Scientists have long known that your DNA influences how much java you consume. Now a huge study has identified some genes that may play a role. Their apparent effect is…
Don’t be intimidated by the tough exterior of an artichoke. They’re actually relatively easy to prepare, steam and eat.Matthew Mead/Associated Press There is a tender and succulent heart at the…
For the past three years, the same seven restaurants have held a virtual lock on the organization’s coveted three-star rating: Daniel, Per Se, Masa, Le Bernardin, Eleven Madison Park, Jean…
Yes, canned, because that’s how 99 percent of us get our pumpkin. Which is fine except for one thing – Americans overwhelmingly associate canned pumpkin with just one dish (pumpkin…
Local and almost-local breweries earned a fistful of awards at the 2014 Great American Brewery Festival last week for everything from fruit wheat beer to oatmeal stout. Durango-based Ska Brewing…
75 years ago: “A lot of Durango people are proving the truth of the old adage that you never miss the water until the well runs dry. They have found…
San Juan Regional Medical Center in Farmington will provide low-cost blood screenings from 6 to 9 a.m. Oct. 15 at San Juan College’s Henderson Fine Arts Building, Room 9006. Tests…
Researchers study why some people recover faster
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75 years ago: “In joint action Durango and La Plata County officials ordered the prohibition of any public gatherings in the city or county for two weeks as an aid…
An Airbus A380 taxis to its gate at Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport after flying 8,578 miles from Sydney, Australia.Qantas/Associated Press A Qantas Airbus A380 touched down Monday at Dallas-Fort Worth…
Ferebee, a high school dropout, had a series of run-ins with the law and ended up with a felony. You know the formula by now. Lack of education plus felony…
“Undergoing a major face-lift and widening in August of 1964 Durango’s Main Avenue Bridge started out with this set of drawings made by Silas W. Smith about 1904. This portion…
75 years ago: BAYFIELD – “In spite of the rainy night a good crowd attended the penny supper given by the P.T.A. which netted quite a neat sum.” 50 years…
Kate Kelly, center, is the founder of Ordain Women, which advocates for women in the Mormon priesthood. Rather than going to Salt Lake City’s Temple Square during today’s semiannual General…
Congregation Har Shalom, 2537 County Road 203, will host these programs today: Yom Kippur Mindfulness Session will be held from 8:45 to 9:15 a.m. This is contemplative Jewish meditation designed…
Biannual conference may include non-English speaker for first time
75 years ago: “Jim Jarvis shipped six carloads of lambs to Denver and Bruce Sullivan shipped eight to Kansas City.” 50 years ago: “Franklin D. Roosevelt Jr., undersecretary of Commerce…
75 years ago: “With five cases of infantile paralysis already reported the La Plata County physician ordered the quarantining of Vallecito Dam community and the area immediately surrounding it.” 50…
Scotties cabins north of Bayfield in the 1950s. The postcard is part of the Nina Heald Webber Southwest Colorado Collection.Courtesy of Center of Southwest Studies 75 years ago: “Graveling has…
Brussels sprouts, which belong to the same family as cabbage, broccoli and kale, are both healthy and delicious.Matthew Mead/Associated Press Ditch the usual greens and get your hands on Brussels…
The lifestyle maven then did what millions of Americans do in such a pinch: She called the nearest restaurant. “On a day that I’ve been cooking all day, it’s very…
Grilled zucchini ribbons can add both flavor and visual appeal to many dishes.Matthew Mead/Associated Press And we might as well make the most of it. Because even though zucchini is…
Food service workers who need training in food safety may take classes this month at the La Plata County Fairgrounds. Colorado State University and the La Plata County Extension Agency…
James Holton, owner of Mountain Town Station Brewing Co. & Restaurant, will help provide students of Central Michigan University’s new fermentation science program with hand-on experience in brewing beer.Photo courtesy…
75 years ago: “Miss Virginia Conway, who celebrated her 15 birthday invited 19 guests to share the occasion. Guests were divided into teams and spent a greater portion of the…
