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Ex-Labor secretary: Where’s the equality?

Reich says income gap widening

January 10, 2014

Nation & World

Dial 9 before 911? Hotel death prompts petition

A 9-year-old girl tried to call 911 from a hotel room where she could hear her mother, Kari Hunt Dunn,…

January 10, 2014

Nation & World

Target reveals wider breach of security

A passerby walks near an entrance to a Target retail store in Watertown, Mass. Target says that personal information —…

January 10, 2014

Nation & World

U.S. economy adds 74K jobs; rate falls to 6.7 percent

The U.S. jobless rate dropped to 6.7 percent in December, largely because of people stopping to look for work. December’s…

January 10, 2014

Nation & World

Threat remains unclear from chemical leak

The Federal Emergency Management Agency is delivering more than 1 million liters of water to nine West Virginia counties affected…

January 10, 2014

Nation & World

FBI director: Snowden not a ‘hero whistle-blower’

“I have trouble applying the ‘whistle-blower’ label to someone who just disagrees with the way our country is structured and…

January 9, 2014

Nation & World

How cold was it? Not much, really

As cold as it was for many Americans this week, scientists say the arctic freeze that gripped much of the…

January 9, 2014

Nation & World

Nation/World Briefs

WASHINGTON – With the number of seriously wounded and ill soldiers at a six-year low, the Army is closing down…

January 9, 2014

Nation & World

Diplomat: Syria says rebels target chemical depots

Danish warship Esbern Snare and Norwegian warship Helge Ingstad escort cargo ships awaiting orders to enter the Syrian port of…

January 9, 2014

Nation & World

West Virginia governor declares emergency after chemical spill

Tyler Evert/Associated Press<br><br>Crews clean up a chemical spill along the Elk River in Charleston, W.Va. The governor declared an emergency…

January 9, 2014

Local News

17 syllables about 11 bills

For a change this year, we present some of the more interesting ones, summarized in haiku form. Bills don’t take…

January 9, 2014

Local News

Coalition deplores national park funding cuts

Report: Habitat, facilities at risk

January 9, 2014

Local News

County coroner to seek election

Smithdu1-i-syn Smith, 67, has been serving as coroner since November 2012 when she was appointed by county commissioners to fill…

January 9, 2014

Nation & World

Jobless benefits bill hits snag in Senate

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., is drawing heat from some Republican senators who say the majority leader did not…

January 9, 2014

Nation & World

Doctors say cutting food stamps could backfire

Doctors are warning that Medicaid and Medicare costs could skyrocket if Congress cuts the federal food stamp program’s budget. Steve…

January 9, 2014

Nation & World

Christie apologizes for staff

“I am embarrassed and humiliated by the conduct of some of the people on my team,” the Republican governor said…

January 9, 2014

Local News

Hickenlooper: Colorado strong, resilient

We’ve been tested, governor tells state

January 9, 2014

Local News

Sheriff Schirard to run for 6th term

incumbent says tight budgets pose challenges

January 8, 2014

Local News

High school pupils ponder possibilities

Jonathan Latta, assistant professor of music at Fort Lewis College, inspires high school students during a career fair at FLC.…

January 8, 2014

Regional News

GOP: Udall pressured state on health figures

Udalldu1-i-syn According to emails posted on the conservative blog Complete Colorado, Jo Donlin of the Colorado Division of Insurance alerted…

January 8, 2014

Local News

Radon: Unseen menace

It's common in La Plata County homes

January 8, 2014

Local News

Text of Hickenlooper’s speech

Good morning. It’s great to be back here, together, in the people’s state Capitol. To the four new members stepping…

January 8, 2014

Local News

Only Dodge City, Kan., keeps Durango from being magazine’s No. 1 Western town

The magazine says that with Durango’s historic railroads and evident Western culture in mind, the sometimes-called “Hollywood of the Rockies”…

January 8, 2014

Local News

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 8, 2014