Southwest Life
Educating teachers about agriculture
Colorado group plants seeds of knowledge to grow in classroom
Southwest Lifestyle
Southwest Life
Once a jail, museum honors coal miners
Often called “The City Built on Coal,” this small town is home to the Walsenburg Mining Museum, a gallery that honors southern Colorado miners with exhibits, books and stories. Even…
Family
Families urge resumption of adoptions from Congo
Canaan, left, and Neema, two Congolese boys who have been adopted by Justin and Alana Carroll of Jefferson City, Tenn., have been unable to travel to the United States because…
Family
Women: A less-educated man won’t raise your divorce risk
That used to be true, but it no longer is, according to a new study. Researchers say it’s the latest sign that heterosexual marriages in the U.S. are becoming less…
And the West is History
And the West is History
75 years ago: “Wish the weather man would turn the faucet and help this country avoid some of the insults it has been receiving. Why, a tourist said that Colorado…
Religion
Religion Briefs
Congregation Har Shalom, 2537 County Road 203, will host a Kabbalat Shabbat, Torah study and a free catered dinner from 9:30 a.m. to noon today. For more information, visit www.harshalomdurango.org.…
Religion
From pulpit, warning about climate change
churches, this rabbi discusses the threat of global warming
And the West is History
And the West is History
75 years ago: “Members of the Reservoir Hill CCC camp above Durango were praised by La Plata County officials for their fine cooperative work in fighting several forest fires in…
And the West is History
And the West is History
75 years ago: “Noel Thompson, the far-driving Alamosa lad, was again the winner of the Spanish Trails Golf Tournament held at the Durango Hillcrest course, successfully defending the title he…
And the West is History
And the West is History
75 years ago: “A Durango man who was recently given a 60 day jail sentence for stealing a girl’s bicycle, has been put on a strict diet at the La…
Food
For some Colorado kids, hunger doesn’t take a summer break
Statewide, about 19,000 children received summer meals in 2013, according to a new Summer Nutrition Status Report by the Food Research and Action Center. Compare that to almost 230,000 who…
Food
Study says beef pollutes more than pork, poultry
Methane from cows is more potent than carbon dioxide
Food
A steak and cheese grinder becomes an easy pasta dinner
This easy steak and cheese pasta makes a quick dinner on a school night.Matthew Mead/Associated Press And it usually takes a solid month of shakedown to work out the bugs…
Food
U.S. craft brews gain popularity overseas
Photo courtesy of Stone Brewing Co.<br><br>Stone Brewing Co. CEO and co-founder Greg Koch, center, toasts the crowd after making an announcement July 19 that the Escondido, Calif., brewery plans to…
And the West is History
And the West is History
Main Street in Bayfield, 1930.Courtesy of Center of Southwest Studies 75 years ago: Silverton – “Federal Conciliator William Houston arrived from Kansas City and began preparations immediately for settlement of…
And the West is History
And the West is History
75 years ago: “Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Corle, after spending a couple of days in Durango left by auto for New York, where they will embark for a trip of…
And the West is History
And the West is history
75 years ago: “One feature of the Durango goodwill tour and one which will gain a lot of good publicity for the city and this section of the state, will…
Health
Health Briefs
The United Blood Services will host these blood drives: 10:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Aug. 1 in the Bloodmobile at Mercy Regional Medical Center, 1010 Three Springs Blvd. 2 to…
Health
For brain boost, go for a walk, talk to a friend
and other lifestyle changes can lower Alzheimer’s risk
Travel
19-year-old flies 29,000 miles around globe
Matt Guthmiller, 19, completed the more than 29,000-mile journey in a leased single-engine airplane late Monday night when he touched down at Gillespie Field in El Cajon, California. Guthmiller made…
Travel
‘Sweet Home Alabama’ to welcome tourists
“Alabama The Beautiful” signs that have stood at the state line since 2003 will be replaced with green and white signs saying “Welcome to Sweet Home Alabama.” The new signs…
Travel
Car rental companies rev up exotic offerings
In the past few years, some of the biggest car rental companies have added the finest cars money can buy to their fleets. Alongside the practical Toyotas and Fords are…
And the West is History
And the West is History
“It appears that these men are intently studying the golf ball on the No. 4 green during the third annual Navajo Trail Amateur Golf Tournament in June 1964, but actually…
Family
New guidelines could help many pregnant workers
spell out how Americans With Disabilities Act applies to mothers-to-be
Religion
Religion Briefs
The Congregation Har Shalom, 2537 County Road 203, will host these events as part of a special Shabbaton program called “The Shmittah Year: Jews, Food and Food Justice”: Shabbat morning…