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Airport seeing few customers drive elsewhere

Manager vows equipment shutdown won’t happen again

November 20, 2013

Local News

A holiday tradition

Crafts from trio of women in 90s highlight Methodists’ 40th bazaar

November 20, 2013

Local News

Remembering Nov. 22, 1963

Kennedy assassination left indelible mark on many

November 20, 2013

Local News

Parker to seek 2nd term

Parkerdu1-i-syn Parker, a Republican, said she intends to compete in her party’s primary and the general election in 2014. “I’m…

November 20, 2013

Local News

The Blotter

Wednesday 7:41 a.m. A man found several unopened electrical boxes in some bushes in the east 600 block of 30th…

November 20, 2013

Nation & World

Congressman pleads guilty to cocaine charge, takes leave

Rep. Henry “Trey” Radel, R-Fla., says he wants “to be a better man,” after pleading guilty to a misdemeanor charge…

November 20, 2013

Good Earth

Earth Brief

The Colorado State University Extension Office in La Plata County is accepting applications for the 2014 Colorado Master Gardener Program…

November 20, 2013

Good Earth

2 businesses hit green milestone

Durango hotel, gift shop reach energy, wellness, sustainability goals

November 20, 2013

Good Earth

Sun setting on wolf recovery?

I can’t help but identify with these lyrics. Cockburn writes of growing older, the expectations of others, to the feeling…

November 20, 2013

Good Earth

Blame game heats up at climate talks

Developing nations want financial help building green economies

November 20, 2013

Nation & World

Iran talks off to rough start

Foreign officials say Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei’s remarks Wedneday that there are “red lines” Iran won’t cross to…

November 20, 2013

Nation & World

New plans will limit choice of doctors

Many consumers like Jocelyn Caple, president of the medical staff at Frisbie Memorial Hospital in Rochester, N.H., is upset that…

November 20, 2013

Nation & World

Nation/World Briefs

WASHINGTON – Secretary of State John Kerry said Wednesday that the U.S. and Afghanistan have agreed on the language of…

November 20, 2013

Nation & World

Report: Rise in health care spending lowest on record

An economy hobbled by the recession and 2008 economic crisis played a role in some of the reduced spending growth,…

November 20, 2013

Nation & World

Foxx says airport congestion deserves attention

Foxx told the U.S. Travel Association conference that airports, highways and rail are all becoming more crowded – and the…

November 20, 2013

Nation & World

Israel, Gulf states in ‘strange alliance’ against Iran

The United States’ moves to try to reach an agreement on Iran’s nuclear program is forging some unusual alliances in…

November 20, 2013

Local News

Local Briefs

The Mount Allison Go-Getters 4-H Club is serving a Thanksgiving Dinner for senior citizens from noon to 2 p.m. Saturday…

November 20, 2013

Good Earth

October world’s 7th warmest

It also marked the 344th consecutive month (more than 28 years) that the Earth had an above-average global temperature. Most…

November 20, 2013

Good Earth

Contest aims for a cleaner-burning wood stove

It is not rocket science, but the 12 teams that are competing to solve the problem are finding ways to…

November 20, 2013

Local News

LPEA plans 4.5% rate increase

Average homeowner will see monthly $4.20 rise

November 20, 2013

Nation & World

Obama, Clinton families pay tribute to JFK

President Barack Obama and former President Bill Clinton pay tribute to President John F. Kennedy at Arlington National Cemetery Wednesday.…

November 20, 2013

Nation & World

Nuke troubles run deep

An unpublished study for the Air Force, obtained by The Associated Press, cites “burnout” among launch officers with their fingers…

November 20, 2013

Daily update

Dayplanner Thursday

City of Durango Parks and Recreation will offer firewood from the Dalla Mountain Park fuels-reduction program, 8:30 a.m.-4 p.m., 3234…

November 20, 2013

Daily update

Community Menus

Durango/La Plata Senior Center: Roast turkey and gravy, mashed potatoes, stuffing, green beans, sweet potatoes, dinner salad, cranberries, roll, and…

November 20, 2013