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County fair: Once a year, a source of pride for youths, adults and onlookers too

From the 2017 La Plata County Fair guide: “Pies. Crusts should be golden brown, flaky and crisp eating, cut easily with fork or knife but hold shape when served ...” It is fair we...

Ozone rules: Political expedience cannot be the only consideration in controlling pollutant

Political expedience cannot be the only consideration in controlling pollutant

End of life: Advanced planning for end-of-life issues will help bring closure to loved ones

It is well known that an extraordinary amount of medical care is applied during the final months of life as major – and multiple – parts of the body begin to fail. The medical co...

Nordic center: Purchase of land near Purgatory means many more nordic miles and smiles

Purchase of land near Purgatory means many more nordic miles and smiles

ACLU: Colorado’s branch of the watchdog organization is in Durango’s grill again

What is it with the American Civil Liberties Union? The organization, or at least its Denver-based Colorado branch, seems to have it out for Durango. The latest notice to the city...

Renewables 2.0: Our region has been at the forefront of power production, let’s not stop now

This year, we celebrate the 125th anniversary of electricity production in Durango with the 1892 construction of Durango Power & Light, one of the first alternating current power plants in t...

Canyons cleared: Local monument is safe, but review process has a harmful hidden agenda

Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke has announced officially what he said informally a few weeks ago: Canyons of the Ancients National Monument has survived the review process intact. ...

Cutthroat: Restoration of native trout to upper Hermosa Creek worth the effort

As local anglers, conservationists and wildlife managers get ready to celebrate another milestone in the restoration of Colorado River cutthroat trout to the upper reaches of Hermosa Creek, ...

County budget: End of area’s natural gas boom means tough decisions lie ahead

La Plata County has enjoyed almost 30 years of tax revenue from the coal bed natural gas field across the southern portion of the county. But with easier to acquire gas elsewhere...

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Animas tubing: Death of Albuquerque man rescued in the river raises timely questions

Manuel Gallegos of Albuquerque was just looking for a fun way to cool off. A Sunday afternoon tubing trip down the Animas River was the ticket, until Gallegos fell off his tube be...

Lower Dolores D-minus: Low flows hamper native fish, trout

Conservation Colorado’s grade of D-minus for the Lower Dolores River must be put into context. Conservation Colorado is an environmental organization, and the score is not based ...
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