Durangoans turning out in force for the Diapering Durango drive, which collected more than 8,500 diapers and 6,000 wipes for needy local parents and babies

The U.S. House passing the DREAM Act last week, which would give immigrant students a pathway to citizenship if it survives the Senate
The Navajo Nation receiving $14.5 million from a chemical company’s bankruptcy settlement to address contamination at dozens of uranium mine sites on the reservation
Colorado House Representative-elect J. Paul Brown, a known climate change skeptic, earning a berth on the House Health and Environment Committee
The Forest Service caving to developer Tom Chapman and closing public access to three of Telluride’s backcountry gates
The loss of Richard Holbrooke, Obama’s envoy to Afghanistan, America’s diplomatic heavyweight and a part-time resident of Southwest Colorado