Local and Regional News
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The smoke plume from the West Fork Fire outside of Pagosa Springs dominates the eastern horizon Wednesday afternoon as seen from La Plata County Road ...
Wolf Creek Fire puts up large column
A wildfire burning near Wolf Creek Pass put up a large column of smoke Wednesday visible from 75 miles away, including south of...
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National & World
Obama renews calls for nuclear reductions
BERLIN – Appealing for a new citizen activism in the free world, President Barack Obama renewed his call Wednesday to reduce U.S. and Russian nuclear stockpiles and to...
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Business
New runway smooths the way for travelers
Animas Air Park will officially reopen for business today.
The air park’s 5,014-foot runway was closed for two weeks while it was repaved, and flights were...
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Good Earth
Cattlemen still riding fence line
Livestock rustling was a major factor in the founding of the Colorado Cattlemen’s Association in 1867 and was a driving force in the creation of the La Plata County...
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Education
Class, not race, may be colleges’ new test
In post-Great Recession America, which is the bigger barrier to opportunity – race or class?
A decade ago, the U.S. Supreme Court kept the focus on race as a...
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Obituaries
Margaret Winifred ‘Wini’ Sadahiro Ford
Former Durango resident Margaret Winifred Sadahiro Ford died Tuesday, Jan. 8, 2013, in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. She was 83.
Known as “Wini,” she was born to...
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Columnists
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Thinking Green
A new wilderness within expanse of the San Juans
On Tuesday, the Senate Energy and...
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Bear Smart
Electric fencing will keep bears out of the coop
One of my favorite takeaways from a...
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Our Economy
EU welcomes my summer home – well, sort of
A common theme of mine during the last...
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Multimedia
A sunbaked ride with lots of friends
On Monday, Durango was transformed by the second day of The...
