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Winslow, Arizona, sings Glenn Frey’s praises

song inspired statue, park, festival

January 20, 2016

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Before you make that resolution, think again

Consider a realistic goal, a specific plan of action

December 30, 2015

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Volunteers install lights at remote Navajo homes

Plata County Rotary clubs deliver solar power

December 30, 2015

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Durango’s toys of Christmas past

100 years ago, girls, boys in Durango could expect distinctly different gifts

December 23, 2015

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Four Corners School of Outdoor Education shows off new discovery center

So in 2002 when the Four Corners School of Outdoor Education began planning for a brick-and-mortar campus to centralize its…

December 16, 2015

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Dolores River film explores water conflicts common in West

Competing demands on waterway with only so much to give

December 2, 2015

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Pueblo leaders press for protection of sacred cultural sites Native Americans give perspectives on oil-and-gas development

Paul Reed of Archaeology Southwest, Timothy Menchego of the Pueblo of Santa Ana and Dale Davidson of Southwest Colorado Canyons…

November 25, 2015

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Wetherills’ Quaker roots defined relations with Native Americans

Navajo leader Hoskininni, left, and his family visit the Wetherill and Colville Trading Post in Oljato, Utah, in 1906. Hoskininni…

November 18, 2015

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Filmmaker, author to share lessons of the last ice age

Though removed by thousands of years, there’s a lot to be learned from the final ancient people of the Pleistocene…

November 4, 2015

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Deep time with Craig Childs

talks about studying ice age people and cleaning the dishes

November 4, 2015

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Marvel man crafts saddles for true cowboys

Valencia has spent 15 years perfecting his art

October 28, 2015

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Project to decode apples’ genetic history

supports research in historic orchards

October 21, 2015

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With cuts looming, San Juan National Forest prioritizes recreational sites

Juan National Forest deciding what recreational sites to save

October 14, 2015

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Founder of Durango-based Great Old Broads for Wilderness dies

1989, Tixier started conservation group

October 13, 2015

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Images recapture rugged mining era

reveal Silverton’s early history in new book

September 23, 2015

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Produce Bounty directs fresh food to low-income families

drive directs fresh produce to low-income families

September 16, 2015

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Garden tour to celebrate Durango’s historic Boulevard

tour to support preservation on East Third Avenue

September 2, 2015

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Early to bed, early to rise

School’s back in session, and it’s time to get serious about sleep

August 26, 2015

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Navajo farmers reject water delivery

Crops, livestock go thirsty after Silverton mine spill

August 19, 2015

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Boulder’s off-leash rules may bite thousands of dog owners

To limit conflict with dogs in open spaces, the city of Boulder may require tens of thousands of dog owners…

March 8, 2014

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At 87, professor stirs up questions about Latinos

Felipe Ortego of Western New Mexico University expects his Encyclopedia of Latino Issues Today to be thought-provoking and controversial.Courtesy of…

March 8, 2014

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At former Colorado Springs hospital, the walls do talk

Thousands of notes to God, surgeons and dead family members, scribbled on scraps of paper and then slid into the…

January 11, 2014

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Utah couple brings house goose on frequent trips about town

Diane and Kevin Wescott shop with their goose, Gladys, at a Home Depot in Liberty, Utah.Kelly Keiter/Standard-Examiner There’s down aplenty,…

October 26, 2013

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For female welders, an instant bond

set out on new career path at community college

October 26, 2013