The entire Four Corners community turning out in force to help the 700 block of Main Avenue recover from last Friday’s fire
The City of Durango taking the pothole challenge and patching some of the monsters on Florida Road and elsewhere in town
The formation of a local oil and gas stakeholders group giving the Durango public a voice in future drilling in the basin
The national media creating the widespread perception that all of downtown Durango burned to the ground on Feb. 22  
Evidence that the U.S. economy is headed toward the dreaded “stagflation,” where the economy slows as inflation soars
Local cases of mumps joining pertussis and killer flu as Durango continues coping with one of the worst sick seasons in recent memory