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Bust out of prison: Take some advice to pay off debt
What kind of time are you serving: 1 to 2 years, 2 to 5 years, 5 to 10, life? Almost 10 percent of Americans believe they are serving life sentences.…
Business
Defective GM vehicles lead to young deaths
This combination of undated family photos shows, from left, Amber Marie Rose, Natasha Weigel and Amy Rademaker. All three were killed in deadly car crashes involving GM’s Cobalt during 2005-06.Associated…
Business
Will Dolores Valley plan be modified?
Debate rages on about proposed changes, landowner property rights
Business
New worry for flood victims: Insurance increase
Charlie Corson and his wife are trying to decide whether to rebuild their home in Lyons. One of the issues they are looking at is that federal flood insurance rates…
Business
Will mortgage rule stall housing recovery?
du1-i-syn Basic tenets of the rules can be confusing. Near term, implications are not clear. Expect the government to tweak the rules as impacts on the housing market are recognized.…
Business
Spring’s the time to clean walls
It’s easy to pass by walls and woodwork every day without a second glance, but spring-cleaning season is a great time to give them the attention they deserve. Like many…
Business
Home prices dip in January for the third month
The Standard & Poor’s/Case-Shiller 20-city home price index, released Tuesday, declined 0.1 percent from December to January, the same drop as the previous two months. That figure is not adjusted…
Business
IRS to tax bitcoins like property
Although bitcoin may operate like coin and paper currency and can be used to pay for goods and services, no country accepts it as “legal tender,” the Internal Revenue Service…
Business
Apps let you share secrets anonymously
At a time when Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn are pushing people to put forward their most polished, put-together selves, a new class of mobile applications aims for a bit more…
Business
Want a cheaper shipping deal?
Some took the $20 price hike in stride. “I order stuff once a week on Amazon,” said Liam Stephens, a Los Angeles-based mobile phone game designer. “It’s still a better…
Local News
Get ready for bigger gas bill from Atmos
Cold winter in Pacific Northwest linked to price spike
Local News
Watch riverfront concerts?
Project proposes $30M arts and sciences facility next to Durango Discovery Museum
Business
Revamped Ag Expo turned out to be a big hit
Focus on school children seemed to make a difference
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Business Briefs
On March 13, a total of $192,500 in grants was awarded by the Southwest Regional Council of El Pomar Foundation to 17 Southwest nonprofits working in youth development. The grants…
Business
You might soon be able to taste omega-3 steaks
Cows in Kickstarter fundraiser would eat the same food as fish
Business
What would you do about this activist?
Oil company willing to renegotiate court order against her
Business
U.S. home construction declines, but increasing permits a good sign
Builders started work on 907,000 homes at a seasonally adjusted annual rate in February, the Commerce Department said last week. That was down a slight 0.2 percent from January, when…
Business
It’s never too early to plan how you can finance home
Cooleydu1-i-syn If this is the year you are considering buying a home, it is not too early to start planning on how you will finance the purchase. The Great Recession…