Southwest Life
The allure and danger of old mines across the West
Some resist effort to seal openings
Southwest Lifestyle
Travel
China to overtake France as top travel destination
Visitors walk among the attractions at the Harbin International Ice and Snow Festival in Harbin in northeastern China’s Heilongjiang Province. The Harbin International Ice and Snow Festival is known for…
Travel
Traveling abroad with young kids? Tips for an easier trip
Konrad Waliszewki of TripScout and his family in front of the Parthenon in Athens, Greece. Waliszewski’s son has already been to eight countries in his 16 months of life.Konrad Waliszewski/TripScout…
Travel
Finding solitude just hours from downtown Los Angeles in Joshua Tree National Park
“I can’t believe how silent it is out here,” he said. This was an offhand comment. I agreed, but said nothing. We walked on. So I think I know the…
Religion
The Amish live simply, but they’re not environmentalists
An Amish girl chases a cow from the outfield during a baseball game in Bergholz, Ohio. Most Amish practices that look ecological are better understood as a by-product of their…
Community
Senior Calendar
2424 Main Ave., 382-6445 Monday 2424 Main Ave., 382-6445Closed for Veterans Day Tuesday 9 a.m. Crafts. 9:15 a.m. Begin Tai Chi. 9:30 a.m. Zumba. 10:30 a.m. WYS. 12:45 p.m. Canasta.…
Community
Fort Lewis College Calendar
Saturday Skyhawks Hockey vs. Northern Arizona University, 8 p.m., Chapman Hill Ice Rink, 500 Florida Road. Cost is $5. Sunday Skyhawks Hockey vs. Northern Arizona University, 1:30 p.m., Chapman Hill…
Community
Bridge scores
Nov. 1: Non-Life Master First: A. Davis/K Hasz Second: L. Hawk/C. Schadt Third: J. Mercer/J. Walter Fourth: B. Chambers/J. Skjold Nov. 2: Open game First: R. Ayers/S. McInturff First: W.…
Community
FLC to host Four Corners plant presentation
Clifford is an ethnobotanist who specializes in the flora of the Navajo Nation and surrounding area.
Community
9-R to host SEAC meeting Tuesday
The committee will review goals for the year, the Individualized Education Plan Process and Response to Intervention.
Community
9-R announces Thanksgiving meals
Animas Valley Elementary on Nov. 14; Escalante Middle School, Florida Mesa Elementary, Needham Elementary, Riverview Elementary and Sunnyside Elementary on Nov. 15; Park Elementary on Nov. 16. Adult meals are…
Community
Snowdown Follies ticket sales applications available
Entries should be mailed no later than Nov. 28 to give enough time, and the Follies is not responsible for undelivered mail. Each application allows only four tickets to be…
Community
FLC to host suicide loss event
The event will feature “A Daughter’s Journey,” a documentary about a woman who deals with the aftermath of suicide loss. For more information, visit bit.ly/2SuemJB or contact Amie Bryant at…
Southwest Life
Volunteers needed for holiday tree sales
The sale will be held at the parking lot for the Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad at the corner of Camino del Rio and College Avenue. Volunteers are needed…
Religion
Southern New Mexico churches eye expanding migrant shelters
A Catholic-run project in Las Cruces that offers short-term refugee housing says the rise in Central American migrants headed to the U.S.-Mexico border and a recent change in federal practices…
Health
Long trip: Psychedelic advocate nears goal of legal ecstasy
Rick Doblin, in Vista, Calif., is the founder and director of the Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies, or MAPS, Doblin is pushing for the therapeutic potential of psychedelics including MDMA,…
Travel
Come see forests and peaks, but clean up, New Zealand says
A tourist stands on a rock as he looks over Lake Tekapo and the Southern Alps in New Zealand. With concern rising about the impact of tourism on the environment,…
Religion
Jewish students remember ‘Night of Broken Glass’ in Berlin
Rabbi Yehuda Teichtal, center, light candles with students during an event to commemorate the victims of the Nov. 9, 1938, terror against the Jews in Germany at the Jewish Traditional…
Religion
Church invites vendors to Christmas Bazaar on Dec. 8
Vendors are welcome at $40 per booth. For more information, call Karen Gomez at 759-8168.
Religion
First United Methodist to host Holiday Bazaar on Nov. 17
There will be a luncheon at 11 a.m., and there will be food and craft vendors. Admission to the event is free. For more information, visit bit.ly/2zr9hJo.
Southwest Life
Firewood available to public through Nov. 14
The wood includes logs from the construction of the fire line for the 416 Fire. People who take wood should have a standard firewood cutting permit. Maps to the location…
Health
FDA OKs powerful opioid pill as alternative to IV painkiller
The decision by the Food and Drug Administration came over objections from critics who fear the pill will be abused. In a lengthy statement, FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb said there…
Health
Don’t spank: Pediatricians warn parents of long-term harms
In an updated policy released Monday, the American Academy of Pediatrics says that can include aggression, brain changes, substance abuse and suicidal behavior in adulthood. The academy says research since…
Travel
Airbnb landlords agree to pay San Francisco $2.25 million
City Attorney Dennis Herrera announced the settlement Monday, calling the penalty an important deterrent to others seeking to illegally profit from the city’s housing crisis. The San Francisco Chronicle reported…
Food
Editor quits food magazine after joking about killing vegans
Waitrose Food magazine said editor William Sitwell had quit, adding that it considered this “the right and proper move.” Freelance journalist Selene Nelson told BuzzFeed News that after she pitched…
Travel
Upgrade your next trip without paying top dollar
TSA Precheck security lines are typically shorter, and users don’t have to take off their shoes, remove their jackets or dig laptops and liquids out of their bags.Associated Press file…
Southwest Life
Mesa Verde acquires Rockefeller’s Native American art collection
115 works given to national park
Religion
Marvel United Methodist saves money for 44 years to build new sanctuary
Construction started in October to build a new sanctuary at Marvel United Methodist Church. The sanctuary was four decades in the making. Church-goers saved money for the extension since 1974.Courtesy…
Food
We love a good banana pudding, and this one’s better than we remember
Single-serving cups of maple-kissed pudding, layered with sliced banana and topped with a crunch of graham cracker crumbles, can transport you back to Grandma’s house.Deb Lindsey/Washington Post Looking back, I…