The simple truth is, Proposition 116 is a mild but much needed tax cut for all taxpayers at a time when Coloradans could use the boost wherever they can get it…
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Celebrate Colorado on National Public Lands Day, Tomorrow
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MANHATTAN SHORT 2020 Film Festival: You Be the Judge…
Film lovers in Durango will join over 100,000 film enthusiasts around the world from September 24 – October 31 when the 23rd Annual MANHATTAN SHORT Film Festival screens at the Durango Stadium 9 Theatre September 25 – October 1, and the Butch Cassidy Train Car inside the Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Museum for four READ MORE
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