3-2-1, blast off!
Don’t freak out, The Durango Telegraph will not publish next week.
What are we going off to do, you ask? Are we trying out for the next season of “Naked & Afraid,” deep in the jungle, battling the elements as well as gymnophobia? Close. Are we headed for a week of binge-drin – I mean binge geology – at the 67th annual Four Corners Gem & Mineral Show? We wish. Or did we get selected to come aboard the next Jeff Bezos rocket launch to take a quick tour of outer space?
Yep, you actually got it.
In an unforeseen, shell-shocking move, the Telegraph staff has been chosen to go where no man… ah wait, that’s not right... to go where about 550 people have previously gone before, into the outer rims of our planet. Apparently the man who has the power and financial wherewithal to solve world hunger, yet instead chooses to take joy rides far up and away from Earth and its problems, has chosen the Telegraph to be the official paper of record for the cosmos. We’re excited, but also not looking forward to the lack of bathroom breaks.
So alas, we won’t publish next week. Being in space, we won’t have internet or cell service, so sorry, don’t call or email, we can’t hear you. Hopefully, when we come back for the Aug. 19 issue, we’ll have whole new perspectives on how to solve climate change and address workforce shortages, or whether we should just abandon the whole planet and live on one of Bezos’ floating space colonies.
See you in two weeks.
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- 09/16/2021
- Priced out
- By Jamie Wanzek
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How the local housing crunch is impacting the workforce
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- 09/16/2021
- To the bat cave!
- By Kathleen O'Connor
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‘Bat walks’ take to the night skies to better appreciate our nocturnal neighbors
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- 09/16/2021
- Whitewashing no more
- By Pablo Zialcita / Colorado Public Radio
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Fort Lewis College removes historical panels that glossed over school’s dark past
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- 09/09/2021
- Something in the water
- By Jonathan Romeo
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Trying to get a handle on E. coli issues in the San Juan, Animas rivers
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- Girl power
- 09/16/2021
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When Afghanistan once again fell into Taliban hands last month, Animas High School junior Maddy Glotfelty did not take the news sitting down. Glotfelty, a junior who is active with DEVO as well as Durango youth hockey, set about organizing a GoFundMe site to raise money to help women and girls under the oppressive regime, known for barring girls from attending school.
- Zine-versary
- 09/16/2021
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Over a decade ago, Luke Mehall drove The Freedom Mobile, a tattered and graffitied 1988 Mazda, to Durango with hopes of making a fresh start. His only “professional” contact were the editors of this fine newspaper, who offered a hundred bucks for a freelance story.
- Philanthropy by the pint
- 09/09/2021
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In honor of its 25th year in business, Steamworks Brewing Co. said it’s going to donate $1,000 to 25 different local nonprofits.
Steamworks opened its doors Sept. 14, 1996, and remains one of Durango’s most popular brewpubs in a town that loves its beer. As a way to mark its milestone, the Steamworks brass asked its employees to submit the names of some nonprofits they valued and wanted to donate to.
- Long & winding road
- 09/09/2021
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If you’re thinking of driving over Highway 550 between Silverton and Ouray in the next few weeks, you’re gonna want to find a new route. Between Sept. 13-24, Red Mountain Pass will experience lengthy closures to allow for San Miguel Power Association to clear trees and vegetation around its power lines to reduce the potential of wildfires.