The Durango City Council upholding people’s rights not to inhale second-hand smoke with last week’s ban on smoking in public places, city sidewalks, parks or within 15 feet of entrances to bars or restaurants

The U.S. Government taking a firm stance against BP, slapping the company with a $4.5 billion fine for the Deepwater Horizon spill and halting any new government contracts with the oil giant until it can show “business integrity”

Some of Grover Norquist’s former anti-tax crusaders abandoning his “no new taxes” pledge and taking a more middle-of-the-road sapproach to the fiscal cliff
 

The continued search for Dylan Redwine turning up few answers in the boy’s mysterious disappearance last week
 

The U.N. Climate Council’s declaration this week that Superstorm Sandy, and other extreme weather events including the drought gripping much of the U.S., are not a coincidence, but the new face of global climate change

 
More boring weather forecasts, dominated by high pressure, mild temps and blue skies
 

In this week's issue...

January 25, 2024
Bagging it

State plastic bag ban is in full effect, but enforcement varies

January 26, 2024
Paper chase

The Sneer is back – and no we’re not talking about Billy Idol’s comeback tour.

January 11, 2024
High and dry

New state climate report projects continued warming, declining streamflows