Early signs of El Niño’s return and a strong Southwest Colorado winter

Hunting outfitters and advocates stepping up to the plate and challenging rampant oil and gas development
Traffic and congestion mellowing through downtown Durango and returning to pre-summer levels
This week’s early freeze zapping local crops and short-changing area growers
The vandals who are ripping plants and flowers out of the barrels lining downtown Durango
Bush’s approval rating rebounding to 44 percent courtesy of falling gasoline prices