Southwest Life

Travel

Mom, son roll across U.S. by train

5 days, 4,000 miles take them from Florida to California

October 24, 2015

Travel

Touching the stars from Kitt Peak

Arizona observatory illuminates worlds beyond ours

October 24, 2015

And the West is History

Workers at Graden’s Mercantile, the largest department store in Durango at the time, stand below merchandise in 1910.Courtesy Animas Museum…

October 24, 2015

And the West is History

75 years ago: “The new 3-cent emancipation stamp, which was to have been released by the post office department on…

October 23, 2015

And the West is History

75 years ago: “Folk songs, chiefly spirituals and jubilee songs, formed the basis of the program presented by the Mississippians,…

October 22, 2015

Health

Plague may have been spreading much earlier than once believed

Researchers found evidence that the plague was spreading in Europe thousands of years earlier than thought after examining the DNA…

October 22, 2015

Health

Doctor puts mind to mindfulness, discovers meditation’s benefits

Nora Pearson, right, practices mindful breathing during the Mindful Studies class at Wilson High School in Portland, Ore. One study…

October 21, 2015

Health

Health Briefs

United Blood Services will host these blood drives: 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Nov. 3 in the gym of Dolores…

October 21, 2015

And the West is History

75 years ago: “Talk about home beautification. Well, Mrs. C.G. Stanfield of 8th Street and Third Avenue is doing her…

October 21, 2015

And the West is History

The caption for this picture, from the Oct. 28, 1988 edition, stated: “Bayfield got a head start on Halloween as…

October 20, 2015

Health

Cancer group’s mammogram advice: Start later and get fewer

A radiologist compares an image from a 2D mammogram and a 3D mammography in Wichita Falls, Texas. The new 3D…

October 20, 2015

And the West is History

75 years ago: An advertisement read, “Fashionette features this week half-size dresses. They fit snug – they are youthful! Sizes…

October 19, 2015

And the West is History

75 years ago: “Durango Reading Club convened, where an exceptionally interesting program on ‘France, Belgium and Holland’ was given by…

October 18, 2015

Travel

Egypt: It’s time to go

help traveler navigate country’s best after political unrest

October 17, 2015

Travel

Holiday travelers, book your flight now

priced lower than recent years

October 17, 2015

And the West is History

Kailey and Brian Schumacher proudly display pumpkins they grew over the summer and sold at their Hermosa home in this…

October 17, 2015

And the West is History

75 years ago: “Everything is set for a grand and glorious time in Durango the latter part of this week…

October 16, 2015

And the West is History

75 years ago: “A Durango man who sells insurance as a past time and operates a mine for a vocation,…

October 15, 2015

Health

Antioxidants may give boost to cancer cells

Researchers at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center found that antioxidants can work their magic on cancerous cells, as…

October 14, 2015

Health

Health Briefs

San Juan Regional Medical Center will offer free vaccinations at five different Four Corners locations. The “Fight the Flu” campaign…

October 14, 2015

And the West is History

75 years ago: “Sgt. J.W. Anderson, Durango Army recruiter, received authorization to accept one-year enlistments in the Army, to be…

October 14, 2015

And the West is History

“The tailings left at the base of Smelter Mountain have been cleared away, and grass now is growing on the…

October 13, 2015

And the West is History

75 years ago: “Prince Yose – ‘the man with the radio mind’ – is now appearing on the floor show…

October 12, 2015

And the West is History

75 years ago: “A civil defense council was organized in Durango in a meeting at the Chamber of Commerce. The…

October 11, 2015