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Local panel dissects legal marijuana
Around 50 people, mostly students, attended a panel discussion of marijuana Thursday evening at Fort Lewis College. From left are: Tracy Robinette and Maggie Gallagher of Santé Alternative Wellness, Ariel…
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Spruce beetle workshop at FLC
The U.S. Forest Service has scheduled a March 17 workshop to inform the public about spruce beetle killing many spruce trees in Colorado. The workshop is scheduled from 6 to…
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Climate change on the local level to be discussed
Four area youngsters and their families join weekend instructors for a mountaintop lunch break after spending the morning studying pika habitats in the peaks near Silverton. Several studies are looking…
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And then there were two
The final three contestants on “Ellen’s Design Challenge” were, from left, Durangoan Tim McClellan, Jose Gaspar de Jesus from Los Angeles and Katie Stout from Brooklyn, New York. Gaspar de…
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Local Briefs
The “Man to Man” prostate cancer support group will meet at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday at Durango Public Library, 1900 East Third Ave. The meeting will be in the second-floor meeting…
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La Plata County seeking finance committee members
La Plata County is seeking someone with financial expertise to serve on the Long Term Finance Committee.Shaun Stanley/Durango Herald file photo The seven-person board helps advise the La Plata County…
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The Blotter
Thursday 12:01 a.m. A man was climbing onto a roof in the 700 block of Main Avenue. 1:04 a.m. Young people were causing a disturbance by laughing outside a house…
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Dayplanner Friday
2015 Winter Bike to Work Day, 7-9 a.m., Main Avenue in front of Durango Coffee Co., 730 Main Ave., 375-4901. Sunrise Yoga, 7-8 a.m. and 8:15-9:15 a.m., Boys and Girls…
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FLC to host marijuana discussion
“What’s up with marijuana” will feature representatives from at least two local marijuana shops along with Mercy Regional Medical Center, Colorado State Patrol, the city of Durango and other entities.…
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Weather won’t deter Bike to Work Day
“Winter Bike to Work Day is still on – snow, sleet, wind or shine,” Amber Blake, the city of Durango’s director of transportation and sustainability, said in an email. The…
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The Blotter
Wednesday 2:23 a.m. Several vehicles were cited for parking problems in the east 100 block of Seventh Street. Thursday 11:49 p.m. Officers made an extra patrol in the 2300 block…
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Financial pro enters City Council race
Sean Waddell wants to prioritize costly infrastructure needs
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It’s got a second act
Dean Mullen of Scapegoat Landscaping clears the roof at Durango Muffler on 15th Street on Wednesday. The National Weather Service expects another snowstorm to move through Southwest Colorado starting today…
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Tipton re-ups Fort Lewis tuition bill
Native Americans’ costs would shift from Colorado to federal
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Three Colvig Silver Camp signs valued at $300 stolen
Police want information about missing wooden signs
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Sportsmen rally for their public lands
Colorado’s anglers and hunters protest efforts to transfer federal lands to state control
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Local Briefs
Our Place adult day care is seeking loving, caring, compassionate, dependable volunteers. People need to be at least 18 years of age, have a sense of humor, like interacting with…
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Dayplanner Thursday
Durango High Noon Rotary Club meeting, noon, DoubleTree Hotel, 501 Camino del Rio, www.durangohighnoonrotary.com. Kiwanis Club of Durango meeting, noon, Durango Community Recreation Center, 2700 Main Ave. Line dancing, 1:30-4…
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Gardner disappointed in Keystone veto
Bennet calls pipeline debate a distraction from solving real energy issues
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Local Brookside Park to remain organic
After weeds win round 1, natural treatments get another chance
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Fun with math
Daton Counts, 11, and Clara Wolf, 12, students at Mountain Middle School, play cribbage in Rob Rich’s class on Tuesday. “It is a fun game to teach, and it is…