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Fed lawmakers give medical pot a shot
Act would provide access to healing strains of cannabis
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Monkeying around
Chad Murphy, with Deep Roots of Durango, negotiates branches of a tree Wednesday in Fassbinder Park as part of tree-trimming operations.Shaun Stanley/Durango Herald
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Durangoans give first-hand accounts of earthquake
Volunteer, trekker, student, climber recount quake that shattered Nepal
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Mountain Middle School student recalls her time in Nepali village
The village of Langtang is gone, buried by an apocalyptic landslide triggered by a 7.8 magnitude earthquake in Nepal on April 25. Last November, I was in Langtang with my…
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Durango considers revised pot ordinance
Laws would govern personal grows, marijuana possession
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Mesa Verde to hold native graves talk Peter Pino will present insights into his 20-year involvement with issues related to the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act and Mesa…
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Dayplanner Wednesday
Meetings and Events Kiwanis of the Narrow Gauge meeting, 6:45-7:30 a.m., Carver Brewing Co., 1022 Main Ave., 375-0079. Rotary Club of Durango meeting, 7 a.m., Durango Community Recreation Center, 2700…
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FLC’s Continuing Education program breathes last gasp
College looks for other organizations to pick up programs
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The Blotter
Durango Police Tuesday 2:07 a.m. An intoxicated woman was harassing customers at a minimart in the 1900 block of Main Avenue. 6:54 a.m. A man was looking through trash bags…
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DHS students repaint wheelchair-access signs
Symbol for disability access gets the latest look
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DHS fundraiser to help fight hunger
Three organizations, including Manna kitchen, to split the pot
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Fracking battle rages on in Colo.
After odest legislative progress, observers look to future
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Guv asked to veto credit legislation
Colorado consumer interest groups are calling on the governor to veto legislation that they say would increase interest rates on small loans in Colorado.Martin Meissner/Associated Press file photo DENVER –…
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Plant sale to keep public gardens in bloom
Debbie Williams of the Garden Club of Durango cleans flower beds Tuesday at Santa Rita Park in preparation for the club’s annual plant sale at the park starting at 9…
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Rollover on Animas View Drive
Police prepare to reopen Animas View Drive following a rollover crash about 6:10 p.m. Monday.Josh Stephenson/Durango Herald According to the scanner, Durango police and emergency medical personnel were responding to…
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Spending fracas colors LPEA board election
Dreyspring Incorrect numbers in a report on spending by La Plata Electric Associations board members in the fourth quarter of 2013 make it appear they spent $34,000 more in the…
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The Blotter
Durango Police Saturday 12:17 p.m. Two older men appeared to be trying to sneak into an apartment building in the 800 block of Goeglein Gulch Road. 12:45 p.m. A man…