Southwest Life

And the West is History

75 years ago: “Mrs. Joe Piccoli has taken personal charge of the 7-Up Cafe and soft drink establishment owned by…

September 29, 2015

And the West is History

75 years ago: “An unusual dinner was served to 18 guests of Mrs. Winifred Culhane and her son, Vernon Culhane,…

September 28, 2015

Health

Don’t get drunk: Advice college kids may not get from doctors

A new survey suggests that most doctors don’t counsel young adults about the dangers of heavy drinking, possibly sending a…

September 28, 2015

And the West is History

75 years ago: “Glenn Izet, of Denver, consulting engineer, has informed the Durango City Council that the sewage disposal plant…

September 27, 2015

Travel

Sewer museum reveals ‘intestines of Paris’

Sure, not everyone gets the appeal of the city’s subterranean spectacle. But, as tour guide Jean-Charles Pintori put it, “They…

September 26, 2015

Travel

Take a spin in Seattle

don’t get stuck on the chewing-gum wall

September 26, 2015

And the West is History

Looking west at the high waters at the Animas River bridge over Main Avenue in 1911.Courtesy Center of Southwest Studies<br><br>http://swcenter.fortlewis.edu/images/M194/M1941313.htm…

September 26, 2015

And the West is History

75 years ago: “If bowling at the Durango bowling alley isn’t growing brighter day by day, it isn’t the fault…

September 25, 2015

And the West is History

75 years ago: “Edna Farley, who for two years has been teaching at Long Lane School south of Durango, has…

September 24, 2015

Health

Health Briefs

United Blood Services will host these blood drives: 1:30 to 5 p.m. Oct. 1 at the First Methodist Church, 515…

September 23, 2015

Health

Diagnosis wrong too often, urgent improvement needed

Possibly the most well-known diagnostic error in recent memory occurred last year when a Liberian man sick with Ebola initially…

September 23, 2015

And the West is History

75 years ago: “Heavy planting of fish is being done by employees at the local hatchery who have made trips…

September 23, 2015

And the West is History

C.M. Bauer took this picture looking north from Carbon Junction in 1915.Courtesy U.S. Forest Service 75 years ago: “Oiling of…

September 22, 2015

Health

Sex rarely the cause of heart attacks, researchers find

That’s good news for us all. But the findings are especially encouraging for people who already have had a heart…

September 22, 2015

Health

Txt msgs may lead to broad heart-linked benefits, study says

The simple, heart-related advice led to substantial changes in blood pressure, cholesterol and physical activity levels, according to the results…

September 21, 2015

And the West is History

And the west is History

75 years ago: “Fancy cowboy boots to be worn by one of American’s premier jockeys are being exhibited by Charley…

September 21, 2015

And the West is History

75 years ago: “A treasure hunt scheduled for the wide open spaces, but necessarily, due to inclement weather, transferred to…

September 20, 2015

Travel

In Rwanda, gorillas draw growing number of tourists

Rwanda, gorillas draw growing number of visitors

September 19, 2015

Travel

In city-states, Mayans built complex culture

Diego exhibit explores architecture, astronomy, sport

September 19, 2015

And the West is History

Football was the fall sport of choice even in this October 1934 photo by Pennington Studio at the Durango Municipal…

September 19, 2015

And the West is History

75 years ago: “Modernizing the kitchen was the theme of the talk given to her listeners by Miss Exine Davenport.…

September 18, 2015

Health

Novel plan to curb drug costs seeks candidates’ attention

The Center for American Progress is pushing a plan it says could help control rising costs for prescription medicine. The…

September 18, 2015

And the West is History

75 years ago: “District Judge J.B. O’Rourke ruled that the city of Durango had no right to refuse a building…

September 17, 2015

Health

Tech workers turn to ‘forest bathing’ to unplug, recharge

Michele Martaus relaxes in her “Sit Spot” as part of a class called “Unplug and Recharge in Nature: Rejuvenation and…

September 16, 2015