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Dec 6, 2024 | 
rmpbs.org | Tyler Brown |Andrea Kramar |Cormac McCrimmon |Alec Berg
DURANGO, Colo. — Duane Smith, a nationally acclaimed author, former Fort Lewis College history professor and longtime Durango resident, died on Tuesday, Nov. 26, in Durango. He was 87. Smith’s passion for Colorado history and his engaging teaching style earned him nicknames like “Colorado’s Clio,” “Homer of the Hills” and “Sage of the Silvery San Juans.”“He had a national reputation for being both scholarly and readable,” said Tom Noel, a former colleague and co-author.
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Oct 21, 2024 | 
msn.com | Tyler Brown
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Oct 15, 2024 | 
americanmilitarynews.com | Tyler Brown
The U.S. Coast Guard evacuated a cruise ship passenger from his boat off the coast of Oregon on Oct. 6 after the passenger suffered a heart attack at sea. The Holland America cruise ship Koningsdam was traveling from Victoria, British Columbia, to Hawaii when a male passenger had a heart attack. Someone onboard then called the Coast Guard. The Air Station Astoria out of Warrenton answered the call, but the ship was too far from Oregon at the time so it headed closer to the coast.
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Oct 7, 2024 | 
heraldandnews.com | Tyler Brown
Oregon has renamed two more geographic locations that previously bore racist slurs. On Sept. 18, the U.S. Board on Geographic Names christened Jack Creek in Tillamook County and Triple Nickles Creek in Douglas County. kAm%96 ?6H ?2>6D C6A=246 @?6D E92E :?4=F565 2? 2?E:BF2E65 E6C> ?@H @7E6? 4@?D:56C65 @776?D:G6 E@ q=24< A6@A=6] q67@C6 E92E[ E96 ?2>6D :?4=F565 C24:DE D=FCD] %96 C6?2>:?8 677@CE H2D =65 3J E96 ~C68@? v6@8C2A9:4 }2>6D q@2C5[ E96 &]$] u@C6DE $6CG:46 2?5 E96 ?@?AC@7:E ~C68@?
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Oct 2, 2024 | 
oregonlive.com | Tyler Brown
A fight between at least two people on Portland’s Eastbank Esplanade led to a stabbing Wednesday morning, police said. A witness who spoke to The Oregonian/OregonLive said the stabbing happened when a church group was handing out free food on the esplanade under Interstate 5. Sgt. Kevin Allen, a spokesperson for the Portland Police Bureau, said that any suspects fled the scene before police arrived and that officers have made no immediate arrests.
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Aug 3, 2024 | 
arrowheadaddict.com | Tyler Brown
The Kansas City Chiefs are about a dozen practices in since the rookies and quarterbacks reported on July 16 and the dust on a few of the key training camp battles are not even close to settling. In all likelihood there are 48 or so of the 53 roster spots that are locked in, so there are positions to be earned and higher depth chart rankings to be had.
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Jul 30, 2024 | 
tricityrecordnm.com | Tyler Brown
American Heritage Railways receives grant from USDA for green initiative The Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad train station will be going solar by the end of the year. In partnership with Shaw Solar, American Heritage Railways will install 868 solar panels on the roundhouse, museum, car and contract shops. A grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture will cover half the $1.5 million installation.
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Jun 23, 2024 | 
tricityrecordnm.com | Tyler Brown
Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad GM says stretch of track unlikely to reopen Tuesday Trips to Silverton via the Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad may be delayed until at least Wednesday, according to railroad vice president and general manager Jeff Johnson. Part of the 45-mile long railroad track was blocked by a pile of debris on Saturday after a rock slide occurred. Officials were notified about the rock slide just after 7:30 a.m. that morning.
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Apr 29, 2024 | 
kcsportsnetwork.com | Tyler Brown
KCSN OPEN POSITION: Digital Content Creator (Seasonal)KC Sports Network is currently looking for a motivated individual to join our team for the upcoming football season. This is an entry-level, contracted position that will begin August 1 and run through the end of the Chiefs’ 2023 season. The position requires at least one year of writing experience on a reputable platform, preferably covering a team. This position will require work on game days, and experience writing under a deadline is a plus.
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Apr 22, 2024 | 
tricityrecordnm.com | Tyler Brown
A look into what the Southern Ute Dormitory was and its relation to other institutions during the time A research effort launched in 2022 by the state of Colorado to better understand the physical and emotional toll federal boarding schools had on the Native American population kicked off a dialogue on the victimization that occurred between 1880 and 1920. But last week, an archivist for the Southern Ute Cultural Center & Museum weighed in on the state’s dark history involving boarding schools.
