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Local Briefs
Democrat to announce candidacy Thursday Democrat Mike McLachlan will announce his candidacy for the Colorado House, District 59, at noon Thursday at the La Plata County Courthouse, 1060 East Second Ave. McLachlan is a 38-year resident of La...
DATE: February 08, 2012 | CATEGORY: Local News
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Nation/World Briefs
In shift, President Obama embraces 'super PAC' WASHINGTON - In a reversal, President Barack Obama is embracing the big-money fundraising groups he assailed as a "threat to democracy" on the grounds they let money corrode elections. His shift...
DATE: February 08, 2012 | CATEGORY: National & World
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How do you spell ‘huzzah' for co-champions?
After a long drought – with some close calls along the way – The Durango Herald's team was named the co-champions at the Durango Adult Education Center's 15th annual Snowdown Spellebration on Feb. 1. The event brought in about...
DATE: February 08, 2012 | CATEGORY: Neighbors
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Farm Bureau and 4-H foster important leadership skills
We had a gallery and house full of 4-H'ers at the Capitol on Monday of this last week in honor of "4-H Day." There was a good group from La Plata County that I had the pleasure of taking a picture with in front of the "well" where potential laws and...
DATE: February 08, 2012 | CATEGORY: Op-Ed
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Greece near cutting its debt; stocks resume steady climb
NEW YORK - Stocks resumed their slow but steady climb Tuesday as Greece appeared close to announcing a deal with creditors to cut its debt. The Dow Jones industrial average ended at its highest level since May 2008. Stock indexes rose after a report...
DATE: February 08, 2012 | CATEGORY: Business
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Court ruling on gay marriage
Tuesday, a federal appeals court in San Francisco upheld a lower court ruling that California's ban on gay marriage was unconstitutional. Exactly where this case is headed next was immediately the subject of considerable discussion, but this much is...
DATE: February 08, 2012 | CATEGORY: Editorial
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N.M. engineers create 'self-guided' missile
ALBUQUERQUE - Sandia National Laboratories engineers have invented a bullet that directs itself to a target as a tiny guided missile and can hit a target more than a mile away. Sandia Labs engineers, said the bullet twists and turns to guide itself...
DATE: February 08, 2012 | CATEGORY: Business
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Three Senate bills present three different challenges
The last week was a busy one as I had three bills in committees for hearing. The first is a bill I'm carrying on behalf of numerous tow-truck operators in my district who object strongly to the imposition of a new bond requirement in order for them...
DATE: February 08, 2012 | CATEGORY: Op-Ed
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Seafood and cream for Valentine's Day
Warm and creamy, au gratin are perfect for a cold winter night. And what better way to say "I love you" than with a little indulgence of seafood and cream. This dish goes together with just a little effort and you end up with an impressive and...
DATE: February 08, 2012 | CATEGORY: Food
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Green reigns supreme
Long, long ago in the faraway Kingdom of Pots and Pans, there was a great battle between the green chile army and the red chile army. It went on for centuries. Wise rulers, magicians and warlocks tried to settle the differences between the two, but...
DATE: February 08, 2012 | CATEGORY: Food
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