Hemp farming coming to SE Colorado, brightening economic hopes for the depressed area and hedging against a return of the Dust Bowl
 		  
 
Young Durango paddler Zach “Bug” Lokken taking third in last week’s U.S. Team Trials, earning a spot at the 2013 World Cup and paddling toward a possible 2016 Olympics  
 
The misguided and distracting effort to recall Rep. Mike McLachlan hopefully going away after failure to secure enough signatures for a vote
 		  
The Chapman Bike Park being bypassed by GOCO for the latest round of grants, putting local riders’ dreams on hold for a few more months at least
 
 

The massive tornadoes that ripped through American’s heartland, leaving an unspeakably tragic swath of death and destruction in their wake

  
 
   
The Obama Administration caving to industry pressure and releasing a watered-down version of 2012’s fracking rules