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There is a special mystique about the southwest region of Colorado. It can be felt among ancient Anasazi Indian cliff dwellings at Mesa Verde National Park and in the quiet of rugged mining ghost towns high in the San Juan Mountains.
From the sheer depths of the Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Monument to the exhilarating vistas from Grand Mesa, world's largest flattop mountain, the region is rich in western history, Victorian architecture and Native American cultures.
Articles
News from the Durango Herald
A simple solution to sheepdog encounters?
Feb 9, 2012 2:02 am
Officials are betting that unnerving encounters with dogs guarding sheep in the high country could be reduced or eliminated through a public-education program to occur before flocks head for the hills...
New challenges ahead for Santorum
Feb 9, 2012 2:01 am
ALLEN, Texas One day after Rick Santorums startling breakthrough in the presidential race, his few aides decamped to distant states to start building campaign organizations from scratch. It was evide...
These days, oldest old have company
Feb 9, 2012 2:01 am
The Great Depression was raging, displacing people from their homes and shoes from their feet. But a young Marion Layman was basking in the Florida sun, catching brim with a cane pole while her mother...
Feb 9, 2012 2:01 am
Closed-door meetings surrounding the hiring of a new county manager will continue, La Plata County commissioners decided Thursday.
Wind-energy credit could be extended
Feb 9, 2012 1:50 am
WASHINGTON Members of the Colorado congressional delegation are calling to extend the wind-energy production tax credit as part of the payroll tax extension.
Measure targeting farm inheritance tax
Feb 9, 2012 12:58 am
DENVER Farmers who inherit land would get a break on their Colorado estate taxes under a bill that advanced Wednesday.But the U.S. Congress might make the bill a moot point before it has a chance to ...
Tipton urges more water storage
Feb 9, 2012 12:57 am
WASHINGTON A House of Representatives panel has met to learn more about removing government regulations in order to update water-storage infrastructure.The Water and Power Subcommittee spoke Tuesday ...
More remedial students sticking with college
Feb 9, 2012 12:23 am
DENVER Why cant Johnny read? is a common question in education.But now, Colorado officials are starting to worry about something else Why cant Johnnys parents do math?
Feb 9, 2012 12:23 am
Durango PoliceTuesday1019 a.m. Someone reported losing a laptop at the Florida Laundry, 1449 Florida Road.359 p.m. Someone reportedly stole electronics from Walmart.856 p.m. A medium-sized dog with a ...
Feb 9, 2012 12:16 am
Washington lawmakers pass gay-marriage billOLYMPIA, Wash. Washington state lawmakers voted to approve gay marriage Wednesday, setting the stage for the state to become the seventh in the nation to al...
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