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Six ways to cut back on salt – and keep the flavor – when cooking at home

Six ways to cut back on salt – and keep the flavor – when cooking at home

Reducing sodium in your recipes isn’t an impossible endeavor … if you think about it strategically.Tom McCorkle/Washington Post The best…

1918, 2020: The tale of 2 crowd diseases

1918, 2020: The tale of 2 crowd diseases

prevention measures prove effective a century apart

A definitive ranking of the 16 best road trip snacks of all time

A definitive ranking of the 16 best road trip snacks of all time

on this list and see if these are to your taste

Colorado Cattlemen’s Association to hold virtual business meeting

Colorado Cattlemen’s Association to hold virtual business meeting

The meeting will provide educational sessions, networking opportunities, leadership recognition and policy development, with the opportunity to host in-person meetings…

COVID-19 recovery can take a few weeks even for young adults

COVID-19 recovery can take a few weeks even for young adults

Lingering symptoms can even affect otherwise healthy young adults. Among those aged 18 to 34 with no chronic illness, 1…

Durango Independent Film Festival grateful to supporters

Durango Independent Film Festival grateful to supporters

While we couldn’t all get together in the Rochester Secret Garden, we hosted our own small socially responsible garden parties,…

Be Frank Foundation grateful to sponsors, donors and supporters

Be Frank Foundation grateful to sponsors, donors and supporters

We very much appreciate the efforts of Briggen Wrinkle and Tracy Pope of the Community Foundation Serving Southwest Colorado to…

Dancing Spirit Community Arts Center grateful to community

Dancing Spirit Community Arts Center grateful to community

With gratitude, The Board of Directors, staff and students of Dancing Spirit Community Arts Center

TOPS to meet

Former, present and prospective members are invited to a celebration of the service of Ellen Fisher to the local and…

Self-guided nature trail opens

Self-guided nature trail opens

The route provides mountain views and wildflowers on the 1.7 mile loop that follows the Brush Rake Mountain Bike trail.…

Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Donates food to Durango Food Bank

Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Donates food to Durango Food Bank

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints donated food to Durango Food Bank.Courtesy of Durango Food Bank With many…

Bilyks celebrate 50th anniversary

Bilyks celebrate 50th anniversary

Pat, a retired nurse, and Gary, a retired dentist, met at the University of Michigan and lived in Honolulu for…

San Juan Mining and Reclamation Conference to be held virtually

San Juan Mining and Reclamation Conference to be held virtually

The conference will feature an interactive mix of networking happy hours, short presentations and expert panels to bring key stakeholders…

Safety precautions guide dental clinics during pandemic

Safety precautions guide dental clinics during pandemic

procedures, equipment protect patients, dentists from coronavirus

Virus antibodies fade fast but not necessarily protection

Virus antibodies fade fast but not necessarily protection

A woman has blood drawn for COVID-19 antibody testing in Dearborn, Mich. Research published on Tuesday, July 21, 2020 suggests…

Silent spread of virus keeps scientists grasping for clues

Silent spread of virus keeps scientists grasping for clues

Jessie Cornwell, a resident of the Ida Culver House Ravenna, right, poses for a photo with the Rev. Jane Pauw,…

UK coronavirus vaccine prompts immune response in early test

UK coronavirus vaccine prompts immune response in early test

Blood samples from coronavirus vaccine trials are handled inside the Jenner Institute in Oxford, England, on June 25. Scientists at…

Black kids die more often after surgery, new research shows

Black kids die more often after surgery, new research shows

The researchers examined national data on nearly 173,000 operations from 2012 through 2017. Appendix removal and orthopedic operations were among…

United sees revenue stalling at 50% without a virus vaccine

United sees revenue stalling at 50% without a virus vaccine

A traveler wears a mask and protective goggles as he walks through Terminal 3 at O’Hare International Airport in Chicago.…

Animas Valley Grange to host talk with Colorado Agriculture Commissioner Kate Greenberg

Animas Valley Grange to host talk with Colorado Agriculture Commissioner Kate Greenberg

Greenberg has worked in agriculture for more than 12 years. Before her appointment, she was the western program director for…

425 Degrees Take & Bake Pizza goes mobile

425 Degrees Take & Bake Pizza goes mobile

allows family business to reach other parts of La Plata County

Religious faith a lifelong constant for Rep. John Lewis

Religious faith a lifelong constant for Rep. John Lewis

Lewis spent boyhood days as a make-believe minister, preaching to a congregation of clucking birds at his rural home in…

A classic French dessert gets a savory spin with this bell pepper and zucchini clafoutis

A classic French dessert gets a savory spin with this bell pepper and zucchini clafoutis

Sweet Pepper, Zucchini and Cheddar Clafoutis.Tom McCorkle/Washington Post We used to get pounds of advance-copy cookbooks from publishers at The…

Refreshing cocktails to carry us through a summer like no other

Refreshing cocktails to carry us through a summer like no other

I would have named my favorite summer classics: the gin and tonic, crisp and fizzing; a daiquiri as balanced as…

A Goya boycott has people sharing alternatives for adobo, sazón and more pantry staples

A Goya boycott has people sharing alternatives for adobo, sazón and more pantry staples

But now, some are seeking out alternatives to the widely available brand after activists called for a boycott of Goya…

Covid-shaped cakes and cupcakes are popping up in fine-dining restaurants, bakeries and home kitchens around the world

Covid-shaped cakes and cupcakes are popping up in fine-dining restaurants, bakeries and home kitchens around the world

Coronavirus cake baked by Classy Girl Cupcakes in Wisconsin.Courtesy of Classy Girl Cupcakes Some on social media were outraged by…

Photo: Longfellow School Gathering – Ca. 1885-1890

And the West is History

Photo: Longfellow School Gathering – Ca. 1885-1890

This early Durango school was originally known as the Southside School when it opened in 1882. In 1886, the name…

Your food scraps deserve another shot. Here’s how to use peels, stems and more in your cooking.

Your food scraps deserve another shot. Here’s how to use peels, stems and more in your cooking.

There are many ways to use peels, stems and more in your cooking.Tom McCorkle/Washington Post But it’s time to give…

Epic travel disasters to take the edge off your wanderlust

Epic travel disasters to take the edge off your wanderlust

If “The Odyssey” by Homer is the original travel disaster story, it’s also proof that readers love a tale of…

New studies clarify what drugs help, hurt for COVID-19

New studies clarify what drugs help, hurt for COVID-19

A bottle and box for dexamethasone in a pharmacy in Omaha, Neb. On Friday, July 17, 2020, British researchers published…