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SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 07, 2009

Marijuana dispensary burglarized

by Shane Benjamin
A medical marijuana dispensary in Durango was burglarized last week, but nothing appears to have been stolen. The burglary, at the Durango Healing Center, occurred about 12:30 a.m. on Oct. 31 at 473 E. College Drive. Updated - 12:07AM

Marijuana dispensary burglarized

Leah Deane, right, pours a glass of wine for Lori Benefiel on Friday night at the DoubleTree Hotel ballroom during the 11th annual Habitat for Humanity wine-tasting fundraiser. The event also included a silent auction. Posted - 12:01AM

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Cortez resident pleads guilty to lying to bank

by Joe Hanel
DENVER - A Cortez man pleaded guilty Friday to a felony charge of lying to Bank of Durango when applying for a loan. Richard C. Shaw got a $1.1 million Small Business Administration loan in 2003 for his business, Sonrise Construction of the Four Corners, LLC. Updated - 12:32AM

9-R earns state health award

by Dale Rodebaugh
The Colorado Department of Education has recognized Durango School District 9-R for its effort to improve health education, nutrition and physical activity. Awards to Durango 9-R and 10 other school districts, made in Denver on Thursday, coincided with the release of the Colorado Legacy Foundation's new online 2009 Health and Wellness Best Practices Guide. The foundation hosted the Commissioner's Choice Awards gathering. Updated - 12:06AM

9-R earns state health award

Man hopes to legalize marijuana in Durango

by Shane Benjamin
A group called Sensible Durango wants voters to decide in November 2010 whether to decriminalize marijuana - at least when it comes to the City Code. Sensible Durango is gathering signatures from city voters in an effort to force a ballot question that asks: Should the city of Durango adopt "An Ordinance to Establish a Sensible Marijuana Policy in Durango" that would remove criminal penalties from the City Code for the private possession and use of marijuana by those 21 or older? Updated - 12:06AM

Man hopes to legalize marijuana in Durango

State cuts keep coming: Now it's schools, candy

by Joe Hanel
You know it's serious when they start taxing Snickers bars. Gov. Bill Ritter turned to the repeal of $132 million in tax credits and a first-in-a-decade cut to K-12 schools to help balance the 2010-11 budget, which he unveiled late Friday. Updated - 12:31AM

State cuts keep coming: Now it's schools, candy

Local shop warned for cigarette ads

by Dale Rodebaugh
A Durango smoke shop owner said Friday he is in the last stages of dismantling a Web site that offers flavored cigarettes and that he took the products off store shelves to comply with the Sept. 22 deadline in a federal Food and Drug Administration order. Posted - 12:01AM

FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 06, 2009

Local dies from H1N1

Durango grandmother loses $12,000 in telephone scam

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Labs refine methods after bad tests

32nd Street work

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Police Blotter: November 3-4

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Meth trafficker gets 10 years in prison

Drivers escape serious injury in U.S. 160 collision

Dillon City Council votes down marijuana dispensaries (AP)

Johnson gets leg up on D-II competition

'Color in Motion'

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Montrose man dies on Red Mountain Pass (AP)

Boulder to consider freeze on pot dispensaries (AP)

U.S. unemployment tops 10 percent (AP)

Troubling portrait emerges of Fort Hood suspect (AP)

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Details emerge about Fort Hood suspect background (AP)

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Fort Hood officer family not surprised at heroics (AP)

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FBI: Teen's arrest linked to death of NM nun (AP)

Fort Hood suspect said methodical goodbyes (AP)

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Opponents descend on Salazar's office

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U.S. 160 may see change in name

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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 05, 2009

12 dead, 31 wounded in dual attacks at Fort Hood, Texas (AP)

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Durango woman dies from Swine Flu

Mountain Studies eyes Silverton site

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More than 17,000 species labeled as threatened (AP)

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Administration designates 'critical habitat' for polar bears (AP)

Matching donations to help institute with effort to buy, develop research center

Maine voters reject gay-marriage law (AP)

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Former HP chief targets Senate (AP)

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Fed again pledges to hold rates (AP)

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Chrysler planning overhaul (AP)

Stocks retreat after early gains (AP)

More planets found outside solar system (AP)

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Forecast for winter: Warmer West, North (AP)

Afghan police officer kills 5 British soldiers (AP)

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Demonstrators take to the streets in Iranian capital (AP)

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Jury convicts Durangoan of manslaughter

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Safety first

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Senate bill aids jobless, homebuyers (AP)

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Commandos seize massive Iranian arms shipment (AP)

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Colorado Oil and Gas Association chief makes peace with regulators

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Firewood collection offered at Dalla Mountain Park

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Donors, Bayfield show support for local newspaper

Breckenridge legalizes marijuana; Coloradans reject increases in taxes (AP)

Up and away

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Two commissioners urge spring cleanup in Garfield County (AP)

Panel supports relaxing higher-eduction reporting (AP)

Police Blotter: November 3-4

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Sister's murder rattles Navajo Reservation town (AP)

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Calif. voters to have final say on $11B water bond (AP)

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Drug smugglers endlessly creative along U.S.-Mexican border (AP)

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Utah explosion damages 10 homes in Utah (AP)

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Three senators joining forces to rescue climate-change bill (AP)

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Palin tour to start Nov. 18 (AP)

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iPhone arrival hinges on regulatory OK

Endangered fish released into San Juan (AP)

Economy's growth may be bad for jobless (AP)

Red Mountain Pass closed until tonight

WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 04, 2009

Scene No.1: Downtown sidewalk repair

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Buffett's Berkshire set to buy railroad (AP)

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Auto industry showing signs of recovery (AP)

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Knit One celebrates 4

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Bernard Madoff's longtime auditor pleads guilty to fraud (AP)

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Market up as commodities rise (AP)

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Stanley sees cost savings in Black & Decker deal (AP)

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College enrollment up, mostly at 2-year schools (AP)

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Program looking to gain more black male schoolteachers (AP)

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Education chief calls for overhaul of teacher programs (AP)

University president faces tuition backlash (AP)

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Africans boycott meetings at UN climate talks (AP)

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N. Korea claims to expand arsenal of atomic bombs (AP)

Tropical storm kills 23 in Vietnam (AP)

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Rockets in Gaza concern Israel (AP)

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Afghanistan's president vows reforms but without specifics (AP)

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Iran warns opposition before planned anti-U.S. rally (AP)

Bring on the Buffet (AP)

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Marijuana clinics dealt legal blow

Joe Colgan wins 9-R school board seat

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Recruiter uses slur at high school

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Police Blotter - November 02-03

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Council approves chickens in town

Residents asked to rate county's vision statement

Mixing colors

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GOP gubernatorial candidates square off in Lakewood

Fun in the sun, wishing for snow

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Reid: Congress could miss health deadline (AP)

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GOP wins governorships in N.J., Va. (AP)

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Program to monitor doctors' hand-washing (AP)

Michigan eyes 20 percent budget cuts (AP)

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Republicans boycott vote in Senate panel on Dems climate bill (AP)

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Flu deaths in state reach 34 (AP)

NM calf fitted with prosthetic legs (AP)

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Independents break for GOP (AP)

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TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 03, 2009

Ford earnings approach $1 billion (AP)

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Maine to vote on gay marriage (AP)

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Study finds half of U.S. kids will need food stamps at some point in childhood (AP)

Volatility back, pulls Dow off highs (AP)

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Suicide bomber kills 35 in Pakistan (AP)

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Afghan election commission declares Karzai winner (AP)

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Colorado county copes with methane mystery (AP)

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Gunnison County mining town faces an uncertain future (AP)

PERA gives solvency plan to panel

Police Blotter: November 01-02

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Salazar supporting House health bill

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Holidays are here

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N.M. police connect suspect to 11 rapes (AP)

Court tells Pagosa utility district to try again on water rights case

Fracing foes concur on water study

Durango's Roller Girls building mean machine

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School district backs petitions

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Ritter proposes funding increase for transportation (AP)

Cortez school district fills vacant board position

Salsa stars

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Three new National Guard centers planned for Colorado (AP)

U.S. factory orders rise (AP)

Election day for Durango, state's other muncipalities (AP)

MONDAY, NOVEMBER 02, 2009

CIT Group files for Chapter 11 (AP)

Community takes action after deaths (AP)

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Kirkuk heart of election-law deadlock (AP)

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Pakistan's capital a besieged city (AP)

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Ex-soldiers want to reveal Chile's dirty secrets (AP)

Bagram grows as Afghan war hub (AP)

Elections provide political insight (AP)

Fright night revisited

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Abdullah out, Karzai given second term (AP)

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Limbaugh calls Obama immature, inexperienced (AP)

Police Blotter: October 31-November 1

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Night rider

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Skier, 19, survives avalanche (AP)

Kansas firm takes over Colo. paper (AP)

Finding a future

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Imam enters not-guilty plea (AP)

U.S. manufacturing sets three-year record (AP)

Ford posts $1 billion profit (AP)

SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 01, 2009

Critics line up, take shots at Elk Research Institute

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Wasting disease remains a concern

Critics assail institute's lack of science

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Elk Research Institute's hunting raises concerns

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Hesperus dispute pesters State Land Board

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A closer look at elk breeding

Big box fight starts

Challenger plans runoff boycott to delay Afghan vote (AP)

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Parents, kids line up for H1N1 flu vaccine

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E-mail threatens Cortez library staff

Pitkin gets rare boost in revenue (AP)

Police Blotter: October 30-31

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Ford workers reject contract changes (AP)

Haunted (White) House (AP)

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La Plata County H1N1 flu clinic

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Obama warns of more job losses (AP)

Health-care plan will cover 2% of population (AP)

Soldiers closing in on Taliban (AP)

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Clinton: Israeli concessions are 'unprecedented' (AP)

Iran lawmakers reject U.N.-drafted plan to enrich uranium (AP)

Typhoons cripple Philippines (AP)

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Cycling in Chinese city is anything but leisurely (AP)

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China digs in as U.S. wants out (AP)

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Founder of society visits poets' graves (AP)

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IKEA, others recall blinds for risks (AP)

FDA to study side effects of Lasik (AP)

FDA warns of swine flu scams on Net (AP)

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Love a battlefield in Mideast (AP)

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Wine clubs launch everywhere (AP)

Hobby for the holidays

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Back up files to prepare for Windows 7

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Editors gain from cutting frequency (AP)

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Minors banned from drink (AP)

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Brewers battling with low-calorie beers (AP)

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Scene No.1: Downtown sidewalk repair

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Back up files to prepare for Windows 7

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Hope dwindles for meaningful climate action

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Steeler pays for Denver K-9 grant (AP)

Jobless rate shoots past 10 percent (AP)

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Shooting suspect at Orlando office had money woes (AP)

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Teen charged in New Mexico nun's murder (AP)

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L.A. father pleads not guilty to killing 2-month-old daughter (AP)

Officials probe Fort Hood shootings (AP)

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Longtime jobless to get assistance (AP)

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