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    * Americans want green power, but not if it costs too much  Nov 21, 2009
    Early this year, the city government of Durango, Colorado, stopped buying renewable power from its utility, saving US$45,000 a year ... Paying more and then investing in a community 16 miles [26km] away was offensive to a lot of us, he said, adding that Durango was exploring other options to develop clean energy locally. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)

    Regional briefs  Nov 20, 2009
    -- A person in a chicken costume ruffled the feathers of Durango's city council as they discussed rules for backyard fowl ... Council members told The Durango Herald they were perplexed by the costumed chicken but found the visit humorous. (Casper Star-Tribune, WY)

    Butte's Ted Decker earns soccer honor  Nov 19, 2009
    No. 1-1 ranked Fort Lewis College defeated CSM, 3-0, in the first round of the NCAA Tournament on Friday, Nov. 13 in Durango, Colo. Mines finished the 2009 season with a record of 15-3-4 overall and 11-2-1 in RMAC play. (Montana Standard, MT)

    For marijuana, a move into the open in a ski town  Nov 17, 2009
    Local efforts, said the group's founder and chairman, Sean T. McAllister, are now organizing or under way in two other Colorado resort towns, Durango and Aspen ... Local efforts, said the group's founder and chairman, Sean T. McAllister, are now organizing or under way in two other Colorado resort towns, Durango and Aspen. (Honolulu Star-Bulletin)

    Braves could add to roster by Friday  Nov 17, 2009
    And I ll add Luis Durango. He s what Chone Figgins was eight years ago. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Sports)

    These Western ski resorts offer a break from the familiar  Nov 15, 2009
    Purgatory at Durango Mountain Resort, Colorado Purgatory, also known as Purg or DMR to locals, has a location that affords certain perks. Here at the intersection of the desert and the San Juan Mountains in southwestern Colorado, the snow arrives dry and fluffy, but big storms are inevitably followed by startingly clear days. (Boston Globe)

    Buffs Headed To Durango, Colorado For NCAA South Central Region Tournament  Nov 10, 2009
    Buffs Headed To Durango, Colorado, For NCAA South Central Region Tournament - WTAMU OFFICIAL ATHLETIC SITE ... Buffs Headed To Durango, Colorado, For NCAA South Central Region Tournament ... CANYON, Texas - The #4 West Texas A&M men's soccer team is headed to Durango, Colorado, to take part in the NCAA DII South Central Region Tournament, held this weekend on the campus of Fort Lewis College. (Gobuffsgo.com)

    Western ski resorts hope for earlier openings  Nov 8, 2009
    Wolf Creek Ski Area, about 80 miles east of Durango in the San Juan/Rio Grande National Forest, celebrated the start of its 70th season by opening on Halloween with a 24-inch mid-mountain base, including 8 inches of powder. It receives an average of 465 inches of snow a year. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA -- Sports)

    Elk reserve faces critics  Nov 6, 2009
    Matt Dunfee, director of the Chronic Wasting Disease Alliance, told the Durango Herald that the work being done at the Institute is "arbitrary.". And Mike Miller, a senior wildlife veterinarian for the Colorado Division of Wildlife and a national expert on chronic wasting disease, told the newspaper that scientists don't know if it's possible to breed disease-resistant elk. (Casper Star-Tribune, WY)

    Colorado Kicks-Off Its Legendary Winter Season With a Late-October Snow Storm  Oct 31, 2009
    Best Deal Ever at Durango Mountain Resort - Durango Mountain Resort is offering the "Best Deal Ever. Period." The package includes three nights lodging and three days of skiing for $57 per person per day. Must be booked by November 15, 2009. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)

    Inbox: Is Durango ready to play?  Oct 24, 2009
    Inbox: Is Durango ready to play ... Inbox: Is Durango ready to play ... I only saw rookie outfielder Luis Durango for two weeks at the end of the 2008 season at Single-A Lake Elsinore. (MLB.com -- San Diego Padres)

    Everett F. Stewart  Oct 23, 2009
    He has two surviving sisters: Helen Leonardelli (97) and Betty Gregg (104), both of Durango. He is preceded in death by his wife of 60 years, Edna Luella (Boruff) Stewart. (Montrose Daily Press, CO)

    Family travel five: Colorado gets back in snow business  Oct 20, 2009
    Purgatory at Durango Mountain Resort. In addition to a great day on the slopes, families will enjoy the new outdoor pool and spa with a water slide, family game room and private dining room for families that stay in the Purgatory Lodge or buy a Durango Mountain Club membership ... Durango Mountain Resort also hosts concerts, movies and other family activities during the winter season. (Fresno Bee -- Lifestyle)

    Solar power outshining Colorados gas industry  Oct 13, 2009
    Solar power outshining Colorados gas industry - Oil & energy- msnbc. Solar power outshining Colorados gas industry. (MSNBC -- Business)

    Energy winners in Colorado  Oct 11, 2009
    In March, about two dozen of roducers started Ameerned that we are not getting any consideration at all from people claimingon footprint," said Bob Zahradnik, the operating director for the Southhey're working to make sure that the final bill doesn't favor sothers.At a town hall meeting in Durango in late August, Sen. Mark of the biggest proponents of renewable energy, assured the crowd that naturalads and pay other bills. In La Plata County alone, the industry is ys for more than half of the... (Pocatello Idaho State Journal, ID)

    Wanted by Braves: Big bat, righty preferred  Oct 9, 2009
    He then updated it to Luis Durango outfield prospect from the Padres. I believe he played in the futures game this year too. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Sports)

    Wayne Guadalupe Rocha  Oct 8, 2009
    Survivors include his wife, Joann; his children, Flora and Peggy Rocha of Durango, Colo. a son, Wayne Rocha Jr. of Salt Lake City, Utah; brothers, Ernie (Patsy) Rocha of Montrose, Colo. (Montrose Daily Press, CO)

    Bradleys Buzz: Are the Braves the team to beat in 2010?  Oct 6, 2009
    Bradley's Buzz: Are the Braves the team to beat in 2010. Bradley s Buzz: Are the Braves the team to beat in 2010. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Sports)

    No Denver bid for 2018 games  Oct 3, 2009
    As recently as Oct. 1, Gov. Bill Ritter s spokesman, Evan Dreyer, told the Durango Herald that there had been conversations for more than a year about the possibility of a bid for those games. But a spokeswoman for the Colorado Springs-based said shortly after the IOC announcement Friday that the USOC will not submit any bid for the 2018 games because the deadline is just two weeks away, giving it little time to prepare a winnable entry. (Denver Business Journal, CO)

    Drug bust nets 15 pounds of cocaine, 5 arrests  Oct 1, 2009
    The arrests came as the result of months of investigation by the Seventh Judicial District Drug Task Force, San Miguel County Sheriff's Office, Telluride Marshal's Office, Mountain Village Police Department, Montrose Police Department, the Drug Enforcement Administration, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco and Firearms, Durango Police Department, Southwest Drug Task Force and Western Colorado Drug Task Force. The investigation was launched after area residents... (Montrose Daily Press, CO)

    Bonita Marie Aumiller Hamm  Sep 30, 2009
    Marie married Clyde Aumiller in Durango, Colo ... They lived variously in Colona, Ouray, Silverton, Yampa, Durango, Rio Blanco, La Porte, Indiana, and Canon City. (Montrose Daily Press, CO)

    Dem. Slater to enter Colorado AG's race  Sep 30, 2009
    Other events will be held in Colorado Springs Thursday and Greeley Thursday and in Steamboat Springs, Grand Junction and Durango Friday. "I think there is a clear difference in terms of the vision that I have, and I think most Coloradans have, for the office of attorney general, and the vision that the current attorney general has for the office," Slater. (Denver Business Journal, CO)

    Colorado brewers take most medals at Great American Beer Festival  Sep 30, 2009
    -- Durango Colorfest, American Style Amber Lager. -- Cardiff, Other Strong Beer. (Denver Business Journal, CO)

    Air deals to western ski areas from $94 O/W  Sep 24, 2009
    Both Frontier and United offer one-way rates of $94 to Durango, Colo. The rate requires a 14-day advance notice of travel. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Travel)

    Rockies extend lead over Giants  Sep 23, 2009
    I looked for (speedy pinch-runner) Luis Durango when the ball was caught and he was rounding third. He would have scored. (MSNBC -- Sports)

    Rockies win a wild one  Sep 23, 2009
    "I looked for (speedy pinch-runner) Luis Durango when the ball was caught and he was rounding third. He would have scored. He can score from first base on a single.". The Rockies increased their NL lead in the NL wild-card race to five games over San Francisco and Atlanta. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Sports)

    Movin' On Up: Posey gets a peek  Sep 19, 2009
    NOTES: The speedy Durango may have flown under the prospect radar since signing out of his native Panama in 2003, though he did represent his home country in the World Baseball Classic. This year he batted. (MLB.com -- San Francisco Giants)

    Padres, Pirates Begin Four-game Set In Steel City  Sep 19, 2009
    Luis Durango got things started when he reached base on an infield single. Pinch-hitter David Eckstein flied out before Durango stole second and Cabrera stepped to the plate and stroked the game-winning hit to right ... Durango, who was making his first start in the majors, went 3-for-4 and scored twice for the victors. (ABC 7 News, DC)

    Bears rally by Knights  Sep 18, 2009
    Now Buchanan, which also beat No. 6 Bakersfield last week, can turn its attention to the prestigious Durango Tournament in Las Vegas next weekend. MARK CROSSE / THE FRESNO BEE. (Fresno Bee -- Sports)

    Durango's speed wins it in 10th frame  Sep 17, 2009
    The truth is the Padres manager only fell silent on Wednesday because he was trying to calculate in his head the combined distance of Luis Durango's first three Major League hits ... Durango, recalled earlier in the week from Double-A San Antonio, had three hits and an important stolen base in the 10th inning that put him in position to score from second base on Everth Cabrera's single into right field which strong-armed Justin Upton had a bead on ... "I was very confident I was going to score,"... (MLB.com -- San Diego Padres)

    Upton flirts with history, but D-backs fall  Sep 17, 2009
    Yusmeiro Petit (3-10) came on in the 10th and allowed a leadoff single to Luis Durango, who made his first big league start and collected three hits despite never hitting the ball out of the infield. Petit admitted that he hesitated to cover first base on the ground ball that first baseman Brandon Allen fielded, allowing Durango to leg out the base hit ... Durango, who was called up from Double-A on Monday, continued to burn the D-backs with his speed as he stole second on a slider that Petit... (MLB.com -- Arizona Diamondbacks)

    Sound waves morph algae into green crude  Sep 16, 2009
    headquartered in Fort Collins, signed a cooperative research and development agreement with LANL to further develop the technology and test it at Solix s two algae-to-oil facilities at Fort Collins, and at the Southern Ute Indian Reservation in southwest Colorado near Durango. If the technology pans out, Solix will license it for incorporation into the company s proprietary, algae-based production process, said Chief Technology Officer Bryan Willson. (New Mexico Business Weekly, NM)

    15 vivid North American road trips  Sep 16, 2009
    Snatch a birds-eye-view of the colors from hot-air balloons in Boulder or a zipline near Durango. Breckenridge offers autumn ATC tours and Grand Junction a 25-mile public bike ride (September 19th) that winds through the areas vineyards and fruit orchards. (MSNBC -- Travel)

    Frontier sale to the west ends Tuesday  Sep 15, 2009
    $119: Albuquerque, N.M.; Durango, Colo. Rapid City, S.D. or Salt Lake City, Utah. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Travel)

    Fate of looted relics looms  Sep 14, 2009
    Last month, federal agents used five moving trucks to loaded thousands of artifacts from the Durango, Colo. home of antiquities dealer Vern Crites, who surrendered his collection after being named in federal charges earlier this summer. (Pocatello Idaho State Journal, ID)

    Colorado arts groups to share $568K from stimulus  Sep 12, 2009
    Durango Latino Education Coalition Durango $10,000. Fort Lewis College Theatre Durango $10,000 ... San Juan Symphony Durango $10,000. (Denver Business Journal, CO)

    George Jess Newland  Sep 11, 2009
    A funeral service will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 16, 2009, at Hood Mortuary Chapel in Durango, Colo ... Burial will occur at Crestview Cemetery in Durango ... After living in Denver for some time, he moved to the Durango area and studied accounting. (Montrose Daily Press, CO)

    Adjusting to Altitudes Over 6000 fe...  Sep 9, 2009
    If traveling to Telluride, overnighting in Ridgway, Ouray, Placerville or Durango would be helpful, especially if the destination is Mountain Village. ated is important as it aids your body in acclimatizing. (Suite101.com)

    > RELATED: Midwest launches agreement with Frontier  Sep 3, 2009
    Midwest s YX code has been placed on flights offered by Denver-based Frontier, providing Midwest customers the ability to connect in Denver to Aspen, Colorado Springs and Durango, Colo. Billings and Bozeman, Mont. (Milwaukee Business Journal, WI)

    Haverhill native joins former tennis star to help young cancer patients  Aug 27, 2009
    5 million to the Chabad Jewish Community Center - a synagogue transplanted to the central Rockies from the Crown Heights section of Brooklyn nine years ago - was meant to fund an endowment for scholarships, medications, and other support for young cancer patients while the foundation switched its base to another property in Durango, Colo. Members of an Aspen homeowners association - to which the ranch belongs - are contending the proposed sale is illegal, citing covenants in the association... (Boston Globe -- Sports)

    Crash claims state cop  Aug 25, 2009
    Both men were thrown from their bikes and Habliston was then hit by another motorcycle, operated by Larry Whiteside of Durango. Advertisement. (Montrose Daily Press, CO)

    Civil Air Patrol wins excellent rating  Aug 19, 2009
    This year, Montrose hosted Cortez, Durango and Grand Junction CAP squadrons. An unidentified instructor, left, orange hat, instructs Civil Air Patrol cadets on the use of a direction-finding unit during the Air Force's evaluation of Colorado CAP units recently. (Montrose Daily Press, CO)

    Smoke from Durango fires blankets Montrose  Aug 12, 2009
    MONTROSE Fires around Durango billowed smoke into the valley and even the streets of Montrose over the weekend. Though smoke may return, the fires are not expected to grow much larger, according to the Durango Interagency Fire Dispatch. (Montrose Daily Press, CO)

    Man Faces $30K Bill In False Crash Report  Aug 11, 2009
    Information from: Durango Herald, http://www. durangoherald. (Click2Houston, TX)

    Man faces $30,000 bill for falsely reporting crash  Aug 10, 2009
    Information from: Durango Herald. Copyright 2009 Associated Press. (Albany Times Union)

    WILDLIFE: Study shows too much noise affects diversity of birds  Aug 3, 2009
    The study area was south of Durango, just over the New Mexico border. "This is the first study to show that noise pollution causes changes in species interactions within bird communities," said Clinton Francis, a doctoral candidate and the study's lead author. (North County Times)

    Solix Biofuels Makes Oil From Algae  Jul 28, 2009
    -- Solix Biofuels Inc. has started making oil from algae at its facility near Durango. The Fort Collins-based company said Thursday that its Coyote Gulch Demonstration Facility began making the oil July 16 and should be in full-scale commercial operation by late summer. (KSBW 8, CA)

    Debate over of testing breast tissue density  Jul 28, 2009
    Tuesday, July 28, 2009. (07-27) 19:55 PDT -- Doctors have known since the 1970s that dense breast tissue can mask tumors, but it is only in the past few years, with the advent of new tools for diagnosing breast cancer, that determining breast density was helpful for women. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Science)

    Dude, no ones at the ranch  Jul 28, 2009
    The Colorado Trails Ranch in Durango decided to close this summer to concentrate on having a booked ranch through next year. On the Internet. (MSNBC -- Travel)

    Summer bummer: Dude ranches lack dudes, dudettes  Jul 28, 2009
    The Colorado Trails Ranch in Durango decided to close this summer to concentrate on having a booked ranch through next year. "We have been able to hang on because we've been doing it for so long," Dugan said. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Travel)

    'Tweet' gets leak plugged fast in Fillmore  Jul 28, 2009
    Tweet' gets leak plugged fast in Fillmore. Article:'Tweet' gets leak plugged fast in Fillmore:/c/a/2009/07/26/BAVE18UH65. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Politics)

    > RELATED: Colorados skier Gold Pass on sale for $2,750  Jul 28, 2009
    The resorts at which the ski pass is valid are: Arapahoe Basin; Aspen Highlands; Aspen Mountain; Buttermilk; Copper Mountain; Crested Butte; Purgatory at Durango Mountain Resort; Echo Mountain; Eldora; Howelsen Hill; Loveland Ski Area; Monarch Mountain; Powderhorn; Ski Cooper; Snowmass; SolVista Basin; Steamboat; Sunlight Mountain Resort; Telluride; Winter Park and Wolf Creek. Vail Resorts ski hills excluded from the pass are Vail, Beaver Creek, Breckenridge and Keystone. (Denver Business Journal, CO)

    Three questions for Naim Ateek  Jul 28, 2009
    Monday, July 27, 2009. The Rev. Naim Ateek, an Anglican priest often referred to as "the Desmond Tutu of Palestine," spoke at Grace Cathedral Sunday. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Politics)

    Texas Scouts Get Ill Leader To Safety  Jul 26, 2009
    A helicopter took Leever to Mercy Medical Center in Durango. Hospital spokesman David Bruzzese says Leever is in fair condition, but can't discuss the patient further. (Click2Houston, TX)

    Texas Boy Scouts Rescue Adult Leader During Backcountry Trip  Jul 25, 2009
    DURANGO (July 24, 2009)--A dozen Boy Scouts from Houston helped carry their adult leader to safety after he became ill in the Colorado backcountry, officials in Colorado said ... A helicopter took Leever to Mercy Medical Center in Durango, where he was listed in fair condition Thursday. (KWTX.com, TX)

    Noise pollution negatively affects woodland bird communities, says CU-Boulder study  Jul 24, 2009
    The study was conducted in a parcel of woodland south of Durango, Colo. just over the New Mexico border. (EurekAlert!)

    Colorado getaways from $100.20 O/W  Jul 17, 2009
    - Travel one-way to Durango, Colo. with United at a tax/fee-included rate of $100. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Travel)

    Holliday saga points to A's malaise  Jul 16, 2009
    Holliday saga points to A's malaise. Article:Holliday saga points to A's malaise:/c/a/2009/07/15/SPAG18PAH0. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Sports)

    Foreclosures rise 15 percent in first half of 2009  Jul 16, 2009
    By ALAN ZIBEL, AP Real Estate Writer. Thursday, July 16, 2009. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Business)

    BASEBALL AMERICAHere's a capsule look at the elite prospects who will be showcased in the Futures Game on Sunday.  Jul 11, 2009
    Luis Durango, OF, Double-A San Antonio (Padres) Durango has won two short-season batting titles and played for Panama in the World Baseball Classic. He excels at putting the ball in play and using his outstanding speed. (SportsIllustrated.CNN -- MLB)

    Two men killed, five wounded in Richmond  Jul 9, 2009
    2 die, 5 injured in 3 Richmond shootings. Article:2 die, 5 injured in 3 Richmond shootings:/c/a/2009/07/08/BASN18KVPB.DTL Article:2 die, 5 injured in 3 Richmond shootings:/c/a/2009/07/08/BASN18KVPB.DTL advertisement. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Crime)

    Yahoo, NFL players settle suit  Jul 9, 2009
    Yahoo, NFL players union settle lawsuit. Article:Yahoo, NFL players union settle lawsuit:/n/a/2009/07/07/sports/s084600D68. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Technology)

    11 Things: Robots with sex appeal  Jul 9, 2009
    Thursday, July 9, 2009. Megatron (from "Transformers"). (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)

    Newsom's fresh idea: mandates on healthier food  Jul 9, 2009
    Newsom's fresh idea: mandates on healthier food. Article:Newsom's fresh idea: mandates on healthier food:/c/a/2009/07/08/BA5C18L6RG.DTL Article:Newsom's fresh idea: mandates on healthier food:/c/a/2009/07/08/BA5C18L6RG.DTL advertisement. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Sports)

    Murdered man's lifesaving gift unites parents with new friend  Jul 9, 2009
    Article:SAN FRANCISCO / Transforming tragedy / Murdered man's l:/c/a/2004/05/25/BAGMH6R3FJ1. DTL Article:SAN FRANCISCO / Transforming tragedy / Murdered man's l:/c/a/2004/05/25/BAGMH6R3FJ1. (Yahoo News -- Organ Donation & Transplants)

    West within reach at $99 O/W  Jul 8, 2009
    $109, Albuquerque, N. Mexico; Durango or Grand Junction, Colo. Salt Lake City, Utah or Rapid City, S. Dakota. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)

    Air-fare war breaks out  Jul 8, 2009
    Destinations for which the $34 one-way fare is available from DIA include Albuquerque and Colorado Springs, and $44 fares are being offered to Omaha and Salt Lake City, while $54 one-way fares are offered to Aspen, Durango, Grand Junction, Kansas City, Phoenix, Tucson and Tulsa. Meanwhile, , the No. 3 carrier at DIA, announced a ticket sale Tuesday that will allow customers to buy one-way tickets for as low as $30, $60 and $90. (Denver Business Journal, CO)

    Minnesota, land of the freshman senator  Jul 7, 2009
    By BRIAN BAKST, Associated Press Writer. Tuesday, July 7, 2009. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Politics)

    49ers can't say 'sorry' enough  Jul 6, 2009
    Owner is asked for jobs, more at Chinatown forum on video. Wednesday, June 15, 2005. (Yahoo News -- Asian Americans)

    Man says he was beaten by Six Flags guards  Jul 6, 2009
    Monday, July 6, 2009. (07-05) 22:00 PDT VALLEJO -- A 19-year-old member of the San Francisco Youth Commission said Sunday that he was beaten by security guards while celebrating the July Fourth holiday at Six Flags Discovery Kingdom in Vallejo, leaving him with a concussion and broken bones in his face. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Sports)

    Free e-mail programs usually the best way to go  Jul 6, 2009
    Monday, July 6, 2009. Q: I've used Microsoft Outlook Express for all my e-mail for a long time, but recently I started experiencing problems with it (it occasionally compresses my folders without asking, and corrupts them in the process). (San Francisco Chronicle -- Business)

    Backup plan to get NASA to moon cheaper  Jul 6, 2009
    Seth Borenstein, Associated Press. Sunday, July 5, 2009. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Science)

    Peacenik, military man prove opposites attract  Jul 5, 2009
    Sunday, July 5, 2009. In 1996, Berkeley peace activist and Stanford graduate Sophia Raday, now 44, consented to a blind date with a guy who seemed like a terrible fit. (San Francisco Chronicle)

    S.F. nonprofit CEO now a honcho at HUD  Jul 5, 2009
    Sunday, July 5, 2009. As CEO of San Francisco's Bridge Housing nonprofit from 1996 until this year, Carol Galante gained a reputation as one of the nation's most innovative developers of affordable housing. (San Francisco Chronicle)

    Oy Vey! See Chagall, learn swing and kibbitz  Jul 5, 2009
    See Chagall, learn swing and kibbitz. See Chagall, learn swing and kibbitz:/c/a/2009/07/03/DD8218IN12. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Sports)

    Jess Jackson took fast road to winner's circle  Jul 5, 2009
    Jess Jackson took fast road to winner's circle. Article:Jess Jackson took fast road to winner's circle:/c/a/2009/07/03/MN0U18DRNH.DTL Article:Jess Jackson took fast road to winner's circle:/c/a/2009/07/03/MN0U18DRNH.DTL advertisement. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Crime)

    New Swiss firefighting tool: TV remote control  Jul 3, 2009
    Thursday, July 2, 2009. (07-02) 17:38 PDT ZURICH, (AP). (San Francisco Chronicle -- Weird News)

    Approval for the Pinon Ridge Uranium Mill:Montrose County Planning Commission votes:Yes  Jul 2, 2009
    "It does not restrict uranium to what's mined here. I don't want a dump in my back yard," he said, while Durango attorney Travis Stills, who spoke frequently during the hearing, said it smacked of sham processing. Stills represents the Paradox Valley Sustainability Association, which opposes the mill. (Montrose Daily Press, CO)

    Planning commission set to act on uranium mill  Jul 1, 2009
    The county has already been accused by the Energy and Mineral Law Center in Durango of arbitrary and capricious behavior if it provides a special use permit for the mill in an agricultural zone instead of commencing a rezoning process for the land in question on the grounds that the process and the waste left behind make it an industrial facility. For the full story, see today's print edition. (Montrose Daily Press, CO)

    Robidoux road trip  Jul 1, 2009
    Their favorite places include the Grand Canyon, Yellowstone National Park and the Durango and Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad train in Colorado. People were wonderful everywhere we went, said Roger. (Westerly Sun, RI)

    Story »  Jun 30, 2009
    DURANGO, Colo Trout don't live in ugly places ... We wanted to fish the Animas River in Durango ... The guys at Durango Anglers, a cool fly shop in a cool town, suggested that we might try Hermosa Greek in the next drainage over from the Purgatory Ski Area. (ESPN -- Outdoors)

    A love of exotic imports passes from father to son  Jun 29, 2009
    Sunday, June 28, 2009. George A. Eddy moved from Greenwich, Conn. (San Francisco Chronicle)

    Alvarez highlights U.S. roster for Futures Game  Jun 26, 2009
    Posted: Friday June 26, 2009 12:34AM; Updated: Friday June 26, 2009 12:57AM. NEW YORK (AP) -- Pedro Alvarez, taken by Pittsburgh with the No. 2 overall pick in last year's draft, highlights the U.S. roster for next month's Futures Game to be played during the All-Star festivities. (SportsIllustrated.CNN -- MLB)

    FBI: 2nd defendant in artifacts case found dead  Jun 20, 2009
    Shrader was listed in an indictment along with Carl Lavern Crites, 74, and Marie Virginia Crites, 68, both of Durango, Colo. Federal officials accused Shrader in the trafficking of a pair of ancient sandals and a basket, each valued at more than $1,000. (Fresno Bee -- Nation)

    Uranium mill would process more than rocks  Jun 19, 2009
    Durango attorney Travis Stills, who represents mill opponent Paradox Valley Sustainability Association, said he spoke after Glasier s presentation, even though public comment was closed ... madisonj wrote on Jun 18, 2009 9:13 AM:" The author of this article is NOT unbiased. Mr. Kamp has an anti-uranium agenda.This whole issue is a red-herring. I attended the Montrose meeting. Despite Kamp's "reporting", I heard Mr. Egidi directly contradict Mr. Stills, the radical environmentalist attorney from... (Montrose Daily Press, CO)

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