos High student to extend (robotic) hand to Barack Obama

LaChappelledu1-i-syn But he’s not playing hooky – he’s preparing to meet the president. Easton, 17, has been invited to participate…

April 19, 2013

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Three injured in U.S. 160 car crash

Stephanie LeMasters, 37, was turning her 2010 Kia Sedona van west on to Highway 160 from County Road 225 when…

April 18, 2013

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Bennet, Obama share policy talk, dinner

Colorado’s junior senator in charge of fundraising for Senate Dems

April 17, 2013

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Thereâ€™s a party going on at the library

Roan Harvey, 7, reads her favorite author, Bill Peet, Thursday at Durango Public Library. The library is celebrating National Library…

April 17, 2013