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Saved by the bell? Sorry, not anymore

Schools see benefits in turning down noise

December 17, 2013

Education

Education Briefs

The Durango Arts Center, 802 East Second Ave., will hold its Winter Arts Camp for Kids from 10 a.m. to…

December 17, 2013

Education

A handshake, a smile, a lesson in etiquette

DHS class to prepare students for the working world

December 17, 2013

Education

In Hong Kong, tutors are the celebrities

When exam pressure is extreme, there is money to be made

December 17, 2013

Education

42 private college presidents earn more than $1M

Total median compensation was $410,523, or 3.2 percent more. A high salary can be a sign of prestige for presidents,…

December 17, 2013

Local News

Tire falls off vehicle, hits small pickup

Colo. State Patrol seeking other driver

December 17, 2013

Nation & World

Snowden requests asylum from Brazil

National Security Agency leaker Edward Snowden wrote in “an open letter” that he would be willing to help Brazil’s government…

December 17, 2013

Nation & World

Budget compromise nears final passage

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid of Nevada walks on Capitol Hill Tuesday after a bipartisan budget bill cleared a procedural…

December 17, 2013

Local News

Snow-survey funding gets renewal

Funding will be renewed until August 2014, at which point stakeholders are expected to have a more sustainable method of…

December 17, 2013

Local News

Silverton mine-waste cleanup urged

Animas River Stakeholders no longer enough, ex-member says

December 17, 2013

Local News

Keeping all eyes on the head

Area high schools carefully track athletes before and after concussions

December 16, 2013

Nation & World

Survey: U.S. income gap is holding back economy

The growing gap between the richest Americans and everyone else isn’t bad just for individuals it’s hurting the U.S. economy…

December 16, 2013

Local News

School board appoints two new members

Former DHS principal will represent District A

December 16, 2013

Local News

United States faces gaps in response to diseases

Colorado has issues with vaccination levels

December 16, 2013

Local News

City buys 32 acres

Purchase part of expansion of Overend park

December 16, 2013

Regional News

Navajos could get funding to clean up uranium sites

The roughly 50 sites include abandoned uranium mines in the Lukachukai Mountains of northeastern Arizona and a uranium mill in…

December 16, 2013

Nation & World

HHS vows it will be ready for Dec. 23 insurance deadline

By noon Monday, 165,000 people visited the site, where people can shop for and buy health insurance, while another 500,000…

December 16, 2013

Nation & World

China’s rover leaves first tracks on moon in 40 years

In this image taken by the on-board camera of the lunar probe Chang’e-3, China’s first moon rover Yutu – or…

December 16, 2013

Nation & World

Budget deal may signal era of tiny achievements

House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi of California is disappointed that the budget compromise approved by the House last week didn’t…

December 16, 2013

Nation & World

Senate budget plan gains GOP support

Republican Sens. Orrin Hatch of Utah and Georgians Johnny Isakson and Saxby Chambliss of Georgia announced they would vote to…

December 16, 2013

Nation & World

France asks EU to fund peacekeeping operations

Most European officials are reacting cautiously to a French proposal that the European Union create a fund to help pay…

December 16, 2013

Nation & World

interpreter at mandela service is tied to deadly 2003 attack

The man, Thamsanqa Jantjie, was quoted in The Sunday Times of Johannesburg as saying, “It was a community thing, what…

December 16, 2013

Nation & World

Moscow: missiles in western Russia legitimate

Russia says that its deployment of Iskander missiles in western Russia doesn’t violate any international treaties. Viktor Zavarzin, a member…

December 16, 2013

Nation & World

FDA taking new look at anti-bacterial soap

Manufacturers say it will cost millions of dollars to comply with new Food and Drug Administration regulations requiring them to…

December 16, 2013