La Plata County deciding against a ban on medical marijuana sales and grow operations in unincorporated parts in the county

Last week’s passage of fracking rules and regulations by the EPA, ensuring our neighboring gas-producing states will also be working toward cleaner air and water

The “greening” of Durango, with approval of the city’s first community garden and the planting of 13 trees by Needham Elementary students
 

The recent and seemingly un-traceable appearance of mad cow disease in an animal in California headed for the processing plant
 


Debt collectors showing up at patients’ bedsides in Minnesota hospitals, demanding back payment before treatment

 
Miscreants behind the Fairgrounds throwing water balloons and other, harder projectiles at passersby on the Animas River Trail
 

In this week's issue...

May 15, 2025
End of the trail

Despite tariff pause, Colorado bike company can’t hang on through supply chain chaos

May 8, 2025
Shared pain

Dismal trend highlights need to cut usage in Upper Basin, too

April 24, 2025
A tale of two bills

Nuclear gets all the hype, but optimizing infrastructure will have bigger impact