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How should minimum-wage be increased?

House committees pass 2 proposals; business community quite irked

March 23, 2015

LGBT group changes name

Balaguer Four Corners Gay and Lesbian Alliance for Diversity, also known as 4CGLAD, now is simply Four Corners Alliance for…

March 23, 2015

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Rainwater collection prohibition may end

Would allow Coloradans to collect, store water from their own roofs

March 23, 2015

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Durango teenager, Aleashea Prescott, 17, honored by Boys & Girls Club

Prescott Durango’s Aleashea Prescott, 17, is representing local teens as the 2015 Youth of the Year for Boys & Girls…

March 23, 2015

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Durango becomes federal hub As a result, county courthouse will get a significant upgrade

The La Plata County Courthouse soon will house federal courtroom operations, the federal court system recently announced in a news…

March 22, 2015

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It’s 2015, do you know where your livestock are?

U.S. Forest Service is analyzing the declining numbers

March 22, 2015

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Tickling the ivories

The third annual Ragtime & Early Jazz Festival took place over the weekend at the Strater Hotel. The event featured…

March 22, 2015

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Montoyas recovering from tragic Colo. 140 accident

La Plata County residents released from the hospital

March 22, 2015

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Sign up for Todd and Ned’s ride Monday

For the mountain-bike nut who dreams of sharing a course with at least two of the world’s top riders, here’s…

March 22, 2015

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Dayplanner Monday

Arts and Entertainment Four Corners Arts Forum, 9 a.m., KDUR 91.9/93.9 FM, www.kdur.org. Happy Hour Yoga, 5:30-6:30 p.m., Ska Brewing,…

March 22, 2015

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Local Briefs

Santa Rita to hold Easter Egg Scramble Durango Parks and Recreation will present the Easter Egg Scramble at 9:45 a.m.…

March 22, 2015

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Marijuana DUIs: Hard to identify, prosecute

Numbers are up, but enforcement is rare for driving while high

March 21, 2015

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Insanity ruling angers Cortez family

CORTEZ – Family members of a Cortez murder victim are criticizing a court decision to commit the defendant to a…

March 21, 2015

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Bayfield 160 to have work done

On Monday, the Colorado Department of Transportation-Region 5 will start repair work and asphalt resurfacing on U.S. Highway 160 from…

March 21, 2015

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Dayplanner Sunday

Arts and Entertainment Irish music jam session, 12:30 p.m., Irish Embassy Pub, 900 Main Ave., 403-1200, www.theirishembassypub.com. Informal tango practice,…

March 21, 2015

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DHS is calling all Class of 1970 The Durango High School class of 1970 is looking for classmates. The class…

March 21, 2015

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Why must adjunct professors teach for adverse pay?

Colorado community colleges rely on poverty-level workforce

March 21, 2015

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Durangoan dies in rollover on Highway 140

Driver crashes, sets off multi-acre blaze

March 21, 2015

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‘My dad wasn’t perfect. But he was innocent’

While the children try to cope with their father’s death, it appears he was just in the wrong place at…

March 20, 2015

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Shooting suspects’ stories emerge

Both played football at Fort Lewis College

March 20, 2015

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Fort Lewis College and the Wall Street Journal

You have to read to the end of the article, but Fort Lewis College makes an appearance in Friday’s Wall…

March 20, 2015

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Beware, Durango, of the IRS tax-season scam

Jennifer Sadowski of Durango drops off her taxes in the drive-thru at the Durango post office in a previous tax…

March 20, 2015

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The Blotter

Durango Police Friday 12:50 a.m. A dog was barking nonstop at an animal care facility on County Road 250. 1:15…

March 20, 2015

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Kids with learning disabilities harness technology in school

Audio books can help students

March 20, 2015