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Backyard beekeeper Jason McMillen vacuums a swarm of bees he’s removing from a tree outside La Plata County Courthouse. Healthy colonies try to...

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Local Briefs

McLachlan recall falls short

New reservoir to give farmers a breather

Electric co-op takes rate altercation to regulators

National & World

Oklahoma tornado ranks among the most powerful

MOORE, Okla. – Helmeted rescue workers raced Tuesday to complete the search for survivors and the dead in the Oklahoma City suburb where a mammoth tornado destroyed...

Business

Stocks gain boost from Fed official

NEW YORK – Reassuring comments from a Federal Reserve official and better earnings from two big retailers helped push the stock market higher Tuesday.

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Good Earth

Want to help wildlife? Don’t!

The kindest response people can show toward fawns, bear cubs and baby birds could be categorized as benign neglect, says a Colorado Parks and Wildlife spokesman.

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Education

India’s poor attend school under bridge

NEW DELHI – Their classroom is a flattened patch of dirt and rocks under the elevated rail tracks. Their blackboards are rectangles painted on a chipped concrete wall.

Obituaries

Emily Anne Coppinger

Bayfield resident Emily Anne Coppinger died of causes related to her disability Thursday, May 16, 2013, at her home. She was 11.

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Columnists

Tuesday, May 21, 2013
Our Economy
Cause and effect in a changing economic world

Some things don’t really cross...
Tuesday, May 21, 2013
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Sunday, May 19, 2013
John Peel
Who are those guys behind the voices?

DENVER – The stage is set. The...

Mesa Verde visitor center

Mesa verde visitor center opening after more than a decade of fundraising, lobbying, etc. Offical grand opening is May 23 - we give folks a behind-the-scenes look before the festivities.Our appointment is 1 p.m.

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