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Getting freako at Tico
Getting freako at Tico
One man's dream for an (almost) anything goes river resort
By Jonathan Romeo
07/29/2021
Upstream battle
Upstream battle
How the use-it-or-lose-it mentality leads to water inequality in the West
By Jonathan Thompson / Land Desk
07/29/2021
Durango does Tokyo
Durango does Tokyo
Two local athletes talk about what it was like to compete in the Summer Games
By John LIvingston
07/29/2021
In it to win it
In it to win it
Silverton's Sabrina Stanley doesn't hold back in second Hardrock title
By John LIvingston
07/22/2021
Stuck in the middle
Stuck in the middle
Residents object as 9-R considers Riverview for new Miller Middle School site
By Jonathan Romeo
07/22/2021
Robbing Peter to save Powell
Robbing Peter to save Powell
The Bureau of Reclamation is draining reservoirs to fill reservoirs
By Jonathan Thompson / Land Desk
07/22/2021
Who ya gonna call?
Who ya gonna call?
State considers permanent funding for strapped search & rescue teams
By Jonathan Romeo
07/15/2021
Escape from climate change
Escape from climate change
With the West in extreme drought, locals look to flee – but to where?
By Jonathan Thompson / Land Desk
07/15/2021
Coming up empty
Coming up empty
Federal investigators fail to find cause for wildfire in Ice Lakes area
By Jonathan Romeo
07/08/2021
Bagging it
Bagging it
Plastic bags, Styrofoam will largely disappear from stores and restaurants in 2024
By Paolo Zialcita / Colorado Public Radio
07/08/2021
Rooted in place
Rooted in place
'Footprints of Hopi History' a must-read for any Four Corners historian
By Jonathan Thompson / Land Desk
07/08/2021
No rules, no frills – just beer
No rules, no frills – just beer
Anarchy Brewing Co. opens on the south side of Durango
By Jonathan Romeo
07/01/2021
Land Desk: When discourse derails
Land Desk: When discourse derails
After Silverton bans Pledge of Allegiance, a little civility might go a long way
By Jonathan Thompson
07/01/2021
Getting artsy
Getting artsy
Creative District launches weekly downtown Art Market
By Missy Votel
07/01/2021
Finishing touches
Finishing touches
With Oxbow complete, City turns to missing pieces of ART
By Jonathan Romeo
07/01/2021
Bombs away
Bombs away
Forget bears or mountain lions; watch out for undetonated explosives
By Jonathan Romeo
06/24/2021
Clearing the air
Clearing the air
D&SNG pivots from coal, moves toward cleaner future
By Jonathan Romeo
06/24/2021
It's official
It's official
Colorado has its first wild wolf pups since the 1940s
By Sam Brasch / Colorado Public Radio
06/17/2021
The disappearing Dolores River
The disappearing Dolores River
Fish, farmers, boaters all come out on losing end of drought year
By Jonathan Romeo
06/17/2021
A new view on Bears Ears
A new view on Bears Ears
... and learning to love (some) national monuments
By Jonathan Thompson
06/17/2021