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Winslow, Arizona, sings Glenn Frey’s praises

Eagles 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

La 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

Author talks about studying ice age people and cleaning the dishes

November 4, 2015

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Marvel man crafts saddles for true cowboys

Orly Valencia has spent 15 years perfecting his art

October 28, 2015

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Project to decode apples’ genetic history

Grant supports research in historic orchards

October 21, 2015

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With cuts looming, San Juan National Forest prioritizes recreational sites

San 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

In 1989, Tixier started conservation group

October 13, 2015

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Images recapture rugged mining era

Photos reveal Silverton’s early history in new book

September 23, 2015

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Produce Bounty directs fresh food to low-income families

Food drive directs fresh produce to low-income families

September 16, 2015

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Garden tour to celebrate Durango’s historic Boulevard

Garden 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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Southwest Life Briefs

New Mercy clinic to treat bones, joints Mercy Regional Medical Center has opened Mercy Orthopedic Associates, a physician clinic specializing…

August 11, 2015

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Are Utah’s salt flats shrinking?

Some wonder about effect of mining

August 5, 2015

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Blue Hole: An oasis in N.M.’s desert

Local legend has it that outlaw Billy the Kid would take a dip in the Blue Hole before heading into…

July 29, 2015

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Surviving the dog days

Deep into summer, families, kids find plenty to do

July 22, 2015

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Trinity altered world – and a small town’s fate

N.M. atomic bomb test marks 70 years

July 15, 2015