Southwest Lifestyle

75 years ago: An advertisement for Trimble Springs read: “For a Happy New Year! Plan your new year entertainment at…

January 2, 2015

75 years ago: An advertisement for L. Gardenswartz Sporting Goods read, “Winter sports are just starting. … Get your skiing…

January 1, 2015

75 years ago: “Barbara Stanwyck, in a role completely different from any she has previously attempted, and Joel McCrea, as…

Top 10 for under $20

the New Year with affordable, locally available wines

Dieting pickle? Use quick pickles as healthy snack

Quick-pickled carrots and radishes are a satisfying yet low-calorie snack.Matthew Mead/Associated Press But we all know that abstention isn’t realistic,…

On the side

You know what you like in a wine, but sometimes you want to try something new. Some folks believe that’s…

In Abu Dhabi, Gulf Arab tradition is served on a platter

In both metropolises, foreigners far outnumber the locals. The two emirates are home to countless Western food chains and ultrachic,…

Madison brewery crafting beer without gluten

The brewmaster, founder and owner is doing the dishes, mopping the floor and taking out the garbage at what is…

The Weidman Sawmill in 1957.Courtesy of U.S. Forest Service 75 years ago: “The Parent-Teacher Association of Animas City will meet…

75 years ago: “Making up a small theatre party, seven school friends, whose paths since graduation have separated widely, took…

December 28, 2014

75 years ago: “Another small remittance of Finnish relief funds goes forward from Durango to the New York headquarters. The…

December 28, 2014

Better for heart patients when doctor’s away?

Chances are, this may be so

Nuts nutrient-packed, but only 4 in 10 eat them

‘If you eat in moderation, they are really good for you’

Stress may dilute reward

Greater effort doesn’t mean more gratification

Switch to farming made our skeletons fragile

That transition gave humans the energy and time they needed to build society as it is today. But according to…

Smartphones improve your touch

‘I was really surprised by the scale of the changes’

Contagion’s busy year

stole headlines, but others sickened many Americans

Health Brief

The Citizens Health Advisory Council has published on its website a report about the Health Information Technology Summit held earlier…

Family

Wonkblog: The rise of single motherhood in America

The implications of this seismic shift in family structure are broad and deeply debated. Research suggests that children with two…

Family

Americans aren’t marrying – is porn to blame?

points to availability of free online pornography as a possible culprit

Southwest Life

Trove of ocean wonders in land-locked town

There is no ocean in the middle of Colorado’s foothills, but that hasn’t stopped the Paleo and Pelagica Museum of…

Southwest Life

Ghosts of the Southwest

Abandoned mining towns exert irresistible pull

Southwest Life

Mine’s reach cushions blow in North Fork Valley

Calhoun instead signed on at TK Mining in Delta and promptly went to work in Colorado, Canada and Mexico. He’s…

As it appeared in the Nov. 27, 1988, edition of The Durango Herald: “An estimated 300 card-carrying carolers gathered in…

Religion

Religion Briefs

Patrick Valentine will present “Astrological Wisdom for the 21st Century” at 10 a.m. Sunday at the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of…

December 26, 2014

Religion

Hospital chaplains strive to heal spirits

come ready to listen, serve people of all faiths

December 26, 2014