Southwest Life

Health

For obese diabetics, surgery may be your savior

keep in mind: Company manufacturing the equipment used had sponsored this study

April 6, 2014

And the West is History

75 years ago: “Gay Easter bunnies, fluffy yellow chicks and a multitude of brightly colored eggs lent fun and novelty…

April 5, 2014

Travel

When Death Valley comes to life

Springtime is beautiful – and not that hot, really

April 5, 2014

Travel

Vegas wheel spins to record

Van Kim, an airline call center employee from Phoenix, declared the experience “unanimously awesome.” Kim stood in line for six…

April 5, 2014

And the West is History

“A dowdy country cousin, the battered red freight car stuck out on the D & RGW Silverton like a sore…

April 5, 2014

And the West is History

75 years ago: “No candidates for city councilmen received a majority of the 1,319 votes cast, as required by the…

April 4, 2014

And the West is History

75 years ago: “Voting in the Durango municipal election today was light in view of the over 3,000 registration, with…

April 3, 2014

And the West is History

“A raging Animas River washed out this section of railroad track during a flood in September 1970. The flood was…

April 1, 2014

Health

Health Briefs

A gentle yoga class with Jennifer Kiel, certified yoga instructor, will be held from 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. Mondays and…

March 30, 2014

Health

Work on improving children’s intellect

Why? Study’s results might surprise you

March 30, 2014

Health

New data are showing increased risk your child may have autism

diagnosis may come earlier, its definition has shifted

March 30, 2014

Health

Marriage is good for your heart

spouse may be making you healthier

March 30, 2014

Health

Tuning up trauma care in the ‘OR of the future’

can improve teamwork, speed up your care in emergencies?

March 30, 2014

And the West is History

75 years ago: “One of the largest real estate sales of Durango property that has been made for some time…

March 29, 2014

Travel

The rural, quirky Oklahoma Panhandle

cow chips, visit ghost towns, carry paper map

March 29, 2014

Travel

When pirates reigned

ship’s relics star in San Diego exhibit

March 29, 2014

And the West is History

75 years ago: “Francis Guire suffered a broken hand while working at the Mayflower Mine near Silverton. A part of…

March 28, 2014

And the West is History

75 years ago: “After 15 months of study and investigation, the state board of welfare has decided that Ute Indians…

March 27, 2014

And the West is History

75 years ago: “Raymond Murray, Durango, has been fined $6.20 on being found guilty of carrying over three people in…

March 26, 2014

And the West is History

A firefighter runs a hose through the window of the Durango & Silverton Railroad roundhouse as flames leap from a…

March 25, 2014

And the West is History

75 years ago: “Durango society in response to written invitations, will don formal attire and trek northward to Trimble Springs…

March 24, 2014

Health

Health Briefs

The state of Colorado launched a new website to answer common questions about the legalization of retail marijuana and the…

March 23, 2014

Health

Some getting Alzheimer’s and some don’t: Why?

research may spur new drug development

March 23, 2014

Health

Here’s an app to help you quit smoking

Colorado public agency may be first to produce its kind

March 23, 2014