Howard Grotts and AliciaRose Pastore, both of Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory’s DEVO Sweet Elite, putting the stars and stripes onto the UCI Mountain Bike World Cup podium last weekend
 
 
The Federal Reserve agreeing to take several steps to bolster the weak U.S. economy as the recovery continues to flounder
 
 
A boisterous monsoon cycle bringing the Durango region back from the brink of drought and a smoky summer
 
 
The nearby City of Bloomfield, N.M., marking the 4th of July by violating the separation of church and state and unveiling a monument to the 10 Commandments
 
 
A House subcommittee sneaking a rider onto the 2012 Interior and Environment Appropriations bill that would reopen more than 1 million acres around the Grand Canyon to uranium mining
 

Durango trail users who continue to abdicate personal responsibility and take their bikes, hiking boots and horses onto muddy singletrack
 

 

In this week's issue...

September 11, 2025
Back on top

After harrowing flying accident, local highliner steps back out with renewed mission
 

September 11, 2025
New order

Rule change for Land and Water Conservation Fund raises alarms

September 4, 2025
Armed with knowledge

Local community organizers work to ensure immigrant neighbors know their rights