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Travel

Trump Organization to launch ‘American Idea’ hotel chain

Eric Danziger, CEO of Trump Hotels, left, joins Eric Trump, center, and Donald Trump Jr., both of whom are executive…

June 6, 2017

Health

Heart Safe La Plata to hold first aid, CPR classes

du1-i-syn Basic first aid will be held at 3 p.m. and adult CPR will be held at 6 p.m. June…

June 4, 2017

Health

Prostate cancer support group to meet at Durango Public Library

du1-i-syn Dr. Joshua Spendlove, a urologist from San Juan Regional Medical Center, will speak about the opening of a new…

June 4, 2017

Travel

Advice from a travel doctor: Plan ahead, pack your own utensils and don’t get drunk

avoid travelers’ No. 1 malady, eat fully cooked food, drink bottled water

June 4, 2017

Travel

New American Writers Museum narrates Great American Story

Chicago, American Writers Museum tells the country’s story

June 2, 2017

Health

Poor posture at work? It’s time to straighten up

Rostislav Sedlacek/iStockphoto Maybe, or just your average Joe and Jane glued to their cellphones and computer monitors in 21st-century Washington…

May 31, 2017

Travel

Hotels focus on ﬁtness with in-room equipment

At the end of May, the Hilton McLean in Virginia became one of two Hiltons to offer Five Feet to…

May 31, 2017

Health

More Americans with Alzheimer’s are dying at home, report says

Alzheimer’s deaths in hospitals and nursing homes or other long-term care facilities shrank from more than 80 percent to 60…

May 30, 2017

Travel

Get ready for busy travel season; airlines could set record

By air or car, traveler numbers are expected to rise over last year thanks to a decent economy and stable…

May 30, 2017

Travel

Professors rescue design drawings for neon signs on Route 66

No longer needed and deemed a fire hazard, the file drawers were moved outside and placed on pallets under a…

May 28, 2017

Health

Mercy to offer free class about prediabetes

du1-i-syn Instructors Sheena Carswell and Marge Morris will give attendees information about how to manage prediabetes and prevent the onset…

May 28, 2017

Travel

Route 66 tourist towns could lose critical funding if program expires

Route 66, the historic American roadway that linked Chicago to the West Coast, soon may be dropped from a National…

May 27, 2017

Health

Talk to address how oral health is tied to overall health

San Juan Basin Public Health will host “Baby Boomers and Beyond” from 5:45 to 8 p.m. Tuesday, May 30, at…

May 26, 2017

Health

Series of talks to address anti-aging, self-care

A series of free talks about anti-aging and self-care will be offered from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. every other Tuesday…

May 26, 2017

Health

Learn about mindfulness-based therapy at free session

A free introduction to Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday, May 31, at the…

May 26, 2017

Community

Hands-on learning

Courtesy of Mountain Studies Institute

May 26, 2017

Community

April births

Ashlee and Keegan Daniels, Bloomfield, Kovyk Deacon, 7 lbs., 5:02 p.m., April 1. Brittany Morris and Taryn Smith, Ignacio, Aspen…

May 26, 2017

Travel

TSA tests screening large electronic devices separately

The Transportation Security Administration said Wednesday that it has been testing the procedure at 10 airports for more than a…

May 26, 2017

Health

Popular new workouts target the body, mind and soul

New York celeb fitness guru Taryn Toomey during one of her fitness classes in New York. Toomey says the goal…

May 26, 2017

Travel

Wine and weed? Some Oregon vineyards try hand at pot farming

Now, more than a decade later and with award-winning wine to show for their hard work, they are adding a…

May 25, 2017

Health

Marijuana extract helps some kids with epilepsy, study says

According to a study in the New England Journal of Medicine this medicine cut seizures in kids with a severe…

May 25, 2017

Health

No food or drink will turn you into a calorie-burning machine. But these can help.

Durango Herald file My personal calorie-burning engine is about average, so although I’d like to say I have higher-minded reasons,…

May 24, 2017

Travel

Airlines have rules about taking photos, video on planes

Major U.S. airlines say they limit what you can photograph or capture on video. However, lawyers say the policies might…

May 24, 2017

Health

Science says: Medications prevent opioid addiction relapse

Paul “Rip” Connell, CEO of Private Clinic North, a methadone clinic, shows a 35 mg liquid dose of methadone at…

May 23, 2017