The City of Durango preserving another 367 acres in Horse Gulch this week for a  total of more than 1,300 acres encompassing nearly the entire trail system


The Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs leaping into the future, breaking ground on a 19,000-panel solar installation and pledging to generate all of its own energy by 2015

Durango city councilors appointing an able replacement for Leigh Meigs in the form of council veteran Joe Colgan, who served from 1997 - 2005

The Quiznos Pro Challenge favoring the Front Range over the Western Slope and giving Durango a big pass for next year’s inaugural road race

An abundance of SUV trick-or-treat last Sunday with grown up ghouls and witches idling their kids all over Durango during one of the warmest Halloweens in memory

Evidence that billions of dollars in corporate campaign contributions fueled the mid-term elections, substantially more than the last presidential election