The New York Times profiling the Desert Rock controversy this week and drawing national attention to the local struggle

Locally grown tomatoes, squash, fruit and peppers coming into season
Mercy Medical Center kicking off a $3.4 million fund-raising push to create a top-notch breast cancer center for the region
The Four Corners Power Plant and San Juan Generating Station again being listed among the 50 dirtiest power plants in the nation
People’s irresponsible actions creating the worst downtown Durango bear season in recent memory
 The continued implosion of road cycling courtesy of a ludicrous Tour de France and even more positive drug tests