Horoscopes
Horoscope for December 11, 2017
TAURUS (April 20 to May 20): Today you have a strong need to feel like you’re on top of your game. You want to be better organized. You also want…
Southwest Lifestyle
And the West is History
And the West is History
du1-i-syn 75 years ago: Readers were told to “spread the news” that waste kitchen fat was needed for the war. “Every ounce” was needed for “the manufacture of glycerin” for…
Travel
After the lights dim, Rockefeller Center Christmas trees still give
Rockefeller Center spruce used in Habitat for Humanity homes
Community
High Noon Rotary to meet Thursday
du1-i-syn Lexie Stetson-Lee, Powerhouse Science Center deputy director, will speak to the club at the meeting. Community members and visitors are welcome. Lunch will be available for $17. For more…
Southwest Life
Ute Mountain Tribal Park to hold winter solstice tour
A sun calendar at the Ute Mountain Tribal Park.Journal file The tour, led by archaeologist and anthropologist Virginia Wolf, will cover the ancestral Puebloan sun calendar and winter solstice sites…
Southwest Life
Forest Service to host job fair by phone
The U.S. Forest Service Rocky Mountain Region will host a remote job fair by phone from 2 to 3 p.m. Tuesday for job-seekers interested in summer 2018 Forest Service employment…
Horoscopes
Horoscope for December 10, 2017
TAURUS (April 20 to May 20): Be careful if you have to divide something or share an inheritance because an element of confusion is present today. Someone might not be…
And the West is History
And the West is History
du1-i-syn 75 years ago: It was announced that about 14 million men older than 45 were employed in the United States. 50 years ago: An area in the 800 block…
Southwest Life
Critics of oil, gas leasing near Chaco sense déjà vu
Industry encouraged by Trump administration’s desire to develop resources
Travel
Taliesin West: A magnet for fans of architect Frank Lloyd Wright
Twenty-six miles northeast of Phoenix, Wright’s students built the desert shelters they slept in during the winter term at his School of Architecture, where bobcats, coyotes and pig-like mammals called…
Health
Gene therapy shows promise against blood-clotting disease
Jay Konduros, left, shows him and his brother, Bill, at Jay’s home in Cambridge, Ontario, Canada. The brothers, who have hemophilia, were involved in a gene therapy study for their…
Health
Naturopathic practitioner to offer free adrenal assessments
du1-i-syn The adrenal glands manage “fight or flight” responses and are heavily affected by stress. Participants will learn about how natural medicine can help reduce the negative effects stress has…
Health
Durango to rally Tuesday for universal health care
Associated Press file The Durango rally will be held on Main Avenue, starting at Buckley Park, 1250 Main Ave. Speakers during the rally will include Durango family physicians Dr. Kiki…
Southwest Life
Free alpaca ranch tours offered before Christmas
Alpacas at Pleasant Journey Alpacas outside of Hesperus.Durango Herald file To make an appointment, call 259-3384 or (602) 762-5399.
Horoscopes
Horoscope for December 9, 2017
TAURUS (April 20 to May 20): This month is the perfect time to wrap up old details about inheritances, shared property, taxes, debt and insurance issues. GEMINI (May 21 to…
Community
St. Mark’s to hold ‘Blue Christmas’ service
The service will be a simple, contemplative time, with readings, music and quiet, allowing people to acknowledge what is truly in their hearts, and find hope-filled understanding. The service is…
Travel
A Trump slump? International visitors to U.S. down 4%
The number of international visitors arriving in the United States declined nearly 4 percent in the first six months of this year compared with the same period in 2016, according…
Health
U.S. flu season off to an early start; widespread in 7 states
A flu vaccine injection is administered at the Brownsville Events Center by a pharmacist in Brownsville, Texas. According to data released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, this…
Religion
Durango Presbyterian Church holds Advent sermon series
Associated Press file Advent is a time of waiting, which encompasses the four Sundays preceding Christmas. Services are held at 10 a.m. Sundays at the church, 1159 East Third Ave.
Horoscopes
Horoscope for December 8, 2017
TAURUS (April 20 to May 20): You will have to be more patient with close friends and partners for the next two months because Mars will be opposite your sign.…
Religion
Marvel church to host Christmas program
The event is free and open to all. Refreshments will be served after the program.
Community
Operation Christmas Child breaks collection record
Durango Herald file Those who want to contribute can still pack a shoe-box gift online at www.samaritanspurse.org/buildonline. For more information about the Samaritan’s Purse project, call (303) 745-9179 or visit…
And the West is History
And the West is History
du1-i-syn 75 years ago: The Durango High School Demons were expected to have “a splendid trophy as an appreciative and suitable award for their football record.” The trophy fund, at…
Travel
How to handle traveling in the age of ‘permanxiety’
A traveler, right, has his hands swabbed by a Transportation Security Administration officer as part of a check for explosives during security screening at John F. Kennedy International Airport in…
Health
Small risk of breast cancer seen with hormone contraceptives
A one-month dosage of hormonal birth control pills in Sacramento, Calif. Modern birth control pills that are lower in estrogen have fewer side effects than past oral contraceptives. But a…
Horoscopes
Horoscope for December 7, 2017
TAURUS (April 20 to May 20): Real-estate discussions will go well today. It’s a great day for a family get-together at home to discuss how to share resources and improve…
Religion
Sixth annual Messiah Sing-in open to public on Dec. 10 in Cortez
The program aims to make this famous choral work accessible to everyone during the holiday season. The Messiah Sing-in is a chance for any Cortez resident to sing the “Hallelujah…
Southwest Life
New Mexico ranchers, environmental groups work to improve public lands
A newfound ‘spirit of cooperation’ in the Jemez Mountains
Health
‘Take all their excuses away’: Hard cases in heroin fight
than 64,000 died of drug overdoses last year in the U.S., most from opioids