Southwest Lifestyle

Health

From dirt, fighter emerges

antibiotic could defeat drug resistance

January 11, 2015

Health

Through music lessons, kids tune their brains

spark emotional, behavioral growth in kids

January 11, 2015

Health

Class to bridge language gap

staff members request Spanish class from college

January 11, 2015

And the West is History

75 years ago: The Kiva Theatre was showing “Mutiny on the Bounty,” starring Charles Laughton and Clark Gable. The billing…

January 11, 2015

Family

When a perfectionist storm is a regular thing

Ah, perfectionism. Not just the paralyzing domain of children, I have also seen adults suffer terribly, too. So, let’s decode…

January 10, 2015

Southwest Life

With his big, bold sculptures, Jimenez opened door for artists

“Even though his work is relatively recent, there’s really a consensus among art historians and museum curators and art critics…

January 10, 2015

And the West is History

75 years ago: Marvel – “About 30 young folks gathered at the Chet Harris home and enjoyed games and dancing.…

January 10, 2015

Religion

Has site of Jesus’ trial finally been found?

Beneath layers of Jerusalem, evidence points to Herod’s palace

January 9, 2015

Religion

Religion Briefs

The Rev. Wendy Jones will present “Look at Me” at 10 a.m. Sunday at the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Durango,…

January 9, 2015

And the West is History

75 years ago: “Word was received by Durango friends that W.B. Pennington, one of the pioneer photographers in Durango and…

January 9, 2015

And the West is History

75 years ago: “Ida Fracassini down at Graden’s showed the flu who is tougher by subduing the ailment and returning…

January 8, 2015

And the West is History

75 years ago: “Just to settle some of the weather arguments which have ranged with considerable more warmth than the…

January 7, 2015

And the West is History

“Eddie Box Sr., traditional spiritual leader of the Southern Ute Tribe in Ignacio, stands next to a bonfire fueled by…

January 6, 2015

Food

Chef writes for kitchen, not coffee table

Cookbook highlights ingredients from Northwest

January 5, 2015

Food

On the side

If you’d like to learn how to make your own smoothies, health coach Tiffany Godwin will teach you how, at…

January 5, 2015

Food

Mushrooms on the Super Bowl snack line? Yes, deliciously so!

A great healthy tailgating snack, this recipe takes the flavors of a Buffalo wing and stuffs them into a mushroom…

January 5, 2015

Food

The secret to great tofu is all in the pressing

It was after her trip to Italy that I became a huge fan of veal. Veal, of course, is notoriously…

January 5, 2015

Food

A smooth(ie) start to the new year

drinkable meals make you healthier in 2015?

January 5, 2015

And the West is History

75 years ago: “Five arrests – made quietly during the past week – have smashed a ring of fur bootleggers…

January 5, 2015

Health

Health Briefs

Mercy Regional Medical Center will offer free education to people with prediabetes from 9 to 11 a.m. Friday in Suite…

January 4, 2015

Health

Keys to elusive cures in genes

Mutations are probable answers to various diseases

January 4, 2015

Health

Can arts help Alzheimer’s patients cope?

Studies examine soothing, functional benefits for elderly, cognitively disabled

January 4, 2015

Health

Embrace the winter: Boost body, mind

benefits of braving the cold are many

January 4, 2015

Health

Teens trending toward e-cigarettes, study says

Electronic cigarettes have surpassed traditional smoking in popularity among teens, the government’s annual drug use survey finds.Associated Press file photo…

January 4, 2015

Health

Cancer tied to biological ‘bad luck’

Environment, genes may play lesser role

January 4, 2015

And the West is History

75 years ago: “Postmaster M.J. Brennan released statistics which revealed that the Durango post office receipts of 1939 had boosted…

January 4, 2015

Travel

Antarctica adventure

dad, daughter explore bottom of the world together

January 3, 2015

Travel

Destinations for 2015: Milan, Cuba and, yes, Queens

Several major anniversaries will be marked by a variety of events, including 70 years since the end of World War…

January 3, 2015

Travel

Museums featuring oddities lead you off beaten path

moist towelettes to funeral history

January 3, 2015

Family

Newlywed man, 95, dies after wife taken away

‘He lived for her, and she lived for him. ’

January 3, 2015