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Abortion debate at Colorado Capitol grows louder in wake of Planned Parenthood shooting

GOP lawmakers, pro-choice advocates step up rhetoric

DATE: Dec 2, 2015 | CATEGORY: Local News

Pot growers pressure the grid

Industry could soon buy $11 billion a year in electricity

DATE: Dec 2, 2015 | CATEGORY: Local News

Boyfriend’s letter to inmate goes to pot

Jail test determines envelope included marijuana

DATE: Dec 1, 2015 | CATEGORY: Local News

Utes request added diplomacy with Re-1

Improved lines of communication could enhance relations with Montezuma-Cortez Re-1 school officials, and more important, benefit students, according to Ute Mountain Ute leaders. “...

DATE: Dec 1, 2015 | CATEGORY: Local News

Data reveal racial disparity in Cortez special education

About 40 percent of Native students in special ed, Carter says

DATE: Dec 1, 2015 | CATEGORY: Local News

Jill Carlson: Cortez City Council candidate

Name: Jill Carlson Age: 34 Occupation: Attorney Party Affiliation: Unaffiliated 1. How do you define freedom of information, and what three actio...

DATE: Dec 1, 2015 | CATEGORY: Local News

Monica Plewe: Cortez City Council candidate

Name: Monica Plewe Age: 42 Occupation: Full-time mom of five 1. How do you define freedom of information, and what three action items will you introduce to g...

DATE: Dec 1, 2015 | CATEGORY: Local News

Karen Sheek: Cortez City Council candidate

Name: Karen Sheek Age: 69 Occupation:Co-owner, Seas’nings Catering / Retired Educator 1. How do you define freedom of information, and what three action item...

DATE: Dec 1, 2015 | CATEGORY: Local News

Ty Keel: Cortez City Council candidate

Name: Ty Keel Age: 45 Occupation: Educator/Current Mayor Pro-Tem Cortez 1. How do you define freedom of information, and what three action items would you in...

DATE: Dec 1, 2015 | CATEGORY: Local News

State GED test numbers plummet

Data suggest Common Core standards discourage testing

DATE: Nov 30, 2015 | CATEGORY: Education

Colorado troopers remind drivers of ‘move over’ law

The Colorado State Patrol in Durango is reminding drivers of the “move over” law, which requires drivers to reduce their speed and move over when passing a stationary emergency vehicle. ...

DATE: Nov 30, 2015 | CATEGORY: Local News

Icy patch blamed for slow justice

Court postpones burglary trial a third time

DATE: Nov 30, 2015 | CATEGORY: Local News