The more than 150 citizens who turned out at the July 18 Desert Rock hearing and the 38 who went on record blasting the proposed power plant

Peacejam visiting Ignacio this weekend and spreading the word to local youths with its “Gathering of Peacemakers”
The arrival of monsoon season helping produce a spectacular flower season both in Durango and in the San Juans
Telluride’s gas stations somehow offering cheaper prices at the pump than nearly all of Durango’s outlets
Tourists setting up their train photo shoots, complete with tripods, multiple cameras, baggage and assistants, in the middle of the Animas River Trail
The IRS eliminating its free Telefile program and forcing low and middle income taxpayers to shoulder millions of dollars in new fees