2012

January 2012

• To zone or not to zone: That is the question

• Durango author finds ‘Pure Gold’ in retrievers

• A two-word phrase holds up the Pinon Ridge mill

• What to do with 110,000 tons of salt?

• Ski areas: Not just for skiing any longer

• Millions at stake in Kinder Morgan tax dispute

February 2012

• Forest Service, commissioners fail to reach agreement on travel (web only)

• Montezuma County takes over a problem road

• Are Navajos fairly represented in San Juan County, Utah?

• Getting plastic out of the Grand Canyon

• An exhibit on the mysteries of the Hohokam

• Boaters mull a plan to aid native fish on the Dolores

• Instruments of pride: The MCHS band

March 2012

• Forest Service rejects Boggy-Glade appeals (Web only)

• Seeking funds to fight fire

• Sunflower crops are here to stay

• A battle over Utah Navajos and redistricting continues

• The race for county commission heats up

April 2012

• What’s a life worth?

• Out of the canyon and onto the road

• County mulls land use revisions

• Renewable energy faces uphill battle

• Furse wants closer ties with law enforcement

• Incumbent Wasley proud of record as DA

• A new candidate enters the commission contest

• Does the GOP own Montezuma County?

May 2012

• Gun power

• A Ute tribe objects to a uranium mill’s license

• Free Press nabs 13 awards

• Hearing continued on changes to land-use code

• Navajos protest a proposed water-rights settlement

• McClellan calls for progress, commerce

• For Findley, once is not enough

• Is Kinder Morgan a good neighbor?

June 2012

• Firefighters complete burnout operations in Weber Fire (web only)

• Juvenile is suspect in fire start (web only)

• Unsigned ballots could play role in DA’s race (web only)

• Ertel, Findley are unofficial winners; Furse holds edge in DA’s race (web only)

• Spruell calls report about fire’s cause ‘balderdash’ (web only)

• Tips from a California evacuee (web only)

• Greg Kemp makes ballot (web only)

• Going dry: Warm weather, early snowmelt raise fears of another drought like 2002

• ‘Reel’ Natives: A film festival comes to Shiprock

• Ex-attorney turns to life of crime (writing, that is)

• Italian group’s upscale proposal raises water worries

• Two Indian nations disagree on a development at Grand Canyon

• ‘Pooped out’ at the Grand Canyon: Should hikers have to pack ‘it’ out?

• Garner touts liberty, limited regulations

• Ertel advocates principle, personal responsibility

• DeGagne-Rule offers experience, knowledge

• Tips for keeping your home from going up in smoke

July 2012

• No containment on Air Park Fire (web only)

• Fire near Durango prompts pre-evacuation order (web only)

• Fire restrictions eased on public lands (web only)

• Primary voters lean toward the middle

• Is climate change to blame? Researchers predict future years will bring more wildfires, heat waves

• Locals’ views differ on warming theory

• The debate over a Navajo-Hopi water settlement rages on

• A judge overturns a license for the Piñon Ridge uranium mill

• Low-altitude flights to undergo new impact study

• Life with Singers: An exhibit at The Farm showcases the family’s artistry

August 2012

• Navajo council rejects proposed water settlement

• The future looks bright for uranium mining in the area

• Ute Mountain Utes get their long-awaited checks

• A financial settlement in an illegal-arrest claim

• Cortez decides not to limit pot centers

• Far-reaching teaching

• Will winter bring relief from the drought?

• Recall issued on Romaine lettuce sold in New Mexico (web only)

• Suspected rabid bat bites La Plata County man (web only)

• A dark night for America

September 2012

• What’s the future for Sand Canyon

• The Mountain Gazette’s John Fayhee comes calling

• On the brink: Locals worry about an ‘endangered’ listing for sage grouse

• A plan to clean up the Four Corners Power Plant

October 2012

• A ‘mammoth’ undertaking

• Cortez voters mull funds for new high school

• State Civil Rights Commission to hold local hearings

• Dolores district seeks $3.5 million school bond

• Mancos voters asked to approve mill-levy increase for Re-6

• Montezuma County pulls the plug on the PLCC

• Liking the word ‘Independent’

• Studying the effect of uranium on Navajos

• Landowners can seek restitution for fire damage (web only)

• Man charged in fire appears in court (web only)

• Arrest made in Roatcap Fire (web only)

• Human-caused brush fire hits 400 acres (web only)

November 2012

• Regional results from the election

• Does recycling paper make sense?

• County moves forward with zoning changes

• Civil Rights Commission hears discrimination concerns

• The future of culture in Cortez

• County weighs in on federal public-lands issue

• A spotlight on Ute culture: New museum offers insights in a stunning setting

• Suckla wins commission position; school measures all pass (web only)

• Juvenile charged in Weber Fire (web only)

December 2012

• Twists of fate

• Final decision on Boggy-Glade travel to be released

• A new law attempts to silence barking dogs

• Home on the rez

• A tar-sands project is in the works in Utah

• It’s legal, now what?

• Hostile crowd greets forest officials