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The ShortCut is our weekly news podcast. We pack the biggest stories and need-to-know updates into a quick listen — no long-winded reports, no detours, just the news that matters, FAST.

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The ShortCut · Special Edition

DMC Voices of Service: Veterans Edition.

From our Veterans Stories series, honored over the years in the Double Mountain Chronicle. A Veterans Day special collecting voices of local service.

November 11, 2025 · 2h 33mPLAY EPISODE

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NEW THIS WEEK8 min
What Matters This Week

The week in 8 minutes: Indigo, road hearings, and graduation season.

Published May 16

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12 min
How Local Works
How a county budget actually gets made.
May 12
6 min
Game of the Week
Roby vs Rotan baseball — full highlights.
May 10
9 min
How Local Works
What a public hearing is, and what happens if you speak.
May 5
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Press night at the Chronicle
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Editor reacts to the Indigo vote
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Photo day at Roby graduation
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What we're working on this week
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Behind the typewriter
0:51
Cleaning up after deadline
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