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Tuesday, Oct. 17, 2017

U.S., states struggle to pay firefighting costs

Spiraling costs leave less money for prevention projects

By Don Thompson and Dan Elliott Associated Press

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Enviros and San Miguel County sue to protect sage grouse
Head Start forced to move out of building after asbestos discovered
Fort Lewis College enrollment down 6.6 percent
Annual Harvest Festival kicks off in Dolores
Danish gymnasts plan to visit Cortez Middle School
DeAnne House wins seat on Ute Mountain council

Nation & World

Philippine military pushes to defeat last Marawi fighters
Alleged IS female recruiter arrested in Spain with FBI help
Exact cause of fatal Honolulu high-rise fire remains mystery
Light in the sky over UAE likely Russian rocket breaking up
Californians brace for emotional toll from wildfires
Michelle Yeoh: Weinstein a 'bully,' 'not always honorable'
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Looking Back

Looking Back

Living at Big Bend during the 1880s
Thoughts Along the Way

Thoughts Along the Way

That fine line between folly and forgiveness
Andrew Gulliford

Gulliford's Travels

Inside the walls of time: In Hermosa, Fisher house carries 1890s legacy

Sports

M-CHS soccer team digs deep to tie Telluride
Dolores rolls over Monument Valley at home
Colorado officials urge hunters to leave drones at home
Alex Vestal, of Cortez, places fourth at Monster Energy Cup
Kiselya Plewe wins college golf tournament in New Mexico
A relentless Dolores attack overwhelms Ignacio volleyball

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Related article: ICE fugitive seeks sanctuary in Mancos church

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She loves the scenery, people and quietness of Cortez, where she has lived and worked for 30 years. But that idyllic scene...

Opinion

A dearth of virtue and the death of hypocrisy
Editorial cartoon
Please profile school board candidates
Ways to heal land’s indigenous people
Tipton’s energy policy tainted by donors
Rural struggles: Sparsely populated counties are left in the dust as cities and coasts thrive

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Community Foundation hires one to staff
Cortez church opens site for Operation Christmas Child
Support group for parents of LGBTQ children?
CDOT to begin work on U.S. 160 and Colorado 145
English and GED classes now available in new Cortez office
Grace’s Kitchen accepting donations for Thanksgiving dinner

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