Southwest Life

75 years ago: “Durango is fairly well populated with Fort Lewis College students this week, this being the week of…

April 1, 2015

A company car is decorated for a Fourth of July parade in 1916.Courtesy of Animas Museum 75 years ago: “Work…

March 31, 2015

75 years ago: “Fishing for suckers now is permissible in the four streams in La Plata and Archuleta counties.” 50…

March 30, 2015

Doctors push straight talk as death nears

aim to open honest discussions about care

Health Briefs

Missy Rodey has been honored as the 2015 Health Hero by the Community Health Action Coalition. Rodey has been involved…

Is food your reward?

so, you can learn to avoid post-workout overeating

75 years ago: “Good news for Durango. U.S. Senator Edwin C. Johnson stated via wire, ‘Glad to advise you that…

Travel

Tulsa reinvents itself as a hipster haven

Artisans find their niche in this Midwestern city

March 28, 2015

Travel

Wild, cold, irresistible

Antarctica draws adventurous, well-heeled travelers

March 28, 2015

This picture of the 1891 Durango High School graduating class appeared in the Oct. 18, 1988 paper.Special to the Herald…

March 28, 2015

75 years ago: “An exposure of several hours in zero-degree weather after her horse floundered off the trail into 5…

March 27, 2015

75 years ago: “A five-man crew of the International Harvester Company brought the company’s big refrigerator and dairy equipment demonstration…

March 26, 2015

75 years ago: “A Florida ranch woman is in Mercy hospital in Durango after undergoing a harrowing experience in which…

March 25, 2015

Animas River reaches the Main Avenue Bridge as spectators watch in 1911.Courtesy Center of Southwest Studies<br><br>http://swcenter.fortlewis.edu/images/P001/P00110401.htm 75 years ago: “With…

March 24, 2015

75 years ago: “An Ignacio restaurant was entered, and the thieves obtained from $80 to $85 in cash. Sheriff Bruce…

March 23, 2015

Health Briefs

Proper nutrition is paramount for achieving optimal health, and March is National Nutrition Month. The theme this year is “Bite…

Sex lives of rich, poor similar

birth-control gap is significant

Even diet soda fails to keep belly fat at bay

Regular drinkers add size to waistline

For seniors, strength training pays

customized program, workout intensity can build fitness

Virtual distance

connectivity grows, connectedness loses out

75 years ago: “Farmers: Plant good clean seed. Take your grain to the Graden Flour Mill in Durango to be…

75 years ago: An advertisement for Gordon’s store read: “Easter fashions. Dresses. Gloriously new. $9.90. Yield to the charm of…

March 21, 2015