Candidates Court Mountain West Oct 27, 2008
McCain sandwiched his visit to Albuquerque on Saturday with appearances Friday in Denver, Colorado Springs and Durango, Colo. and a stop in Mesilla, N.M., later Saturday. (ABC News)
Candidates look to the West for undecided voters Oct 26, 2008
"He's going to be Nancy Pelosi and Harry Reid's worst nightmare," Senator Lindsey Graham of South Carolina said referring to the House speaker and Senate majority leader in introducing McCain Friday night at a rally in Durango, Colorado Minutes later, McCain picked up the theme when he said, "We can't have Obama, Pelosi and Reid running Washington." ... As Graham noted in Durango, McCain has often "reached across the aisle" to Democrats, sometimes at some risk, on issues like immigration and... (International Herald Tribune)
Ah, McCain, you've done it again - now he's after the middle class Oct 26, 2008
Mira Oberman in Durango, ColoradoOctober 26, 2008. Latest related coverage. (Sydney Morning Herald -- World)
McCain: Obama Would Harm Middle Class Oct 25, 2008
McCain had events in Colorado Springs and Durango, all focused on the economy, before he was to fly off to New Mexico, yet another battleground state. His schedule also contained a brief stop in Texas, then a visit to Iowa. (CBS News)
Glacier Bancorp, Inc. Earnings for Quarter Ended September 30, 2008 Oct 24, 2008
- Acquisition of Bank of the San Juans in Durango, Colorado expected to close December 1, 2008 ... Acquisition Announced A definitive agreement to acquire Bank of the San Juans ("BSJ"), a community bank based in Durango, Colorado was announced on August 19, 2008. (PR Newswire)
Countdown to Election Day Oct 24, 2008
GOP presidential candidate John McCain in Colorado (Denver, Durango). GOP vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin in Springfield, Mo. (Sioux City Journal, IO)
Today on the presidential campaign trail Oct 24, 2008
McCain on Friday had a rally scheduled in Denver, a small business forum in Colorado Springs and an outdoor event at a football field in Durango ... John McCain talks to voters in the Colorado towns of Denver and Durango. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Politics)
Pickup debt seen as basis for homicide Oct 23, 2008
The two men were inside a Dodge Durango owned by Gallegos as they argued. The fire was not reported, and the Durango had cooled since being burned, leading investigators to believe the death occurred several hours before the vehicle was discovered about 7 a.m. Monday. (Fresno Bee -- Local)
Volunteer Tourism in Colorado Oct 22, 2008
The Colorado Trail Foundation focuses on the 500 miles from Denver to Durango. The Colorado Trail Foundation (CTF) is the organization that keeps the Trail in good condition and organizes the volunteers who continue to improve and maintain the, which was originally built by volunteers - ordinary people who enjoyed spending time in the Colorado Rocky Mountains. (Suite101.com)
Abortion ban returns to ballot in South Dakota Oct 19, 2008
By CARSON WALKER, Associated Press Writer. Saturday, October 18, 2008. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Politics)
Obama moves into GOP states after final debate Oct 17, 2008
By CHRISTOPHER WILLS, Associated Press Writer. Thursday, October 16, 2008. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Sports)
Washington Post, Colorado Newspapers Endorse Obama Oct 17, 2008
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Vestas leases space in Denver Oct 16, 2008
The Danish company will build the world s largest plant for the manufacture of steel towers that hold up wind turbines in Durango. The $240 million plant, which will employ 450 to 550 people, is scheduled for completion in early 2009. (Denver Business Journal, CO)
Maurice M. Jim Dolan Oct 10, 2008
He was born in Durango, Colo. to Morris and Sylvia (Trone) Dolan. (Montrose Daily Press, CO)
Higher betting limits are drawing debate Oct 8, 2008
Colorado has two tribal casinos in the southwest corner of the state, near Durango the and the. Gaming revenues fund schools, hospitals, education and basic government services on the reservation. (Denver Business Journal, CO)
Animal detectors used to warn drivers Oct 3, 2008
Drivers on U.S. 160 near Durango, Colo ... The Colorado Department of Transportation launched a new wildlife detection system Tuesday along a stretch of U.S. 160 east of Durango in southwestern Colorado, where officials say about 70 percent of all reported collisions involve wild animals. (MSNBC -- Environment)
Young Voices: Meet the 2008-09 team Oct 3, 2008
I was born in Durango, Colorado and raised in Utah, Arizona, and Oregon. I attend Sweet Home High School as a hard-working, 15-year-old, sophomore- and at the same time, a humor-loving, talkative teenager. (Albany Democrat-Herald, OR)
Let it Snow, Let it Snow, Let it Snow: Book Early and Save Big on Memorable Winter Vacations Across Colorado Sep 25, 2008
Sunlight Mountain Resort's "Ski, Swim package includes lodging for one night, two adult lift tickets and Hot Springs Pool passes, a savings of up to 10 percent. ; 888-445-3696. * Westin Riverfront Resort Winter Wonderland Package includes three nights' deluxe accommodations, two-day Performance Ski Rental Package from Beaver Creek Sports, two-day lift tickets to Beaver Creek Resort, 80-minute spa treatment, daily breakfast, and complimentary valet parking. Rate: $1,633, a savings of 22 percent.... (PR Newswire)
Secretary of State worries Colo. will be under gun Nov. 4 Sep 25, 2008
Durango Herald Online ... At a meeting with The Durango Herald's editorial board, Coffman explained what the state is doing to prepare for the election and why Colorado could play an important role in the presidential election ... Warren is an intern at The Durango Herald. (Durango Herald)
Bayfield school leader to retire Sep 25, 2008
Durango Herald Online ... He steps down only a year after longtime Durango School District 9-R Superintendent Mary Barter, who led 9-R from 1999 until she retired in June ... Contents copyright , The Durango Herald. (Durango Herald)
Taking it to the foosball tables Sep 23, 2008
Durango Herald Online ... Amy Eckhart, an El Rancho employee, has more or less single-handedly made Durango a place foosball players come for serious competition ... "I'm putting Durango on the map for foosball," Eckhart said. (Durango Herald)
Amendment 52 would fund new highways Sep 23, 2008
Durango Herald Online ... Ellen Roberts, R-Durango, oppose Amendment 52 ... Contents copyright , The Durango Herald. (Durango Herald)
Alcohol, cultural differences play role in murder on Ute land Sep 22, 2008
Durango Herald Online ... Three women pleaded guilty to murder, and a fourth defendant, Isaac Headman, 27, is on trial for murder in Durango ... Contents copyright , The Durango Herald. (Durango Herald)
Registry holds steady at 9-R Sep 20, 2008
Durango Herald Online ... Enrollment at Durango School District 9-R looks to be steady this fall, a welcome sign for the district's financial stability ... The count is preliminary and likely to change, and it does not include preschool pupils or students in the Durango Adult Education Center's "second chance" program. (Durango Herald)
Rocket fuel found in milk in California Sep 18, 2008
Not clear if amount imperils children. Tuesday, June 22, 2004. (Yahoo News -- Food Safety)
Effort to recall Lynch is in jeopardy Sep 18, 2008
Durango Herald Online ... A recall election targeting Durango school board member Padraig "Paddy" Lynch is in jeopardy because of a mathematical error by La Plata County elections officials ... Under state law, because Lynch was not elected, petition organizers need to gather signatures from 10 percent of the approximately 26,000 voters within Durango School District 9-R's boundaries. (Durango Herald)
Lengthy ballot awaits voters Sep 18, 2008
Durango Herald Online ... Editor's note: In the coming weeks, The Durango Herald will take a look at each one of the ballot questions ... Ellen Roberts of Durango is hoping that voters will make it through to the very last question, which seeks - of all things - to make future ballots shorter. (Durango Herald)
Campaign deja vu - it's the economy again Sep 18, 2008
If you buy a Durango sport utility vehicle, you're not just purchasing an American truck from Dodge. Ben Franklin said that death and taxes were the only sure things in life, but he never had to work in a corporate office. (San Francisco Chronicle)
House votes to allow limited offshore drilling Sep 18, 2008
Wednesday, September 17, 2008. (09-17) 04:00 PDT Washington. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Alternative Autumn: foliage for active travelers Sep 17, 2008
comColorado's golden fall colors are much more dramatic if you're taking them in while screaming along one of Soaring Tree Tops Adventures' zip lines outside Durango ... The color palette in Colorado may be less varied golden aspens, mostly but its plenty dramatic when youre zooming along a zip line at outside Durango ... The remote operation features 23 ziplines, including a new 1,400-foot-long screamer, and is only accessible via the scenic Durango & Silverton steam train. (MSNBC -- Politics)
A grand day for touring Sep 17, 2008
MONTROSE Automobile enthusiasts were in for a treat yesterday as approximately 75 vintage sports and racing cars participating in the 20th Annual Colorado Grand touring rally traveled through Montrose enroute to Durango. The 1,000-mile world class event started in Vail yesterday morning, then proceeded to Paonia and the North Rim of the Black Canyon, down Cerro Summit, through Montrose and on to Durango over Red Mountain Pass. (Montrose Daily Press, CO)
Northwest to Vail, Colo., for $258 R/T Sep 17, 2008
If you re able to work around several blackout dates, you ll be able to get to Durango, Colorado at $134. 50 each way, or $165. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
PCC, San Juan Basin plan to merge Sep 17, 2008
Durango Herald Online ... PCC maintains a major branch in Durango known as the Southwest Center at the Commons Building at 701 Camino del Rio ... Classes would be held there and at PCC's current location in Durango. (Durango Herald)
Skyhawks shut out CSU-Pueblo Sep 16, 2008
Durango Herald Online ... Zane Wells, the former Durango High School star, completed the shutout ... And next Tuesday, Sept. 23, Montana State-Billings will visit Durango. (Durango Herald)
A clean approach Sep 16, 2008
Durango Herald Online ... Chronic illness isn't necessarily a life sentence, a Durango practitioner of alternative medicine told a gathering of celiac sufferers last week. (Durango Herald)
Frontier Airlines Announces a Mile High Sale Sep 14, 2008
Worth (DFW) $99 Dayton $119 Detroit $139 Durango $89 El Paso $109 Fargo $119 Grand Junction $79 Houston (IAH) $82 Indianapolis $84 Kansas City $69 Las Vegas $78 Los Angeles $89 Milwaukee $119 Minneapolis/St. Paul $109 Nashville $99 New York (LGA) $149 Oklahoma City $69 Omaha $59 Orange County $99 Orlando $129 Philadelphia $119 Phoenix $79 Portland $89 Rapid City $94 St. Louis $79 Sacramento $89 Salt Lake City $59 San Antonio $79 San Diego $89 San Francisco $79 San Jose, Calif. (PR Newswire)
Marchers combine peace and politics Sep 14, 2008
Durango Herald Online ... The Southwest Colorado Peace and Justice Coalition, which has sponsored a street-corner peace vigil every week in Durango since before the Iraq war started, decided to march this week in support of Obama, the Democratic presidential nominee ... Durango resident Dick Dahl said one woman held up traffic to loudly object to the sign he was holding, which read "Jesus was a liberal pacifist.". (Durango Herald)
Ignacio woman pleads guilty in stabbing death Sep 14, 2008
Durango Herald Online ... The trial for the only remaining defendant, Isaac Headman, is set to begin Monday in Durango ... Contents copyright , The Durango Herald. (Durango Herald)
Board OKs Animas City Mtn. project Sep 13, 2008
Durango Herald Online ... A proposed fuels-reduction project for Animas City Mountain has received the support of Durango's Open Space Advisory Board ... Allen Clay, deputy chief of Durango Fire & Rescue Authority, told the board that the road, in its current condition, cannot support a small fire truck and is even unsafe for fire crews and medical personnel on foot. (Durango Herald)
Frontier Airlines Expands its Rocky Mountain Reach Sep 12, 2008
-- La Plata Airport (DRO), Durango, Colo. -- Walker Field Airport (GJT), Grand Junction, Colo. (PR Newswire)
Feds OK DMR plan Sep 11, 2008
Durango Herald Online ... Durango Mountain Resort's master plan calling for substantial development of the skiing facilities has largely received the go-ahead from government officials ... The decision announced Wednesday allows Durango Mountain Resort to. (Durango Herald)
Parade of Homes will showcase green building Sep 11, 2008
Durango Herald Online ... Homebuilders participating in this year's Durango Parade of Homes are focusing more than ever on environmentally friendly building techniques, organizers said ... Contents copyright , The Durango Herald. (Durango Herald)
CSAP results concern district Sep 10, 2008
Durango Herald Online ... Durango school board members examined the district's state test results at a meeting Tuesday, expressing concern that scores were mostly flat ... Durango School District 9-R administrators had previously described this year's Colorado Student Assessment Program scores, released in July, as disappointing. (Durango Herald)
Staff to recommend mine permit Sep 9, 2008
Durango Herald Online ... The historic Strater Hotel is a symbol of Durango, and Earl Barker Jr. helped make it what it is today ... On Sunday, Barker died at his Durango home from complications of kidney and heart disease at the age of 79. (Durango Herald)
Airlines get stingier with frequent fliers Sep 8, 2008
Exceptions: Flights between Denver and four Colorado cities Colorado Springs, Grand Junction, Durango and Aspen will earn 250 miles. Changes were needed because the frequent-flier program affects Frontier's bottom line, spokesman Steve Snyder says. (USA Today -- Money)
Bayfield man charged with impersonating officer during traffic stop Sep 7, 2008
Durango Herald Online ... Vernon Paul Stankewitz, 64, of Bayfield, is suspected of using a badge to pull over a woman who accelerated past him July 20 on Molas Pass, about 40 miles north of Durango on U.S. Highway 550 ... According to Herald archives, Stankewitz graduated from the police academy that same year in Durango. (Durango Herald)
In battle of conventions, is it Denver or St. Paul? Sep 7, 2008
Durango Herald Online ... At least a few delegates were sighted as far away as Durango ... Contents copyright , The Durango Herald. (Durango Herald)
Letters to the editor (9/5/08) Sep 6, 2008
Anchorage Daily News. The bears are awake and showing up around town. (Anchorage Daily News)
Durango campaign wins No. 1 Sep 6, 2008
Durango Herald Online ... When the match started, Durango High School volleyball coach Robin Oliger looked like a nervous campaign manager ... Durango eventually completed the 3-0 victory on a soft kill from Mulkey and a cross-court blast from Whalen. (Durango Herald)
McCain pledges party reform Sep 6, 2008
Durango Herald Online ... Wendell Coats, an alternate delegate from Durango, loved what he heard ... Contents copyright , The Durango Herald. (Durango Herald)
Green Business taking it to the streets Sep 5, 2008
Durango Herald Online ... "Both Durango and La Plata County have adopted a 'complete streets' philosophy," Holmes said Wednesday in previewing her upcoming talk ... The noon-time talks, a proposal of Durango businessman and river runner Kent Ford, was adopted by the San Juan Citizens Alliance as an outreach program. (Durango Herald)
Sarah Palin claims her historic spot Sep 4, 2008
Durango Herald Online ... Wendell Coats, an alternate from Durango, said he was thrilled that McCain picked a woman - and a person who understands the struggles of people at the grass-roots ... Contents copyright , The Durango Herald. (Durango Herald)
Snowmobiling Sep 3, 2008
I was in the mountains near Durango, Colo. the other day to hang out with snowmobilers. (Slate)
A simple equation: Spencer Peak honors mathematician: Listen to the Audio Sep 2, 2008
Durango Herald Online ... Nasar traveled to Durango to interview Spencer for the book ... Those who knew Spencer in Durango, where he moved with his wife, Natalie, upon retirement in 1977, were similarly inspired. (Durango Herald)
Liquor store puts twist on IDs Sep 2, 2008
Durango Herald Online ... After a bust required Durango Liquor and Wine to close for 10 days, the store's owners are looking to make sure it never happens again ... Even now, Durango Liquor and Wine scans IDs before a sale. (Durango Herald)
Rain fails to dampen rallies Sep 2, 2008
Durango Herald Online ... With Mancos and Ignacio rallying, Durango rumbled, too ... Contents copyright , The Durango Herald. (Durango Herald)
Beat goes on for Durango volleyball Sep 2, 2008
Durango Herald Online ... The beat goes on for Durango High School volleyball and head coach Robin Oliger. (Durango Herald)
Obama makes history in Colo. Aug 30, 2008
Durango Herald Online ... Durango High School student Hunter Dudley watched from the upper deck ... Dudley was here with a group from Durango's student newspaper. (Durango Herald)
Local Scouts learn power, grace: Watch the Video Aug 30, 2008
Durango Herald Online ... The group also includes Durango High School seniors Laura Nass and Claire Carver and sophomores Sarah Ivy and Jordan Junkermann ... Ellen Roberts, R-Durango, write and pass a bill that set up a Youth Advisory Council for the Legislature. (Durango Herald)
Bikers rev up for 2 rallies Aug 30, 2008
Durango Herald Online ... The growl of big motorcycles and the tamer sound of small ones heard in Durango the last couple of days is a dead giveaway that the area's annual Labor Day biker rallies are about to begin ... John Cohen, executive director of the Durango Area Tourism Office, thinks the optimism is merited. (Durango Herald)
DHS strides to Fort Collins Aug 29, 2008
Durango Herald Online ... The Durango High School cross country team will step into the first competition of the season today in Fort Collins ... Contents copyright , The Durango Herald. (Durango Herald)
Phillies rally to beat Mets and reclaim 1st place Aug 27, 2008
By ROB MAADDI, AP Sports Writer. Wednesday, August 27, 2008. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Sports)
Everett Resources Ltd. Signs Letter of Intent to Acquire 932 Claims on the Dolores Anticline in Colorado Aug 27, 2008
The property is within a one-hour drive of the town of Dove Creek, Colorado, which is located approximately 100 air kilometers northwest of Durango, Colorado. The Target's interest in the Dolores Anticline is held through a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Target pursuant to an exclusive mining lease dated May 30, 2006 with Kee Nez Resources, LLC of Colorado as the registered holder, and Mayan Minerals Ltd. ("Mayan") of British Columbia as the beneficial owner. (CCNMatthews Press Releases)
Telluride Blues & Brews Festival, Sept. 12-14 Aug 26, 2008
More than 50 microbreweries from the Southwest and elsewhere will be featured, including Sierra Nevada Brewing Co., Aspen Brewing Co., Boulder Beer Co., Bristol Brewing Co., Bull Cooper Smith's Pub ng, Deschutes Brewery, Durango Brewing Co., Eske's Brewery, Flagstaff Brewing Co. and others. Performers will include Etta James and the Roots Band, Gov't Mule, John Hiatt and The Ageless Beauties, Joan Osborne, Susan Tedeschi, The Derek Trucks Band, The Dirty Dozen Brass Band, Blind Boys of Alabama,... (Montana Standard, MT)
Business takes off at local airport Aug 26, 2008
Durango Herald Online ... So far, 2008 is shaping up to be a banner year for the Durango-La Plata County Airport ... He attributed the sharp increase to the arrival of Frontier Airlines, which began service from Durango to Denver in May. (Durango Herald)
