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How well do you know this Senate candidate?

Ken Buck: Too ‘ornery’ to match Udall’s 99% party-line voting record

Give your child medical marijuana?

These parents did to save their child

Ready to pay more for gas?

You’ll feel the pinch in the next few weeks

Follow the White Rabbit

Local couple brings you a new bookstore

Business Briefs

Mosherdu1-i-syn Quickbooks workshop offered Feb. 25 The Southwest Colorado Small Business Development Center, the Dolores Chamber of Commerce and the…

Stocks edge higher in quiet, post-holiday

NEW YORK – Stocks closed mostly higher Tuesday on Wall Street as traders got back to work after a long…

Do benefits outweigh the costs?

Your minimum wage could be $10.10 by 2016, but there’s a catch

Lack of water ruin your V-Day?

‘It sure did’ for some Mancos businesses

Vandals hit mailboxes near Bayfield

Authorities believe it was isolated incident

Mancos will have to wait for Family Dollar

Trustees pass big-box moratorium

Like spring today, who knows tomorrow?

The Blotter

Durango Police Monday 5:56 p.m. A man was arrested for exposing himself to a woman at 1075 Main Ave. Sunday…

Huge hurdles in path of final Iran nuke deal

In this picture released by an official website of the office of the Iranian supreme leader, Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali…

A new course for Navy weapons

The Navy is about to start deploying the first prototype high-technology weapons such as laser weapons and rail guns. The…

Justices may rule on gun-carry laws

WASHINGTON – Guns will be on the table Friday when the Supreme Court meets in private conference to consider potential…

Letter warns North Korean leader about accusations

Retired Australian judge Michael Kirby, chairperson of the commission of Inquiry on Human Rights in the Democratic People’s Republic of…

Nation Briefs

White House praises stimulus bill impact RANCHO MIRAGE, Calif. – The White House says a costly spending bill President Barack…

Militants may be targeting Egypt tourism

Sunday’s attack on a tourist bus in the Sinai Peninsula may be another blow to Egypt’s tourism industry.Egyptian Tourism Minister…

World Briefs

Venezuela expels 3 diplomats from U.S. CARACAS, Venezuela – President Nicolas Maduro’s government Monday gave three U.S. Embassy officials 48…

Ethiopian co-pilot hijacks plane to Geneva

Hailemedhin Abera, a co-pilot for Ethiopian Airlines, is requesting asylum in Switzerland. Abera hijacked the plane he was flying from…

Health-care law’s earliest winners are …

Maureen Grey is one of the many older Americans who are finally able to afford health care again after signing…

Man awaits fate in murder trial

Tommy Mitchell faces life sentence

Dayplanner Tuesday

Meetings and Events DeColores Civitan club meeting, noon, call Lon Erwin at 247-1019 for location. Bear Smart Durango Director Bryan…

Preserving our history

50th anniversary celebrations planned for FLC’s Center of Southwest Studies