Travel
Thailand to give the beach from ‘The Beach’ movie a breather
many tourists cause environmental damage
Southwest Lifestyle
And the West is History
And the West is History
Maude and Jim pull a water wagon and sprinkle the streets to reduce dust in 1918 or 1919. The driver is not identified.Courtesy of the Animas Museum 75 years ago:…
Community
Teen Al-Anon group to start meetings Tuesday
Meetings will be held weekly on Tuesdays at the same time and location. For more information, email [email protected].
Religion
Churches that survived Sept. 11 give in, install metal detectors
A security guard checks a visitor at the entrance to St. Paul’s Chapel in New York. Two New York City churches that survived the destruction of World Trade Center have…
Travel
Legal woes beset ‘serial stowaway’ who sneaks on flights
Authorities say Marilyn Hartman is a serial stowaway and she recently sneaked onto a plane in Chicago, to London. The local judicial system struggling as to what to do with…
Health
Selfie medicine: Phone apps push people to take their pills
Public health nurse Peggy Cooley of the Tacoma-Pierce County Health Department, seen on the phone screen, uses Skype video to remotely monitor a patient taking antibiotics for tuberculosis at home…
Southwest Life
20 years later, Mexican wolf program frustrates all sides
Thursday marks the 20th anniversary of that release and a major milestone for an effort that started decades earlier when the predators were first declared an endangered species. In the…
And the West is History
And the West is History
Maude and Jim pull a water wagon and sprinkle the streets to reduce dust in 1918 or 1919. The driver is not identified.Courtesy of the Animas Museum 75 years ago:…
Religion
Mormon church to allow parents in youth bishop meetings
Sam Young, a Mormon father from Houston who is organizing a petition to stop sexually explicit interviews of Mormon youth by their LDS Bishops, talks during a news conference in…
Health
Study: Medical bankruptcies may not be as common as thought
A screen displays a patient’s vital signs during open heart surgery at the University of Maryland Medical Center in Baltimore. Hospitalizations cause only about 4 percent of personal bankruptcies among…
Travel
California ‘pot resort’ asking people to toke up privately
But it likely will be some time before those buds of green and gold that tokers really want are lining the shelves of stores in the California desert town, whose…
And the West is History
And the West is History
Maude and Jim pull a water wagon and sprinkle the streets to reduce dust in 1918 or 1919. The driver is not identified.Courtesy of the Animas Museum 75 years ago:…
Food
You don’t have to be a bro to love Fireball Whiskey cake
When I baked it in a glass Pyrex loaf pan, it domed beautifully. When I baked it in a metal pan, the center sunk a little – but it tasted…
Southwest Life
Fort Collins vet treats dogs, exotic animals with stem cells
Post-doctoral fellow and Colorado State University veterinary school critical care unit faculty member Dr. Valerie Johnson takes a look at the progress of 12-year-old dachshund Tootle’s nose in the university’s…
Health
Dentist group puts teeth in push to curb opioid painkillers
American Dental Association on Monday, said it is pressing for seven-day prescription limits and mandatory education that encourages using other painkillers.Associated Press file The association announced a new policy Monday…
Religion
On Palm Sunday, pope urges youth to raise their voices
The pope’s message comes on the heels of a meeting of young Catholics who told the Vatican they want a more transparent and authentic church, and a day after hundreds…
Travel
United gives $10,000 travel voucher to ‘bumped’ passenger
A spokesman for United Airlines confirmed Friday that a passenger got the big voucher “per our company policy.” He declined to name the person. In a series of tweets, Allison…
And the West is History
And the West is History
Maude and Jim pull a water wagon and sprinkle the streets to reduce dust in 1918 or 1919. The driver is not identified.Courtesy of the Animas Museum 50 years ago:…
Food
If you can push a blender button, you can make this tomato soup
Fast Blender Tomato Soup With Cheese Crisps.Stacy Zarin Goldberg/Washington Post And, yeah, it is almost as easy as cracking open a can of Campbell’s. Food writer and recipe wiz Kristen…
And the West is History
And the West is History
Maude and Jim pull a water wagon and sprinkle the streets to reduce dust in 1918 or 1919. The driver is not identified.Courtesy of the Animas Museum 75 years ago:…
Southwest Life
Fort Lewis College students bring solar energy to Navajo Nation
installed at community gathering place
Food
Spicy candy is going to be big this year. But why can’t you taste the heat?
Spicy candy is going to be big this year. But why can’t you taste the heat?Stacy Zarin Goldberg/Washington Post Jolly Rancher Hotties hit stores last summer. They were followed by…
And the West is History
And the West is History
Maude and Jim pull a water wagon and sprinkle the streets to reduce dust in 1918 or 1919. The driver is not identified.Courtesy of the Animas Museum 75 years ago:…
Religion
Women find a safe haven at Christian sober living homes
Marilyn Vyzourek, right, started Gospel Homes for Women, a local group of Christian sober live-in residences, in Colorado Springs. Nineteen-year-old McKaylynn Sporcich, background, is one of the women who have…
Travel
Burro racing tests human, animal endurance
built on Colorado’s mining heritage celebrates 70 years
Food
OpenTable asks restaurants to provide a safe space for women in kitchens
This sign is part of a new initiative aimed at combating sexual harassment in restaurants.Courtesy of OpenTable The sign is the most visible part of a new initiative aiming to…
Lifestyle
Thank You Letters
Wow … We are so grateful Durango is our home. Thank you to the friends and community members who joined us at Durango Arts Center to view David Byers’ award-winning…
Community
Senior Calendar
2424 Main Ave., 382-6445 Monday 2424 Main Ave., 382-6445 9 a.m. Volunteer Income Tax Assistance at La Plata County Fairgrounds, 2500 Main Ave. 10 a.m. Intermediate bridge lesson. 10:15 a.m.…
Community
Fort Lewis College Calendar
Saturday Pueblo Feast Day 5K run, 9 a.m., Center of Southwest Studies. Pueblo Feast Day activity: Sexual Assault Awareness – La Voz, noon, Student Union, Native American Center. Skyhawks women’s…
Community
February births
Bonnie Greaney and Jeffrey Groves, Farmington, Christian, 8 lbs., 5 oz., 11:08 a.m., Feb. 1. Cassandra and Elijah Nez, Kirtland, Kalijah Dakota, 6 lbs., 14 oz., 8:27 a.m., Feb. 2.…