Southwest Lifestyle

Focus on looks can foil weight loss

A team of researchers at Waginengen University in Netherlands found that paying too much attention to your appearance can impair…

December 14, 2014

Health

Health Briefs

The practitioners at Pura Vida Healthcare will host a free afternoon of 20-minute sessions and classes from noon to 5…

December 14, 2014

Health

Be a smart cookie

Strategies to savor holiday treats without overindulging

December 14, 2014

And the West is History

75 years ago: “A boxing card calling for 28 rounds of ring fighting has been slated for Durango. Both main…

December 14, 2014

Family

As we age, it’s important to love the questions

from absorbing other people’s knowledge… The trouble is that it’s always other people’s knowledge. – Peter Kingsley, In the Dark…

December 13, 2014

Southwest Life

At Mesa Verde, Mummy Lake theories conflict

it an ancient reservoir or a ceremonial structure?

December 13, 2014

And the West is History

“Claude Cunningham and Mrs. Marshall Karr are shown with La Plata County Commissioners Claude Deering, John Ferguson and Emmet Hott…

December 13, 2014

Family

The challenge of explaining police misconduct to kids

children know that officers aren’t all bad, but sometimes they get it wrong

December 13, 2014

And the West is History

75 years ago: “Flu, mumps and whooping cough have assumed proportions in the Durango schools, 83 out of an enrollment…

December 12, 2014

Religion

Religion Briefs

The Durango Herald will print a schedule of Christmas and holiday services Dec. 20. Churches and organizations may submit information…

December 12, 2014

Religion

St. Mark’s rector accepts new mission

Rev. Ken Malcolm served 2½ years at Durango Episcopal church

December 12, 2014

And the West is History

75 years ago: “Roger Harry Norris of the local Forest Service has just returned from a 10-day trip into the…

December 11, 2014

And the West is History

75 years ago: “The Forest Service makes a plea to dwellers on private land within the bounds of the national…

December 10, 2014

And the West is History

This is Snyder Dorm for boys on the Old Fort Lewis site, when it served as a high school in…

December 9, 2014

Food

Your cup of tea

the leap and change how you steep

December 9, 2014

Food

Make juicy empanadas, the Rural Society way

This recipe for Swiss Chard and Cheese Empanadas incorporates bechamel sauce and caramelized onions for juicy flavor.Renee Comet/The Washington Post…

December 9, 2014

Food

Even nut haters may like cookies with pine nuts

In Italy, pine nuts are a common ingredient in sweets like these Chewy White Chocolate-Pine Nut Cookies.Matthew Mead/Associated Press I’ve…

December 9, 2014

Food

On the side

Saturday is your last chance to buy fresh, local vegetables until the Durango Farmers Market reopens in May. So if…

December 9, 2014

And the West is History

75 years ago: “Jim Stephens, 73-year-old Mancos man, was found guilty of first-degree murder and condemned to death by a…

December 8, 2014

And the West is History

75 years ago: “Flames practically razed the McDonald Produce Company building at 6th Street and Railroad this morning and destroyed…

December 7, 2014

Health

Health Briefs

Caleb Gates, licensed acupuncturist, will give a presentation called “Resolving Allergies, Food Sensitivities and Sinusitis Using Advanced Allergy Therapeutics.” This…

December 7, 2014

Health

Flu vaccine may not protect you

could be more severe than most

December 7, 2014

Health

Bone broth: Winter’s new miracle drink

A delicious avenue to better health

December 7, 2014

Health

Tiny horses + sick kids = Recipe for bliss

Animal-assisted therapy brings joy, may help healing

December 7, 2014

Travel

Travel books: Take a trip in your armchair

111 Shops in New York That You Must Not Miss: Unique Finds and Local Treasures, by Susan Lusk and Mark…

December 6, 2014

Travel

Gifts, gadgets for travelers – or you

Functional gear makes a difference

December 6, 2014

Travel

King Tut lives

Egyptian pharaoh comes to life at San Diego exhibit

December 6, 2014

Family

Should breast-feeding moms ‘perhaps sit in a corner’?

These are questions being hotly debated here after an incident at Claridge’s, one of the London’s poshest hotels. Earlier this…

December 6, 2014

And the West is History

75 years ago: “Durango’s long-heralded ‘Christmas Tree Lane’ will be lighted for display Friday night for the first time, as…

December 6, 2014

Religion

After gay son’s death, a new mission

Evangelical couple seek to affirm faith, accept same-sex relationships

December 5, 2014