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Alamosa Daily Digest Saturday, June 13, 2026

Ty McDuffey

13 Jun 2026 — 1 min read

Ty's Take

There's something about watching a class walk across the stage in May that reminds you why these small towns hold together at all—those kids are the ones who'll decide whether Alamosa stays rooted or empties out like so many valley towns have over the decades. Meanwhile, the political noise ramping up around Bennet and Weiser will fill the papers through November, all the usual promises about what gets fixed and what gets protected, but the real answer to whether this place has a future sits in those graduation photos. And maybe that adobe piece had it right—permanence isn't about concrete and chrome, it's about knowing your dirt, understanding it, and choosing to stay long enough to shape it into something that lasts. That's the campaign that actually matters.

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CHS Class of 2026 celebrates graduation

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