Southwest Lifestyle
Religion
Medieval practices to ease your path into prayer
Even the most spiritually gifted can find their prayer dry, as we know from the sometimes despairing accounts of spiritual heroes like Mother Teresa. But many obstacles to easy prayer…
Travel
Looking for winter? You can find it here
Check out the northern lights or one of many festivals
Southwest Life
How CSU students fight noise pollution in national parks
Colorado State University student Ben Buescher works in a laboratory at the college to chart noise pollution from recordings made in the nation’s national parks, in Fort Collins, Colo. The…
Southwest Life
CSU Extension extends Master Gardener program deadline
Durango Herald file The 12-week program will meet from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Thursdays, starting Jan. 25, at the La Plata County Fairgrounds, 2500 Main Ave. The program is…
Health
San Juan Regional opens second Aztec family medicine clinic
The clinic was renamed Jan. 2 as a second location of San Juan Health Partners Family Medicine in Aztec. Two family medicine clinics, both with the same name on the…
Horoscopes
Horoscope for January 6, 2017
TAURUS (April 20 to May 20): You will enjoy socializing with others, because you have lots of energy today. Likewise, you will attract people, especially those from other cultures. GEMINI…
Community
Bridge scores
Dec. 28 Non-Life Master: North-South First: K. and S. Hasz Second: B. Attwood, S. Zerbe Third: J. Skjold, I. Watters Fourth: C. Bronson, S. Mondin Non-Life Master: East-West First: R.…
Community
Fort Lewis College Calendar
Saturday Orientation, 8:30 a.m., Student Union. Thursday 2018 Southwest Economic Outlook meeting, 8 a.m., Community Concert Hall. Vocal master class with David Farwig, 1 p.m., Jones Hall, Roshong Recital Hall.…
Community
January library events
Tuesdays, 2 p.m.: Baby story time. Interactive activities with music, stories, finger-plays, counting rhymes and playtime for infants to 18-month-old children. Parents and caregivers are welcome. Thursdays, 10:30 a.m.: Toddler…
Community
Senior Calendar
2424 Main Ave., 382-6445 Monday 2424 Main Ave., 382-6445 10 a.m. Bridge lesson, Visually Impaired Persons meeting. 10:15 a.m. Watch Your Step exercise. 10:30 a.m. Belly dance. 12 p.m. Recreational…
Lifestyle
Thank You Letters
Bayfield Early Education Programs sincerely appreciates the sponsors and donors of the Breakfast with Santa fundraiser Dec. 9 in Bayfield. We would like to recognize sponsors: FCI Constructors, A to…
And the West is History
And the West is History
75 years ago: Capt. Kenneth G. Serivener, 24-year-old man from Fort Bliss, Texas, was killed after the car he was driving collided head-on with a tractor 14 miles northwest of…
Travel
Samantha Brown hosts new PBS travel series ‘Places to Love’
TV travel show host Samantha Brown walks through a field of flowers in Fredericksburg, Texas, with John Thomas, the owner of Wildseed Farms. Brown, who’s hosted a variety of shows…
Horoscopes
Horoscope for January 5, 2017
TAURUS (April 20 to May 20): It’s a playful day. Because you have a strong desire to travel now, make plans for a little vacation – or a big vacation…
Religion
Book World: A peaceful, and palatable, version of Islam
What the Qur’an Meant: And Why It Matters The 2016 presidential race was a case in point. As Wills writes, “The crowded field of Republican candidates sounded, at times, as…
Southwest Life
Court clears way for public hearing on chromium plume at Los Alamos lab
The New Mexico Court of Appeals has sided with a coalition of environmental groups that had repeatedly sought a public hearing related to the cleanup of chromium contamination at one…
Travel
Washington sues Motel 6 for giving guest information to U.S.
Washington state Attorney General Bob Ferguson addresses a news conference Wednesday in Seattle, announcing that his office is suing Motel 6. Ferguson said that the budget hotel disclosed the personal…
And the West is History
And the West is History
Herald Staff Writer 100 years ago: Caesar Boligno was arrested by the Sheriff’s Office for violating liquor law. His bail was $300. 75 years ago: The Animas Valley Consolidated Ditch,…
Horoscopes
Horoscope for January 4, 2017
TAURUS (April 20 to May 20): You will enjoy cocooning at home today, especially if you can make future travel plans. You also might entertain someone from another country or…
Religion
Former heart surgeon set to become next Mormon president
Russell M. Nelson is likely to be formally named to the post in the coming days under longstanding church protocol designed to ensure a smooth handover by giving the post…
Food
Kim Jong Un applies science to kimchi-making
On the outskirts of Pyongyang, surrounded by snow-covered farms and greenhouses, stands one of Kim’s latest pet projects, the Ryugyong Kimchi Factory, which produces 4,200 tons of the iconic Korean…
Religion
Thomas S. Monson, president of Mormon church, dies at 90
President Thomas S. Monson, of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, waves to the audience during the opening session of the Mormon church conference in Salt Lake City.…
Southwest Life
Albuquerque gallery owner uses art to forge bonds, reach out to others
The letter is from a girl incarcerated at the time in the Bernalillo County Juvenile Detention Center. This young girl’s story – frank and frightening – came out of a…
Health
New, long-acting drugs cut frequency of migraine headaches
New, long-acting drugs may hold hope for millions of people who often suffer migraines.Associated Press file The drugs are the first preventive medicines developed specifically for migraines. They work by…
Travel
Air travel was miserable in 2017, but at least nobody died in a commercial jet crash
Not one person died in an accident on a commercial passenger jet the entire year, the safest year ever, according to two airline safety groups.Associated Press file That does not…
And the West is History
And the West is History
Herald Staff Writer 100 years ago: It was announced that Percy A. Hollar, a young man reported in The Durango Democrat as missing for the past two weeks, was found…
Food
A cauliflower-crust pizza you’ll want to devour
Cauliflower Pizzas with Chard and Olives.Deb Lindsey/Washington Post As with the first two items on that list, the cauliflower pizza I tried a couple of years ago was so disappointing…
Horoscopes
Horoscope for January 3, 2017
TAURUS (April 20 to May 20): Travel for pleasure will delight you today. You also might develop a crush on someone who is different or from another culture or country.…