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| Citizen News — By & for the Locals |
| Economic Update for the Week of April 27, 2009 |
| Quote of the week. Stress tests in brief. Hope in housing. The news on Ford, Chrysler, GM? 7 in a row for the NASDAQ. Riddle of the week. Read Economic Update for the Week of April 27, 2009 |
| Durango's Chicken Forum |
| The Chicken Forum held at the Rec Center to give citizens a chance to express their views on raising chickens inside Durango city limits drew a crowd of 20 people including the panel of experts. City Manager Ron LeBlanc and Mayor Leigh Meigs were also in attendance. Read Durango's Chicken Forum |
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| Our Opinion — By Durango Guardian |
| Yes, Virginia . . . There Is A Tunnel |
| It’s been said that Colorado’s economic prospects follow those of the nation by about a year. Somebody must have sped up the tape. For the younger set, tape is something that used to record music, and people would buy taped music on something called cassettes. In the real olden days, the tape would be housed in a plastic thing called an 8-track. Sometimes, when the tape was on what was called a reel-to-reel, you could make the tape go faster and the music would be delivered at a higher speed. It would still be music but all the musicians sounded like they had just inhaled helium. Inhaling helium makes the inhalers, when they talk (or sing), sound like the Munchkins from the movie “The Wizard of Oz” who represented the Lollipop Clan. Read Yes, Virginia . . . There Is A Tunnel |
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| The Arts — Performing, Visual, Spoken, Heard |
| FLC Art Students Shine |
| When it comes to student art shows, I typically don’t expect too much. Realistically, maybe a few pieces will show promise, and occasionally one artist might be outstanding. These are students, and no matter how talented they are and how dedicated the instructors can be, the work usually has a long ways to go. But my recent attendance at the (can you believe?) 48th Annual Fort Lewis College (FLC) Student Art Show proved my theory to be totally wrong. Read FLC Art Students Shine |
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| Local Voices — Notes to & from Residents |
| National Economist to Address Home Builders Association |
| On Thursday, April 23, 2009 Elliot Eisenberg, National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) Senior Economist from Washington D.C., will be the keynote speaker at the April 23rd Home Builders Meeting. Elliot brings an unbridled enthusiasm and makes a normally dry, straightforward topic, such as the effects of the national economy, energetic and understandable. Read National Economist to Address Home Builders Association |
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| Think Piece — Political Discourse |
| Four Candidates Who Fit Our Times |
Four candidates for Durango City Council participated in a forum last Tuesday morning, March 17, 2009, at the DoubleTree Hotel. City Council hopefuls Paul Broderick, Doug Lyon, Aaron Tucson and Christina Thompson answered questions posed by a panel of three journalists. The event was sponsored by the Durango Chamber of Commerce, the Board of Realtors, Home Builders and the Colorado National Bank.Read Four Candidates Who Fit Our Times |
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| Talk Back — Letters to the Editor |
| Reflections on the Local Election |
| Voter turnout for the Durango City Council Election was unusually low. Maybe people have lost interest in how they are governed, or maybe the candidates just didn’t ring any bells. Read Reflections on the Local Election |
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