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Linking school instruction to the real world

If you were asked what percentage of the word’s population was involved in agriculture 500 years ago, would you know the answer? For me, those kinds of facts are harder to hold onto than a g...

DATE: Sep 2, 2013 | CATEGORY: Business

High-tech system rapidly tracks lightning strikes

When summer monsoons bring thunderstorms to Southwest Colorado, lightning bolts can come fast and furious. Justin Moore, assistant manager of the Durango Interagency Fire Dispatc...

DATE: Sep 2, 2013 | CATEGORY: Business

Lightning, controlled burning can be dangerous

The fire restrictions are suspended, but residents should still exercise caution with fires. Recent rains have penetrated the soil and increased the fuel moisture, but it only ta...

DATE: Sep 2, 2013 | CATEGORY: Business

Man who prompted Dolores lockdown in custody

A man who provoked the lockdown of the Dolores Re-4A school has been apprehended without incident in Dolores. The school campus had been on lockdown since late this morning in res...

DATE: Aug 30, 2013 | CATEGORY: Local News

Man who prompted Dolores lock down in custody

A man who provoked the lockdown of the Dolores Re-4A school has been apprehended without incident in Dolores. The school campus had been on lockdown since late this morning in res...

DATE: Aug 30, 2013 | CATEGORY: Local News

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