The City of Durango and Colorado Departments of Transportation working together on a new crosswalk to allow pedestrians a safe and less-harrowing passage across Camino del Rio

Passage of the women’s prevention health package that will include free birth control, the most commonly prescribed drug for women

Congress agreeing to a debt deal, avoiding an ugly default and shaking up already wary world financial markets

News that another radiation leak has been discovered at the tsunami-damaged Fukishima nuclear plant in Japan

Reports this week that consumer spending was down in June, fueling fears that the country is headed for a double-dip recession



The debt crisis being far from over, with the creation of a “Super Congress” to  slash another $1.2 trillion from the budget