John Salazar’s San Juan Mountains Wilderness Bill striking a perfect balance and moving pristine lands toward permanent protection

New Durango High School football coach Greg Wyatt leading the Demons to an 8-0 undefeated season  
Rock bottom prices for natural gas prompting electric utilities all over the county to make the switch from coal to coal-bed methane
Hunting season’s return leading to yet another illegally slain lynx in the mountains around Silverton
October marking yet another deadliest month for U.S. soldiers in Afghanistan in a futile war with no end or hope in sight
Evidence that tens of thousands of Americans cheated in order to take advantage of the $8,000 first-time home buyer tax credit