Southwest Lifestyle

Spiral cutter adds a healthy twist

Melissa d’Arabian created this recipe for baked garlic thyme curly fries.Matthew Mead/Associated Press But truthfully, I’ve harbored fears that the…

June 30, 2015

Food

Culinary game-changer: The perfect poached egg

Unlike traditional methods, these eggs are poached inside the shells to maintain the perfect shape during cooking.Matthew Mead/Associated Press I was…

June 30, 2015

Food

Republicans seek limits to dietary guidelines

environment be a consideration?

June 30, 2015

Food

Happy hunters

Truffle dogs sniff out pungent fungus prized by foodies

June 30, 2015

Health

Report urges major steps to help victims of cardiac arrest

Monica Nemeth, left, and Imoh Umosen, front, perform chest compressions on baby mannequins during a CPR training class at Shaker…

June 30, 2015

Health

New guidelines suggest use of clot-grabbing device in some strokes

A “stent retriever” can be inserted into a major artery in the groin and threaded up into the large vessels…

June 29, 2015

Family

I was really awkward to drive my date away – but it only pulled him closer

“I know!” I said. “I should go on this date, and I should just be as awkward as possible, so…

June 29, 2015

Health

Survey: Sibling punches aren’t only assaults U.S. kids face

The consequences can include social and emotional troubles, even when the perpetrator is a sibling, other research has found. While…

June 29, 2015

And the West is History

75 years ago: “A heavy rain amounting almost to a cloudburst on the upper reaches of the Florida River was…

June 29, 2015

And the West is History

75 years ago: “Between $800 and $1,000 is the estimated cash loot obtained from the Hansen pool hall in Durango…

June 28, 2015

Travel

Nova Scotia’s coastline without a crowd

Hiking, cycling and seafood along Nova Scotia’s Cabot Trail

June 27, 2015

Travel

Sabino Canyon an easy escape from Tucson

Experience Arizona desert’s beauty by foot or tram

June 27, 2015

Travel

Finding adjacent airline seats

can do it without paying extra fees

June 27, 2015

Travel

Airlines cash in with those extra fees

Checked bags, reservation changes bring in billions

June 27, 2015

Family

What becoming a stay-at-home dad taught me about gender roles

I wanted to write, not spend my good years teaching reluctant freshman where to put a comma in a compound…

June 27, 2015

Family

No one wins in a power struggle with a 3-year-old

A: You are a busy family. A very busy family. And while I know many families are this big, I…

June 27, 2015

And the West is History

Courtesy Animas Museum/No. 92-22-273<br><br>The American Smelting and Refining Company band poses on July 4, 1916. Pen-Dike Studio took the photo.…

June 27, 2015

Religion

For Muslims, fast key pillar of Ramadan

Daytime abstinence ends with nightly feast during Islam’s holiest month

June 26, 2015

Religion

Religion Briefs

Ron Garst will give a talk called “Science and the Soul” at 10 a.m. Sunday at the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship…

June 26, 2015

And the West is History

75 years ago: “Grace Windsor, clerk at Graden’s, is swallowing gingerly this week, having been deprived of the benefit of…

June 26, 2015

And the West is History

75 years ago: “Workmen at the Justesen-Harrington cocktail lounge are fighting their way out of a wilderness of bamboo today.…

June 25, 2015

Family

Children became the strongest argument for same-sex marriage

When she was very young, Jenny Rain couldn’t help but wonder if there was something wrong with her family. There…

June 25, 2015

Family

One woman’s dying wish made another woman a mother

WASHINGTON – In 2010, Linda Rahal’s life included 40-mile bike rides and Ironman training sessions. It included travels around the…

June 25, 2015

Health

5-day ‘fast’ seems to reboot the body

Scientists say they’ve developed a five-day, once-a-month diet that mimics fasting – and is safe. In the study, which was…

June 24, 2015

Southwest Life

Durango girls learn elements of science at Maker Camp

learn elements of science at Maker Camp

June 24, 2015

Health

Health Briefs

United Blood Services will host these blood drives: 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Wednesday at St. Mark’s Episcopal Church, 910…

June 24, 2015

Health

Fermented foods may reduce social anxiety, study says

Sauerkraut, served here with pork and potatoes, and other fermented foods may help reduce social anxiety, according to a new…

June 24, 2015

Health

Panel gives weak endorsement of new meningitis shots

Brian Davies/The Register-Guard file photo<br><br>Several members of the federal Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices on Wednesday said they wanted more…

June 24, 2015

And the West is History

75 years ago: “Down in the window of Wayt’s toggery a rotating table plasters with green stamps attracts the attention…

June 24, 2015

Family

New Tinder-inspired apps will help you keep your girlfriend – then dump her

Both apps, launched independently in the past month, claim the right-swipe, left-swipe dating app Tinder as their inspiration. Like Tinder,…

June 23, 2015