Five fun ways to build your child’s brain
Enter survival mode. As parents, we’ve all been there. Because every child and developmental stage is different, some techniques that work with one child may not work with another. That’s…
Enter survival mode. As parents, we’ve all been there. Because every child and developmental stage is different, some techniques that work with one child may not work with another. That’s…
The move had been a dream that the Texas mother and her then-husband had – before he backed out. Benard filed for divorce shortly before boarding a plane for the…
But some of my healthiest and most satisfying relationships are ones in which I’m the trusty ol’ third wheel. Here are a few reasons why I love it so much.…
75 years ago: “Merwyn Arnold, Silverton slayer, was committed to the state insane institution in Pueblo by a lunacy board. Arnold had been sent to Pueblo for observation and examination…
Stilwell Dr. Dan Stilwell, doctor of podiatric medicine, will offer a free in-depth look at the mechanics of the foot and how to explore all options before choosing surgery at…
Competing demands on waterway with only so much to give
75 years ago: “A shelter for the convenience of skaters at the Hermosa Nurseries pond is being built by Leonard Zink.” 50 years ago: “Purgatory opens Saturday, Ray Duncan, president…
Emmanuelle Charpentier of the Max Planck Institute for Infection Biology in Berlin participates in a panel discussion at the National Academy of Sciences international summit on the safety and ethics…
Alaska health authorities working with the federal Food and Drug Administration pronounced Alaska salmon, cod, halibut and other species free from radioactive contamination connected to the power plant damaged in…
From left, brothers Zac Hanson, Isaac Hanson and Taylor Hanson have gone from belting out “MMMBop” to brewing their own Mmmhops beer.Courtesy of Hanson Brothers Beer The only consolation is…
The holidays are a time for festivities with family, friends and coworkers, along with the merriment of food, wine and giving. This also can be the most expensive time of…
Cioppino, a tomato-based fish stew made from simple and healthy ingredients is the ultimate guilt-free comfort food.Matthew Mead/Associated Press So if cioppino isn’t somewhere on your holiday menu, let’s change…
A: Absolutely not, and it wouldn’t be wrong even if your schedule was wide open. For you, time alone is rejuvenating, rather than avoidant – and it sounds like it’s…
“When they get to these more dramatic occasions, so many couples want to do something exciting and different,” says Charles Schmitz of St. Louis. He and his wife, Elizabeth, are…
I was suddenly besieged with advice about how to survive. Not in practical ways – like how to perform the Heimlich maneuver on myself if I’m choking on leftover Chinese…
Coloring her hair was considered the default decision, says Hudson, 52. Going gray was not. At 58, Lydia Bishop opts to color her gray hair, though occasionally a few silver…
Women are fed up with this, and many are fighting back. One woman messaged her would-be suitor’s mother, telling her what her son was up to. And then there’s Kerry…
This picture appeared in the Nov. 26, 1963, Durango Herald. The cutline read: “Heralding the approach of Christmas, decorations along Main Avenue from Sixth Street to City Market in Durango…
Researchers used a brain-scanning MRI machine at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh to determine that, even though specific parts of the brain have anatomical differences, they rarely can be divided…
75 years ago: “Pheasant hunters bound for the San Luis Valley and for the Montrose County swarmed out of Durango, and a reinforcing contingent is preparing to march tomorrow.” 50…
75 years ago: ANIMAS VALLEY – “A large crowd attended the community Thanksgiving dinner at the Grange Hall. According to all reports, everyone thoroughly enjoyed the day.” 50 years ago:…
Oregon’s craft-brewery mecca turns skeptic into believer
Hinge is the latest app to add time limits; after a match, users have 24 hours to start a conversation or the match disappears. If you do start chatting, you…
Main Avenue and Ninth Street looking north in 1910. Note the trolley tracks in the middle of Main.Courtesy of Center of Southwest Studies 75 years ago: “The ‘premiere’ of Durango’s…
50 years ago: “Santa Claus arrived by helicopter on the lawn of Durango High School. The helicopter spun to Earth, Santa jumped out, and the big mechanized bird took off…
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