Southwest Life

Health

All that bickering may do you in

Frequent fighters more likely to die in mid-life

May 11, 2014

Health

Depression a risk for young, first-time dads

Difficulty transitioning to parenthood among several known factors

May 11, 2014

And the West is History

This picture was reprinted in a March 1989 Herald. The cutline read: “‘Battle Rock’ at the World’s Fair – home…

May 10, 2014

And the West is History

Bayfield residents gather for horse races on Oct. 17, 1922.Courtesy Center of Southwest Studies 75 years ago: “La Plata County…

May 9, 2014

And the West is History

75 years ago: “Miss Frances Williams, itinerant nurse for the state division of crippled children, is conducting an institute on…

May 8, 2014

And the West is History

75 years ago: “M.G. Williamson, secretary of the Durango Chamber of Commerce, returned from Grand Junction, where he has been…

May 7, 2014

And the West is History

“Both the Burns and First National banks began distributing the new Kennedy half dollars, but on a limited basis in…

May 5, 2014

And the West is History

75 years ago: “Construction of the $3 million Vallecito dam just below the junction of the Vallecito and Pine rivers,…

May 4, 2014

Health

Your ZIP code plays a big part in your health

Your lifespan, too, has more to do with geography than your genes

May 4, 2014

Health

No sugar for a year: Could you do it?

After the tears, family discovers it can live (mostly) without

May 4, 2014

Health

Maternal deaths rise in the U.S.

What can be done about it at all?

May 4, 2014

Health

Health Briefs

Mother’s Day kicks off Women’s Health Week, which takes place from May 11 to 17. The American Cancer Society joins…

May 4, 2014

Health

Growing new muscle in men’s injured legs

Dr. Stephen Badylak, deputy director of the McGowan Institute for Regenerative Medicine, implanted a scaffolding-like material derived from pig bladder…

May 3, 2014

And the West is History

75 years ago: “A large group of local businessmen and shippers and railroad officials discussed the mater of freight services…

May 3, 2014

Travel

Resurrecting a steam giant

At 132-feet long, 1.2 million pounds, Big Boy an engineering marvel

May 3, 2014

Travel

Museum honoring Sept. 11 victims to open May 21

The opening will come after a May 15 ceremony and a six-day dedication period during which the museum will be…

May 3, 2014

And the West is History

Herald<br><br>“Jeff Ellingson (foreground) and Shawn Curtis repair a headlight from engine No. 478 ‘with a clean-up, new headlight reflector and…

May 3, 2014

And the West is History

75 years ago: “Dorothy May Jackson, former Durango music teacher; and now music instructor in the Aztec, New Mexico public…

May 2, 2014

And the West is History

75 years ago: “An allotment of $3,714 for the operation of a garden at the La Plata County farm to…

May 1, 2014

And the West is History

75 years ago: “Another of Durango’s best know couples will celebrate a 50th wedding anniversary. Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Milford…

April 30, 2014

And the West is History

“Rod Cook watches the last few minutes of the partial solar eclipse in this March 1989 photo. To see the…

April 28, 2014

And the West is History

75 years ago: “Five counties through which the Rio Grande Southern railroad passes will band together to fight the proposed…

April 28, 2014

Health

Bikers, walkers make for healthier cities

Chicago, which is among the top 15 cities for bicycling and walking, deploys mini-snowplows to clear bike lanes.Associated Press file…

April 27, 2014

Health

This ‘bionic eye’ restores vision

Man sees ‘something new every day’ with artificial retina

April 27, 2014