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Braving the cold to learn more about what makes hops tick
Experiments in progress in Colorado, New Mexico
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Car collides with semi
Two men in a Subaru traveling southwest on County Road 223 struck a tractor-trailer carrying oil field production water after the driver of the Subaru drifted off the right side…
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Tuning up for homecoming
Ruth Dickson, 12, left, and Danielle Lee, 12, both seventh-graders at Escalante Middle School, prepare to march in the 2013 Durango High School Homecoming Parade on Friday in downtown Durango.…
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Is devil in details for ballot measure?
Judge to rule if Amdt. 66 supporters followed rules
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Amendment 66 aims to spend more on schools
Campaign: Amendment 66, an income tax increase for public schools. Claim: Amendment 66 “will strengthen every school district.” Who is saying it: The pro-Amendment 66 campaign, on Twitter on Monday.…
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Durango Double keys on ‘flexibility’
Route changes don’t alter the course for 400 runners
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Power-line repair crews busy after snowstorm
Some of the widespread outages were triggered Friday as melting snow brought down more branches. Trimming crews were out all day Friday taking down menacing limbs and problem trees, said…
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Power outage affects 3,000 customers
The power was restored to many customers by about 7:10 p.m. Other customers in isolated areas were still without power as of 7:30 p.m. The majority of people affected were…
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In the rough
Joe Whirry of AA American Towing of Durango guides tow lines from a vehicle that rolled off Goeglein Gulch Road on Thursday and came to rest along a fence at…
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Recycling glass a big problem for Durango
Collection sites are getting trashed daily, official says
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Pumpkin Patch rides begin Saturday
Passengers will be greeted by Charlie Brown, Lucy and Snoopy upon arrival at the “most sincere pumpkin patch.” The dates are Saturday, Sunday, Oct. 19 and Oct. 20. The train…
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Closures an opportunity for places that remain open
Durango Chamber of Commerce Executive Director Jack Llewellyn said many tourists are now unsure of their options in the area because of the closure of Mesa Verde National Park. “We…
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Shutdown foils some locals’ trips; Head Start avoids crisis
It means that the 16-day raft trip Turner’s group planned in the Grand Canyon is on hold until a partisan squabble in Washington, D.C., dealing with health care and federal…
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Storm causes snow showers and power outage for 3,000
Plow drivers prepared to work through the night
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Kopp: People have to ‘push back’
As governor, former state senator would lead a range of changes
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Senate Democrats elect new president
Tenure could be lost if latest recall campaign is successful
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Earning their stripes
Dan Fuller of A&B Lines of Durango paints center lines on the newly chip-sealed Center Drive in Bayfield on Wednesday while his son Bobby Fuller places safety cones.SHAUN STANLEY/Durango Herald
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A pressing matter
River Mist Preschool director Jennifer Tew, left, and teacher Sammie McCoy help 4-year-old Liam Wallace and other children Tuesday as they press cider from apples harvested at an orchard on…