A teacher leads her students into an elementary school in the Brooklyn borough of New York on Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2020, as hundreds of thousands of elementary school students are…
A Southwest Airlines flight attendant prepares a plane bound for Orlando, Fla. for takeoff May 24 at Kansas City International airport in Kansas City, Mo. About 40,000 workers in the…
French Dip Pinwheels.Laura Chase de Formigny/Washington Post You can also make a hot gravy to dunk your sandwich into, French-dip style. That’s the idea for this recipe, but with a…
Restaurant workers have frequently borne the brunt of people objecting to policies put in place by their establishments or by local and state orders, with conflicts big and small –…
In the 1930s, football was played at this municipal field in downtown Durango. The field was located approximately where the TBK Bank is now, on the 200 block between Eighth…
For some, fatigue, brain fog, chest pain won’t go away
There will also be drop-offs from 10 a.m. to noon Wednesday at the same location. With winter coming, warm clothing, jackets and boots are needed for all ages. Nonperishable food…
Classes aim to provide residents knowledge and skills for safe practices during outdoor adventures or at home. Classes will be offered Wednesday evenings starting Oct. 7. The schedule is: 4:30…
Hosted by Liza Tregillus from 9:30 a.m. to noon weekdays, and by volunteer parents Saturday mornings, parents and children are invited to find friends safely. Sand, water, play houses, dinosaurs,…
The title of the roundtable is “Resilience in Southern Colorado Agriculture: Adapting, Recovering and Thriving.” A mix of Southern Colorado-based agriculture panelists will share their stories to help guide other…
Mercy uses implant to keep blood flowing when a patient’s heart fails
A Massachusetts construction worker’s love of black licorice wound up costing him his life. Eating a bag and a half every day for a few weeks threw his essential nutrients…
Sniffer dogs named K’ssi, left and Miina react with trainer Susanna Paavilainen at the Helsinki airport in Vantaa, Finland, on Sept. 22. Four corona sniffer dogs are trained to detect…
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Director Dr. Robert Redfield puts his mask back Sept. 16 after speaking at a Senate Appropriations subcommittee hearing on a “Review of Coronavirus Response…
Chinese people around the world eat them in celebration of the Moon Festival, or Mid-Autumn Festival, which falls on Oct. 1 this year. The festival is all about “family reunions…
Sometimes, that’s about how many I feel like I can eat in one sitting, especially because of their versatile, customizable and perfectly sized nature. Whether you’re a taco-loving human or…
Tofu products have been in high demand since U.S. coronavirus shutdowns began in mid-March.Laura Chase de Formigny/Washington Post But the biggest surprise of this year’s COVID-19 public health crisis may…
Look closely at this building that still exists in Durango today. Do you recognize it? If not, don’t feel too badly as the building has changed much over the years.…
He’ll have to wait for the cows to have calves and for the calves to be old enough to sell before he can make money from them. That probably won’t…
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Director Dr. Robert Redfield speaks Sept. 16 at a Senate Appropriations subcommittee hearing on a “Review of Coronavirus Response Efforts” on Capitol Hill…
While normally held the first Saturday in October, participants in this year’s race will need to use an app such as Strava or the MTB Project to track and record…
This is a presentation by Good Food Collective and Table to Farm Compost. Good Food Collective will discuss its gleaning and redistribution program. Any food no longer suitable for human…
The market is held every Saturday in the parking lot of TBK Bank across from the city of Durango Transit Center. September hours are 8 a.m. to noon and October…
Southwest Colorado Apple Heritage and Fort Lewis College The Old Fort will host a cider release of their collaboration, Old Fort Lewis Cider, from 2 to 10 p.m. Sunday at…
Gulliford is a writer, historian and recent recipient of the 2019 Colorado Book Award, with deep ties to the American West. He is also a professor at Fort Lewis College.…
Cold snap, wildfire smoke seen as potential culprits
The wildfires racing across tinder-dry landscape in California, Idaho, Oregon and Washington are extraordinary, but the long reach of their smoke isn’t unprecedented. While there are only small pockets in…
The agency published its finding Wednesday, saying that removing the songbird from the threatened and endangered species list isn’t an option at this time as new data shows habitat loss…
Colorado evergreens shed their older, interior needles as part of an annual growth cycle. Trees stressed because of drought or root damage may shed more needles. Soon-to-be shed needles typically…
Colorado River flowing at 55% of average for year
