Health
Health Briefs
A Durango Veterans Acupuncture Clinic will be held from 3 to 5 p.m. Mondays and from 6 to 8 p.m. Thursdays at 635 East Fifth Ave. This is a free,…
Southwest Lifestyle
Health
Whooping cough shot stops illness, not spread
people from getting sick, but doesn’t halt contagion
Health
Tongue pierce lets paralyzed pilot wheelchairs
Key to this wireless system: Users get their tongue pierced with a magnetic stud that resembles jewelry and acts like a joystick, in hopes of offering them more mobility and…
And the West is History
And the West is History
75 years ago: “Ten young neighborhood playmates of Bobby Weller, son of Mr. and Mrs. J.C. Weller enjoyed a grand celebration when they helped him observe his 13th birthday. Bringing…
Travel
Travel gifts to keep organized, connected
(Prices were found online mid-November, but will vary by purchase date, retailer and model.) GoPro and power strip Brian Stacey, director of new product development for Tauck, the cruise and…
Travel
Be prepared before flying with your pet
Only if your four-pawed family member can fly with you in the cabin, according to the Humane Society of the United States, the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty…
Family
Gay couples fight for the right to divorce
She and Dana Ann Melancon traveled from Mississippi to San Francisco to get married in 2008. The wedding was all Czekala-Chatham hoped it would be, the Golden Gate Bridge in…
Religion
Cardinal: Church ‘caricatured’ as anti-gay
Cardinal Timothy Dolan, archbishop of New York, told NBC News that the church has been “out-marketed” on the issue by an array of people, including politicians. “We’ve been caricatured as…
And the West is History
And the West is History
This photo of the 1891 Durango High School graduating class appeared in the Oct. 28, 1988, paper.Special to the Herald 75 years ago: “Work on the new Highway 160 bridge…
Religion
Connecting fliers to the heavens
Airport chaplains love excitement, unpredictability of this challenging job
Religion
Religion Briefs
Congregation Har Shalom, 2537 County Road 203, will host these programs: Jewish meditation will be held from 9:30 to 10 a.m. Dec. 7. A traditional Shabbat service with Torah reading…
And the West is History
And the West is History
75 years ago: “Electra Lake will be open to the general public for ice skating this winter. … Reports from the lake indicate that the ice is in fine condition…
And the West is History
And the West is History
75 years ago: “Folsom’s Pond, which is just around the bend on the Third Avenue road, is now ready for skating … while the pond and its care is now…
And the West is History
And the West is History
75 years ago: A classified advertisement read: “For sale or trade – Reg. Hereford bulls. Can be seen at Bayfield. H.F. Ludwig.” 50 years ago: The following appeared in the…
Food
A tropical holiday treat
Tropical almond macaroons add a beachy touch to your holiday cookie repertoire.Matthew Mead/Associated Press Tropical Almond Macaroons Start to finish: 40 minutes Yield: Makes 60 cookies Ingredients: Two 8-ounce cans…
Food
Beaujolais wine is not just ‘Nouveau’
Nora Boutemeur enjoys a glass of Beaujolais Nouveau in Lille, northern France, at the start of the wine world’s best-known party, the ritual uncorking of Beaujolais Nouveau every November.Michel Spingler/Associated…
Food
2013’s best books for thinking about food
As food has morphed ever more into a pop culture fixture, cookbooks – with their lush photos, their provocative prose, their tempting, come hither recipes – have become the porn…
Food
Thanksgiving now includes gluten-free pies and all
A plate of vegetarian Thanksgiving dinner reflects the increasing complexity of Americans’ dietary preferences and requirements.Matthew Mead/Associated Press There will be steak for people who don’t like turkey. No eggs…
And the West is History
And the West is History
This picture appeared in the Oct. 11, 1963, paper. The cutline read: “The pile of wood for the bonfire at Fort Lewis College grows higher and higher as the start…
And the West is History
And the West is History
75 years ago: A classified advertisement read: “Lost – One red sow, crippled left hind leg. Notify Port of Entry Cedar Hill. Reward.” 50 years ago: Durango – “Are you…
Health
Health Brief
A Durango Veterans Acupuncture Clinic will be held from 3 to 5 p.m. Mondays and from 6 to 8 p.m. Thursdays at 635 East Fifth Ave. This is a free,…
Health
Report: Treating insomnia helps heal depression
The findings, based on an insomnia treatment that uses talk therapy rather than drugs, are the first to emerge from a series of closely watched studies of sleep and depression…
Health
Nuts may lower risk for death
A 30-year Harvard study shows that eating nuts lowers the risk of death. Benefits were seen from peanuts as well as from pistachios, almonds, walnuts and other tree nuts.Associated Press…