75 YEARS AGO: “Durango’s fire department has a record for efficiency: not a single death or serious injury has occurred in the last 20 years.” 50 YEARS AGO: “Atrazine and…
JERRY McBRIDE/Durango Herald file<br><br>Unitarian Universalists are considering a resolution to celebrate Thanksgiving in a way that is more respectful to Native Americans. Many of the churches established by the Pilgrims…
Harvard Divinity School professor Karen King says a piece of papyrus with the phrase “Jesus said to them, My wife,” is likely a modern forgery. In 2012, King had presented…
Christ the King Lutheran Church will host a youth-oriented outdoor service at 9 a.m. Sunday in Rotary Park, at 15th Street and East Second Avenue. There will be music, a…
75 YEARS AGO: “More than 200 non-resident fishing licenses have already been sold this season by Gardenswartz Sporting Goods. The most popular licenses are the full season ones, which sell…
Twenty-seven 308-foot wind turbines in Monticello, Utah, are expected to generate enough electricity to power anywhere from 10,000 to 20,000 homes annually.Sam Green/The Journal file “What’s happening here, yet again,…
The Early Childhood Council of La Plata County and Qualistar of Colorado will hold the Early Childhood Health Summit from 9 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Wednesday at 130 Rock Point…
75 YEARS AGO: “When we moan about the hot weather in Durango, and the official observer, Bob Ayres, reveals that the highest the thermometer has gone this summer is 86…
Durango woman uses her experience to help moms cope after giving birth
25 YEARS AGO: “Former Durango attorney Raymer Martin Rhodes II pleaded guilty to a charge of second-degree forgery. Rhodes was recently disbarred by the state Supreme Court for matters unrelated…
As little as one free meal from a drug company can influence which medicines doctors prescribe for Medicare patients, according to a study using Medicare records and recently released data…
Rest assured there are several great, affordable options, some more common than others. Italy is a great place to find lighter, juicier reds. In addition to being excellent summer reds,…
This blue law – a remnant of the Prohibition era – may soon be history. State legislators voted last week in favor of the so-called “brunch bill” – a looser…
This quick stone fruit crumble works equally well with ripe and not-so-ripe fruit.Sara Moulton/Associated Press The trouble with stone fruits is that doggone stone. Some stone fruits – the clingstone…
75 YEARS AGO: “‘At least 90% of Durango tourists are on their way to Mesa Verde in June. Later in summer, Million Dollar Highway drivers and fishermen will arrive.” 50…
‘We’re riding a wave,’ director of New York mansion says
75 YEARS AGO: “Hay there! Do you need hay tools? We have mowers, dump rakes, buck rakes, etc., at Farmers Supply Co.” 50 YEARS AGO: “Morehart Chevrolet Co. will sell…
annual meeting, a call to welcome, adopt those in need
The Rev. Ronnie Floyd, president of the Southern Baptist Convention, has made racial unity a priority for the largest Protestant denomination in America.Jeff Roberson/Associated Press The resolution, originally presented by…
75 YEARS AGO: “Prairie dogs are finding their meals disagreeing with them, and the indigestion can be attributed to four crews of pest eradicators who are serving choice helpings of…
Walter Martin prepares a coffee in his coffee shop in the colonial district of Old San Juan, Puerto Rico. The World Health Organization’s research arm has downgraded its classification of…
Alamos lab recreates N.M. town at time of nuclear bomb’s development
75 years ago: “A University of Denver art teacher returns to his hometown of Durango again for the summer. Last year, he passed the time with a paint brush in…
