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La Plata County's profile in an important lobbying group was raised with the selection of Commissioner Wally White to head the organization's land-use committee.White was elected to a one-year term...
DATE: Feb. 17, 2009 | CATEGORY: Local News
DENVER - The recession arrives for real this week at the state Capitol.After a month of fearful talk, lawmakers have begun to debate 37 bills that would cut spending, raise fees and perform...
DATE: Feb. 17, 2009 | CATEGORY: Local News
At the heart of Leigh Meigs' and Scott Graham's argument is the 2005 Referendum 2A sales tax, which divided a half-cent increase evenly between capital-improvement projects and POST funding. The...
DATE: Feb. 17, 2009 | CATEGORY: Local News
Two Durango city councilors claim that special interests are hindering the future of Durango's Parks, Open Space and Trails management, but both stopped short of calling out specific individuals or...
DATE: Feb. 17, 2009 | CATEGORY: Local News
PORTLAND, Ore. - Some things shouldn't happen even to a dog. But they do.In Pennsylvania last year, a warden ordered two kennel operators to examine some of their charges for fleas. Instead, Elmer...
DATE: Feb. 16, 2009 | CATEGORY: Local News
A sign that marks the entrance to Ignacio's central business district welcomes drivers to a "Tri-Ethnic Community," a nod to the Native American, Hispanic and white populations residing within....
DATE: Feb. 16, 2009 | CATEGORY: Local News
U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet, in Durango on Sunday on the first stop of a Western Slope listening tour, praised the stimulus package he helped pass but gave a grim analysis of the near future."It's...
DATE: Feb. 16, 2009 | CATEGORY: Local News
Fans of Shakespeare and Fort Lewis College athletics alike will feel for the stricken Juliet, whose anguished lament at her lover's ill-destined fate is as prescient today in Durango as in 1594....
DATE: Feb. 14, 2009 | CATEGORY: Local News