Durango grew at a faster clip than Colorado as a whole from 2007 to 2008, according to population estimates released last week by the U.S. Census Bureau.
BRISTOL, R.I. - In July 1785, the residents of this waterfront town assembled to heap praise on their newly minted nation and to thank God for helping them survive a fierce assault by the British during the Revolutionary War.In July 1892, lawyer Orrin Bosworth preached that the townsfolk should be accepting of the immigrants arriving en masse: "America has no cause to fear the lover of freedom, be he American or foreign born."
WASHINGTON - The Founding Fathers left one legacy not celebrated on Independence Day but one that affects us all. It's the national debt.The country first got into debt to help pay for the Revolutionary War. Growing ever since, the debt stands today at a staggering $11.5 trillion - equivalent to more than $37,000 for each and every American. And it's expanding by more than $1 trillion a year.
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NEW YORK - Sayyid Syeed remembers an interfaith event several years ago when a Jewish leader went to embrace him, saw someone snapping a photo, then suddenly pulled back.
SALT LAKE CITY - The Rev. Peter Morales of Colorado has been elected as the first Latino president of the Unitarian Universalist Association.
When the King of rock 'n' roll, aka Elvis, makes an appearance, you know fun cannot be far behind. In his most recent incarnation, courtesy of Allen Haight, the king kept the gang hopping at a cocktail party that accompanied the Columbine Golf Tournament. The philanthropy chosen to receive the money raised both by the golf and the live and silent auctions was the Mercy Breast Care Center.
MONACO (AP) - The Tour de France is ready for another edition with Lance Armstrong, and today's opening stage may show whether he's ready to challenge for another title.Armstrong's 37-year-old legs will be tested immediately when the three-week race begins with a 9.6-mile time trial. The stage will be run along the hilly streets and hairpin turns of Monaco, a Mediterranean principality better known for Formula One than for huffing two-wheelers.
WIMBLEDON, England (AP) - Five-time champion Roger Federer reached his seventh consecutive Wimbledon final Friday and will face Andy Roddick for a chance at a record 15th Grand Slam title.Federer delivered a masterful grass-court performance to beat Tommy Haas 7-6 (3), 7-5, 6-3, extending his winning run to 18 consecutive matches and closing in on the mark he shares with Pete Sampras of 14 major titles.
For a simple local short track circuit Wednesday nights, the Animas Orthopedic Associates and Durango DEVO weekly races are drawing a lot of attention from a lot of big names.Travis Brown, a former Olympian and two-time singlespeed world champion, and Andy Schultz, the 2007 cross country U23 national champion, raced to an A men's first-place photo finish in Wednesday's fourth short track cross country race of the season. They finished in a tie.
DENVER - Jorge De La Rosa pitched eight innings, Ian Stewart hit a solo homer, and the Colorado Rockies beat the slumping Arizona Diamondbacks 5-0 on Friday night.The Rockies have won a season-best six consecutive games at Coors Field and moved to 24-9 overall since Jim Tracy replaced Clint Hurdle as manager.
BETHESDA, Md. - Tiger Woods lived up to his hopes of being a "greedy host" Friday when he salvaged his round during a shaky stretch and shot 4-under 66 to take a one-shot lead at his AT&T National with the lowest 36-hole ever at Congressional.Woods was at 10-under 130, breaking by one shot the previous 36-hole record set last year by Tom Pernice Jr. and Jeff Overton. Woods had a one-shot lead over Rod Pampling, who had a 64 to boost his chances of qualifying for the British Open.
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