Southwest Life
San Juan National Forest adjusts grazing north of Dolores
decision has new requirements to improve range
Southwest Lifestyle
Community
Bayfield library to give tips on sleep
Participants will be introduced to plants that help with healthy sleep cycles. Registration is required and cost is a $10 suggested donation. To register and for more information, call 884-2222,…
Health
Youth-adult workshop offered Wednesday
The event, part of a youth-adult partnership series, is for adults interested in the 40 developmental assets, a research-based framework that helps create caring, responsible and healthy people. From 12:30…
Southwest Life
Tour de Farms to arrive in Bayfield
The tour offers tips about starting or improving vegetable gardens, how to food grow food locally and more. Participants will check in at 7:30 a.m. at Pine River Library, 395…
Travel
New York City moves to rein in Uber with cap on ride-hail vehicles
Yellow cabs make their way across 42nd Street outside Grand Central Terminal in New York. The City Council approved a package of bills that included a one-year moratorium on new…
Health
Helping nature: Inducing labor avoids cesarean for some moms
A doctor performs an ultrasound scan on a pregnant woman at a hospital in Chicago. According to a study released on Wednesday, first-time mothers at low risk of complications were…
Religion
Michigan attorney set to be first Muslim woman in Congress
Rashida Tlaib, a Democrat, could become the first Muslim woman in Congress.Associated Press file The 42-year-old attorney, who is set to become the first Muslim woman elected to Congress, was…
Food
Curried corn on the cob is crazy good and made for summer
Corn on the Cob Curry.Goran Kosanovic/Washington Post Maybe that explains why, when I first tasted the results of an Indian recipe I tried recently, I thought: It’s crazy corn! You…
And the West is History
And the West is History
The cornerstone was laid for the Benevolent and Protective Order of the Elks, No. 507, in 1925 at Ninth Street and East Second Avenue. Durango Elks Lodge still uses the…
Health
San Juan Regional Medical Center nurse-midwife to receive award
Millerdu1-i-syn The award honors a preceptor of certified student nurse-midwifes who has shown outstanding qualities for leadership and teaching, served as a mentor for several students and has consistently promoted…
Southwest Life
Colorado Quinoa receives grant to expand operations
The nonprofit applied for the grant through the U.S. Department of Agriculture on behalf of Colorado Quinoa. With the grant funding, Colorado Quinoa plans to hire seven full-time employees, increase…
Health
Mercy named to 100 great hospitals list
Mercy was one of four hospitals in Colorado to be recognized. The list recognizes hospitals for clinical quality, operational excellence and economic impact in surrounding areas. Becker’s editorial team selected…
Health
Advocates condemn techniques used to keep kids online
Youths look at computer screens at an Internet cafe in Jakarta, Indonesia. The tech industry’s use of persuasive psychological techniques to keep kids glued to their screens is under fire…
Travel
Archaeologists in Egypt discover mummification workshop
The discovery which includes a mummification workshop and a shaft, used as a communal burial place, is located at the Saqqara necropolis of Memphis, the first capital of ancient Egypt.…
Religion
Muslim candidates run in record numbers but face backlash
Attorney Tahirah Amatul-Wadud, who is challenging incumbent U.S. Rep. Richard Neal, D-Mass., center, talks with Dondre Scott, right, during a visit to a community garden while campaigning in the Mason…
And the West is History
And the West is History
The cornerstone was laid for the Benevolent and Protective Order of the Elks, No. 507, in 1925 at Ninth Street and East Second Avenue. Durango Elks Lodge still uses the…
Food
Are 300 recipes enough to counter anti-Muslim sentiment? One author is giving it a try
Seven years later, the celebrated food writer’s new cookbook, “Feast,” pays homage to the city from the get-go, its cover adorned with a picture of its lamb and sour cherry…
Food
Durango Farmers Market: Botanical Companions looks to improve modern diets
Inspired by grandmother, Heather Reitz looks to share live food with community
And the West is History
And the West is History
The cornerstone was laid for the Benevolent and Protective Order of the Elks, No. 507, in 1925 at Ninth Street and East Second Avenue. Durango Elks Lodge still uses the…
Health
Patients who accepted infected kidneys cured of hepatitis C
Kiran Shelat, a 65-year-old retired civil engineer, had spent two years on a kidney transplant waiting list before signing up for a bold experiment with 19 others in which they…
Travel
How to get rid of a timeshare
Buyers can cancel a timeshare purchase if they do so within the “recission period,” which varies by state and ranges from three to 15 days. After that, for most owners…
Southwest Life
Navajo Nation launches program to manage horse population
The tribe’s Department of Agriculture rolled out a voluntary horse sale and equine reward program last week to mitigate the overpopulation of animals on the range, The Daily Times reported…
Food
Beer maker Heineken strikes deal to expand in China
Heineken said Friday it is buying a 40 percent stake in the company that controls China’s biggest beer maker, China Resources Beer. It will invest $3.1 billion for the stake…
Southwest Life
State parks in Colorado free to veterans, military through August
Colorado Parks and Wildlife will offer veterans and active-duty military personnel, including reserve and National Guard members, free entry to state parks during August. Navajo State Park is located south…
Southwest Life
Center of Southwest Studies lecture series features Mabel Dodge Luhan
The presentation is about Mabel Dodge Luhan – patron, muse, writer and cultural catalyst – who played a role in American modernism and embraced the cultures and traditions of Pueblos…
Food
How to make a good jam without the hassle of canning
Making a good jam need not involve the hassle or worries of canning.Deb Lindsey and Jennifer Gregory Beeson/Washington Post By the time I mastered canning and eventually slid into an…
Travel
How and why to find a good travel agent
Tourists walk the beach of Maya Bay, Phi Phi Leh island in Krabi province, Thailand. The American Society of Travel Agents is starting to refer to agents as ‘travel advisers’…
Health
How to keep working out on vacation
Runners cross the Westminster Bridge beside the Houses of Parliament and the Big Ben clock tower in London. One way to maintain an exercise regime on vacation is to seek…
Southwest Life
Battered in recent years, the Animas has bounced back before
Despite ash flows and mine waste, the river is resilient
Travel
The land that shaped LBJ: Texas ranch shows President Johnson’s struggles, triumphs
Four years earlier, Johnson had won re-election in one of the greatest landslides in U.S. history and passed a slew of bills ensuring civil rights, fighting poverty and expanding educational…