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Ray McCarty has put up a sign to bring attention to a gas spill that has destroyed the value of his land.
A contamination controversy
A prolonged dispute over land contaminated by fuel at a former gas station on Highway 160 has reached an impasse.
Wild Wild Rest, located between Mancos and Mesa Verde National Park, used to host motorcycle...
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State Nation and World
Saudi Arabia warns against Iran's nuclear program
Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Saud al-Faisal has warned against the danger of Iran's nuclear program to the region's security and said Iran should not threaten its neighbors since...
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Education
Silent Chaco sites call to SWOS students
Tall walls, dusty gusts and painstaking workmanship — replicating that of Pueblo masons a thousand years ago — are among the memories 10 students from Southwest Open...
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Agriculture
Sunday lecture topic is Puebloan astronomy
On Sunday, May 5, at 1 p.m. at the Anasazi Heritage Center near Dolores, the Hisatsinom Chapter of the Colorado Archaeological Society and the Bureau of Land Management will...
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Business
Summit water will be turned on Friday, May 24
The board of directors of the Summit Reservoir and Irrigation Company announce that irrigation water will be turned into the delivery system on Friday, May 24.
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Obituaries
Joyce Hughes
Joyce Hughes, 71, passed away Sunday, May 19, 2013, in Cortez, Colo., surrounded by her...
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Columnists
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Guest Columns
My life as an intern
WASHINGTON — I can spot U.S.
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Gulliford's travels
It’s a tree – how about a hug?
OK. I admit it. I’m a tree...
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Big thrills during a short season
The lower Dolores River below McPhee dam will not showcase its world-class rapids and canyons this year for boating enthusiasts.
But rafters need not despair. The Dolores...
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Ancient history gets new digs
No more artifacts moldering in the “Tin Shed.” No more storing archives in nooks and crannies. No more driving a long, narrow, winding road to learn what Mesa Verde...
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Mesa Verde visitor center
Mesa verde visitor center opening after more than a decade of fundraising, lobbying, etc. Offical grand opening is May 23 - we give folks a behind-the-scenes look before the festivities.Our appointment is 1 p.m.
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Community calendar
The Cortez Journal encourages people to submit announcements about upcoming events for the Community Calendar. Send announcements to news@cortezjournal.com. Items submitted less than two weeks in advance will be less likely to be published.
Calendar items are published as space allows. To see the current complete calendar, log on to www.CortezJournal.com, click on...
