“Understanding Colorado’s Health Insurance Marketplace” will be presented by Kevin O’Connor, health coverage guide for San Juan Basin Health Department, at 6 p.m. Nov. 17, Dec. 16 and Jan. 14…
Exactly half of the time teenagers spend with video involves watching a TV program at the time it originally airs. The rest is parceled out among time-delayed viewing, DVDs or…
75 years ago: “Acusti-celotex, a sound-reducing material, is being installed in the second and third floor corridors of Smiley Junior High this week.” 50 years ago: “The Herald had trouble…
In a trial this week in federal court, jurors are considering the difference between sugar or high fructose corn syrup, but health experts already agree that you shouldn’t eat too…
Making your own cranberry sauce is easy, and no one will notice if you cut back on the sugar.Matthew Mead/Associated Press My answer, of course, is to make your own…
Bittman Now the details have emerged. On Monday, Purple Carrot, a vegan meal kit delivery service, which ships pre-measured ingredients and recipes, announced that Bittman has joined full-time as partner…
Over time, gastronomy has played a continual role in everyday life, but in today’s fast-paced world of technology, it’s easy to miss out on the romance and pleasure of going…
To honor of all of our hardworking local farmers, on Friday, Steamworks Brewing Co. will unveil a limited-release, seasonal firkin beer. Offered for one evening only, the Pumpkin Firkin is…
‘Grandma’ Chung longs to reconnect with family
“Jason Nichols, 11, and his sister Mary, 9, walk over the rocks that surrounded the cell in Bodo Canyon where uranium tailings have been moved from Smelter Mountain in a…
Miyah Williams, 3, is happy with her new prosthesis, which was designed to fit her small body and eliminates the painful hard-to-move socket that her previous prosthesis employed. Her old…
75 years ago: “Dick Martin of Hesperus topped the market at the horse sale when government buyers bought 15 horses for use in the army. Dick’s horse brought the top…
75 years ago: “Ghosts, witches and goblins gathered at the home of Jean Adams to celebrate Halloween. A haunted tunnel, games and fortunes, as well as ‘cats’ filled the evening…
“Downtown has gotten so much better,” said Gallego from behind the counter of his gift and craft shop, Tolteca Tlacuilo. “We’re revitalizing.” Tolteca Tlacuilo is located at Old Town Artisans,…
An aerial view of Durango, possibly during the 1960s, shows Highway 160’s bridge over the Animas River in the lower left-hand corner. The postcard, produced by Petley Studios in Phoenix,…
Colorado Parks and Wildlife will give away kokanee salmon in Durango at 3 p.m. Nov. 6 , 13, 20 and Dec. 4 at the boat ramp at Lake Nighthorse. The…
75 years ago: “Buyers of cavalry horses for the U.S. Army will be in Durango. As previously announced, only horses will be bought, and they must be well broken to…
School puts man on leave; Satanists attend football game
Dr. Matthew Clark will discuss euthanasia, physician-assisted suicide, withdrawal of life support, palliative care and hospice after the 11:30 a.m. Mass on Nov. 8 at the St. Columba Parish Center,…
Members of the International Children’s Choir perform during the World Congress of Families event in Salt Lake City. About 3,000 people attended the four-day World Congress of Families to hear…
75 years ago: “The first peacetime draft lottery in the history of the U.S. began in Washington, and the first two numbers drawn touched two La Plata County men. Number…
“My parents raised me so normally that I had no clue I was different,” said Velasquez, 26, who was born with a rare syndrome that prevents her from gaining weight.…
Then I remembered Naomi would be turning 13 around the same time – and she wanted a sleepover birthday. A quick glance at our calendar revealed the weekend I would…
I start to dismiss her question and turn it into a teaching lesson, as I usually do, encouraging her to pay attention to her surroundings while pointing the iPhone toward…
“One of the biggest problems singles have is they hang out with the same people, do the same things and nothing changes,” Daniels says. “Halloween gives the opportunity to do…
A: This is frustrating, I’m sure. But you have to adjust your expectations and prioritize what you’re really looking for in the relationship. If you accepted her as someone devoid…
Question 1: Can I dress in drag for Halloween and wear a sash that says “Call me Caitlyn”? Bruce is in costume 365 days a year. Answer: No. Question 2:I’m…
She talks about being raised in the upper-middle-class Buich family, who owned San Francisco’s famed Tadich Grill. She calls her upbringing strict, loving and marked by expressed disdain for people…
After doing some careful cross-examination, I’ve learned that Salice is older than my son, who is 5, but not “old enough to drive.” She has purple hair that she wears…
