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The sights of spring

In a sure sign of spring’s coming, a woman walks past an early-blooming daffodil Monday morning along East Second Avenue.…

National plan’s health may hinge on Texas

Texas is lagging behind other populous states in enrolling new people for health insurance. Sara Rodriguez of Houston is uninsured…

Special needs and tech

Gadgets help students with speech, writing, note-taking

How might transparency be improved?

Measures aim to help public

City gives local gun club ultimatum

must drop NRA requirement or find new home

Your lawn is safe … for now

Roberts’ bill morphs into conservation study

Crimeans vote to join Russia

Opponents call it cynical power play, a land grab

Between the lines

makes some talkative; liquor licenses make city go mum

Dayplanner Monday

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.…

Local Briefs

Mancos Public Library, 211 First St., will present an advance screening of “The Trials of Muhammad Ali” at 6 p.m.…

Hey, vets – need help?

group wants to ‘honor’ them

Tribe gets hand with wills

students from Denver help Utes work out details

Farmers getting a boost from McPhee

storms have helped add needed water to reservoir

‘Better’ forecasts coming soon for our region

Weather Service upgrade to improve information received

Man hit by truck was in crosswalk, police say

However, there was no activation of its lights

Nation/World Briefs

WASHINGTON – The Obama administration more often than ever censored government files or outright denied access to them last year…

Should rules be in place for drones?

U.S. industry doesn’t want to wait and lose out on any earnings

Malaysian police examine pilot’s flight simulator

Australia’s radar needed some alarm to trigger it into direct action

Let the sun shine: How open is government in Southwest Colorado?

DAVID HOLUB/Durango Herald illustrationdu1-i-syn In recognition of Sunshine Week, a national initiative to promote open government and freedom of information,…

Business

What you need to know as deadline nears

If the Obama administration’s health-care plan is going to make its goal of signing up 6 million people by March…

Florida getting ready for another spring break

Panama City Beach is preparing for the annual surge of college-age vacationers to crowd the local beaches during spring break.Andrew…

New media helps share weather news

National Weather Service forecasters say people should have at least three sources for getting news about tornados. The agency is…

Business

U.S. seeks more disclosures about 401(k) plan fees

The rule would update a 2012 one on the same subject. But many disclosure forms offered since then have become…