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Staking your tomatoes has pros, cons

Staking your tomatoes has pros, cons

Lopping off overgrown suckers keeps the tomato plant neat and uncongested – long-term benefits to consider early in the season.Lee…

Obama preparing to name Comey to FBI

Obama preparing to name Comey to FBI

Three people with knowledge of the selection said Obama planned to nominate Comey, who was the No. 2 in President…

Top Pakistan militant said killed in U.S. strike

Top Pakistan militant said killed in U.S. strike

If confirmed, the death of Waliur Rehman would be a strong blow to the militant group responsible for hundreds of…

Like your health-care policy? You might lose it

Like your health-care policy? You might lose it

Consumer confusion about Obamacare implementation worries some state officials

Just showinâ€™ off

Just showinâ€™ off

Three-year-old Benjamin Andrea and a dozen or so other kids competed in the push-bike category of the Junior DEVO Super…

Energy group plans higher profile

Association seeking more influence with Legislature

Former Cortez bookkeeper pleads guilty to tax evasion

Former Cortez bookkeeper pleads guilty to tax evasion

IRS wants it’s cut of ill-gotten gain, too

Vail concern to operate Utah resort

Vail concern to operate Utah resort

Colorado-based Vail said the agreement could bring new lease income from neighboring Park City Mountain Resort, which rents land from…

Say hello to gusty weather

Say hello to gusty weather

A pedestrian crosses Eighth Street on Thursday morning heading toward the Durango Post Office as brisk winds catch the American…

Montezuma County-BLM water dispute lives

Montezuma County-BLM water dispute lives

Judge seeks July agreement

Former Bush official to be named FBI head

Former Bush official to be named FBI head

Sources familiar with the decision said President Barack Obama is preparing to nominate former Bush administration official James Comey to…

Vouchers are approved to aid cost of vet housing

Vouchers are approved to aid cost of vet housing

Plan for program calls for start by late summer

Wife of Marine in Texas slayings found dead in N.C.

Wife of Marine in Texas slayings found dead in N.C.

Rubi Estefania Smith of Bakersfield, Calif., was found dead Sunday afternoon in a motel room near Camp Lejeune, Jacksonville, N.C.,…

Same-sex couples left out of immigration-reform bill

Same-sex couples left out of immigration-reform bill

But the couple, who married in Vermont in 2011, saw their options for a secure future dwindle when Democratic Sen.…

Good idea? Schools ask students to bring their own technology

Good idea? Schools ask students to bring their own technology

Officials at the schools say the students’ own devices are the simplest way to access a new generation of learning…

Our classmate, the robot

Our classmate, the robot

N.Y. student with life-threatening allergies attends school remotely

College enrollment falls as more return to work

College enrollment falls as more return to work

The biggest drops occurred among adult learners attending for-profit colleges and public community colleges, which are most likely to enroll…

Governor signs marijuana bills

Governor signs marijuana bills

Legal pot’s influence on Colorado’s ‘brand’ worries Hickenlooper

House chairman subpoenas documents on Benghazi

House chairman subpoenas documents on Benghazi

Rep. Darrell Issa, R-Calif., is pressing for material from 10 current and former department officials, including several who had worked…

Tax overhaul: Looking to IRS scandal for momentum

Tax overhaul: Looking to IRS scandal for momentum

Senate Finance Committee Chairman Sen. Max Baucus, D-Mont. is seen April 17 on Capitol Hill in Washington. The storm engulfing…

Tuesday Dayplanner

Tuesday Dayplanner

DeColores Civitan Club meeting, noon, Francisco’s Restaurant, 619 Main Ave. Rotary Club of Durango meeting, 5:30 p.m., Strater Hotel, 699…

Gun-control supporters face Front Range recall attempts

Gun-control supporters face Front Range recall attempts

Customers walking into Paradise Firearms in Colorado Springs are invited to sign a recall petition against Colorado Democratic state Senate…

U.S. weapons systems hacked by Chinese

U.S. weapons systems hacked by Chinese

The compromised weapons designs include, among others, advanced Patriot missile system, the Navy’s Aegis ballistic missile defense systems, the F/A-18…

Idaho spud giant bets on biotech potatoes

Idaho spud giant bets on biotech potatoes

Latest effort would resist bruising and be lower in natural cancer-causing toxins