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Montezuma-Cortez School District to host informational event on special education services - The Journal
1+ hour, 48+ min ago (222+ words) The Montezuma-Cortez School District is inviting district families to Partnering for Student Success: Understanding Special Education & Student Supports and Services, an event geared at growing understanding of special education and support services available to students across the district. The event…...
Opinion | Don't override voters' will on funding Colorado's roads and bridges
1+ hour ago (257+ words) Drive almost any highway in Colorado, and you can feel the problem in your hands. The wheel chatters over ruts, you swerve to miss potholes and you grip a little tighter on narrow, crumbling shoulders that should have been rebuilt…...
Teen tribal members invited to apply for Colorado Youth Advisory Council
1+ day, 7+ hour ago (273+ words) The Colorado Youth Advisory Council, a group of young Coloradans who gather to propose state legislation, has two seats open for one Ute Mountain Ute tribal member and one Southern Ute tribal member. The council of 40 students has inspired state…...
Operations team grows for Ferris Fire as it spreads
1+ day, 7+ hour ago (12+ words) Front - The Journal...
Cortez mayor urges civility in Fourth of July fireworks debate
19+ hour, 28+ min ago (651+ words) Cortez Mayor Dennis Spruell has urged community members to remain civil in debates over the city's planned Fourth of July fireworks display, emphasizing that the Cortez Fire Protection District and other safety professionals support proceeding with the show. In a…...
Extreme heat bears down as America 250 celebrations ramp up. Trump heads to Mount Rushmore - The Journal
1+ day, 2+ hour ago (952+ words) Communism is a mortal threat to American liberty," he said from Mount Rushmore. It is the greatest threat to our country, including World War I, World War II, Pearl Harbor or even 9/11." While the language was similar to several other…...
New Mexico residents push to save nearly 80-year-old Sunspot Solar Observatory as demolition nears
2+ day, 8+ hour ago (808+ words) A coalition of New Mexico residents are pushing to save the nearly 80-year-old Sunspot Solar Observatory in the Sacramento Mountains near Alamogordo, after the National Science Foundation announced its plans to demolish the site. The U. S. Air Force in 1947 announced it…...
Ferris Fire crosses Dolores River Canyon, prompting further evacuations
1+ day, 13+ hour ago (346+ words) The Ferris Fire swept through Dolores River Canyon Friday afternoon, an outcome firefighters both feared and anticipated as the blaze 15 miles northwest of Dolores encroached on the narrow gap bordering residences. Keith Keesling, emergency manager for Dolores County, said about…...
Stage 2 fire restrictions enacted at Mesa Verde National Park, Yucca House National Monument
1+ day, 15+ hour ago (17+ words) Front - The Journal...
3 men acquitted in killing of journalist shot while covering Northern Ireland protest
1+ day, 16+ hour ago (560+ words) Justice Patricia Smyth regretted that her verdict would bring "little if any comfort or relief" to Mc Kee's family, but said the circumstantial evidence was insufficient for a conviction, following a nonjury trial held intermittently over the past two years…...