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Downtown gladly welcomes rally of wallets-on-wheels
What's Up Downtown

Downtown gladly welcomes rally of wallets-on-wheels

July 30, 2013

The event started simply as a friends’ gathering in Ignacio, and soon became a regional draw for other motorcyclists and riding clubs. As numbers grew, the event generated money, and…

Women fuel the rapid rise of BlogHer
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Women fuel the rapid rise of BlogHer

July 27, 2013

Lisa Stone, left, Elisa Camahort Page and (on the computer) Jory des Jardines founded BlogHer. It’s a website targeted to women that publishes and supports blogs as part of its…

S.W. Colorado: A dozen vacations in 1 destination
Destination Durango

S.W. Colorado: A dozen vacations in 1 destination

July 27, 2013

This message expands on the previous “Get Real” campaign and is designed to encourage visitors to plan more time to truly experience everything that Durango offers. We recognize that travelers…

AT&T plan lets users upgrade phone yearly
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AT&T plan lets users upgrade phone yearly

July 27, 2013

The country’s second-largest cellphone carrier introduced an option called AT&T Next.Associated Press file photo The carrier announced AT&T Next, an option that lets a smartphone or tablet owner snag a…

Purple? Pink? Chevrolet bets on wacky car colors
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Purple? Pink? Chevrolet bets on wacky car colors

July 27, 2013

But purple? And pink? When it comes to its two smallest models, Sonic and Spark, Chevrolet is plumbing the depths of customer appeal for colors like, well, plum. The Chevrolet…

NSA revelations changing online habits
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NSA revelations changing online habits

July 22, 2013

As the attorney Chris Bushong put it: “Who wants to feel like they’re being watched?” News of the U.S. government’s secret surveillance programs that targeted phone records but also information…

What if you didn’t have to worry about money?
Money Savvy

What if you didn’t have to worry about money?

July 22, 2013

It’s a question you’ve heard before. Your friends have asked, your co-workers and maybe even a stranger or two. In most cases, it’s a call for us to fantasize about…

Investing: Contrarians rarely are successful
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Investing: Contrarians rarely are successful

July 20, 2013

Here’s your second bit of advice: Don’t get wacky just because the stock market is surging. Look at how much you have in stocks, bonds and cash, and figure out…

Disposable wipes put in pipes are snarling sewers
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Disposable wipes put in pipes are snarling sewers

July 20, 2013

The products appeal to consumers in part because of manufacturers’ claims that they can be conveniently flushed down the toilet. But their cloth-like material doesn’t break down in the sanitary…

New Business Brief
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New Business Brief

July 13, 2013

Andersendu1-i-syn Allison Andersen announces the opening of Durango Personal Financial Coaching. Andersen, a certified financial-education instructor, offers the Money Habitudes program, which helps people build a better relationship with money…

Tradition and temptation as Amish debate fracking
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Tradition and temptation as Amish debate fracking

July 13, 2013

Traditional Amish communities in Ohio and Pennsylvania are debating the benefits and perils of natural-gas and oil fracking.Julie Smyth/Associated Press In some ways, Amish attitudes toward hydraulic fracturing, or fracking,…