75 years ago: “Opportunity came knocking on the door of the Durango High School basketball team at Cortez last night, but the Demons resolutely spurned the knocker from the doorstep…
Tourism upends Laotian town after being named World Heritage Site
In this Jan. 31, 1966, photo, “Sam Uhrick of Western State College picks Fort Lewis College’s Jim Hines up off the mat and gets ready to let him down again,…
75 years ago: “A rather ironical note was struck in the case of Durango workers recently transported by the government to the Panama Canal zone, where they will be employed…
‘Burner’ phones used to speak with fugitive polygamous leader
St. Columba Parish in Durango invites Catholics to come back to the church through its Landings program. During several sessions, a small group of active parishioners, who are exploring their…
As much as any other event, an epic snowstorm turns us all into comrades along an unplowed road. The more shoveling we do, the more neighborly we get, as we…
Jewelry and perfume. Flowers. Chocolate. Kind words, ideally displayed via skywriter or ballpark jumbotron. Thanks to Elizabeth Taylor, “Love Actually,” Kay’s commercials and other media messages, we think we know…
75 years ago: “Four league basketball games will be played in the San Juan Basin this weekend, one of them, Dolores at Silverton, being a crucial type.” 50 years ago:…
Mercy Regional Medical Center’s Volunteer Services will host a recruitment event for Mercy Super Dogs, a pet therapy program, from 10 to 11 a.m. Feb. 10 at the medical center,…
75 years ago: “A letter from Charles Limprecht, Durango enrollee in the U.S. Navy, says that he passed the entrance examinations OK and is ‘in the Navy now.’” 50 years…
This hands-off recipe for party wings requires almost no effort from you. The secret? Baking powder.Matthew Mead/Associated Press What we don’t love about the day of the big game? The…
Common scenarios include: “We want to buy a wine for our newborn baby to open on their 21st birthday. What should we get?” or “We are getting married and would…
The bipartisan measure approved by a voice vote is designed to help schools that say the Obama administration’s healthier meal rules are too restrictive. Leaders of the Senate Agriculture, Nutrition…
To dress up this easy Super Bowl snack, add grated cheese, crumbled bacon or any of your favorite toppings.Matthew Mead/Associated Press We start by creating potato boats, which are dusted…
Sara Moulton’s recipe for Beer Steamed Cheese and Mushroom Beef Sliders creates juicy burgers with a crispy exterior.Matthew Mead/Associated Press Indeed, if you plan to serve a variety of dishes…
Like most parents, my husband and I fear his exposure to inappropriate content with which he is not yet equipped to deal, but our current concern precedes this more common…
I was thrilled the moment he first told my husband and me that he wanted to use some of his savings to visit a friend studying in Shanghai and travel…
The scene outdoors reminds me of Norman Rockwell’s “Deadman’s Hill,” a vintage painting of kids and dogs playing in the snow. It makes me nostalgic for my own childhood, when…
“Although outnumbered four-to-one, Fort Lewis College’s Waul Larimore (54) manages to get the first half shot off against Western New Mexico University Wednesday night. Mustangs trying to defend against the…
Want to know if she actually reads in between Facebooking? Check. Want to know who’s a closet racist? Check. Listen up, Silicon Valley angel investors! 1. WinkedIn.com We all have…
My therapist interrupted to ask: “So what’s all the anxiety about moving in, then?” She is an incredibly smart woman. I would follow her advice on anything, if she would…
75 years ago: “A new paint job is being done on the Rickey store by Durango Paint Company.” 50 years ago: “The Durango Ski Club will host its second ski…
75 years ago: “Several Durango skiers are planning to attend the national ski meet at Aspen, March 7, 8, 9.” 50 years ago: “Geologists believe the earthquake which shook Dulce,…
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In this Jan. 25, 1991, photo, Blane Walters (top) of Fort Lewis College manhandles Mesa State’s Steve Dabelko during his 17-1 win last Friday night. An infection may have sidelined…
75 years ago: “Durango was deeply shocked Sunday by the death of Henry C. Hamilton, local druggist, who succumbed shortly after a heart attack, which struck as he was attending…
