How to live next to radioactive waste
Aging activists have been fighting for the cleanup of the Cotter Uranium Mill Superfund site for decades
DATE: Mar 6, 2023 | CATEGORY: Regional News
Sue McMillin
Position: Staff reporter
Email:
smcmillin@durangoherald.com
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The great getaway: Start planning your summer adventures in Colorado
No matter how long you’ve lived in Colorado and how much you love it, I’ll bet there still are places you haven’t explored.
I’ve lived here 40-plus years and continue to discover...
DATE: Mar 30, 2019 | CATEGORY: Travel
These cookies cut the sweetness in favor of savory flavor
Baked treats pair well with wine and cocktails or afternoon tea
DATE: Mar 27, 2019 | CATEGORY: Food
Yes, this is Colorado: Discover canyons, grasslands and chilling history in state’s southeastern corner
The eastern third of Colorado, some joke, might as well be part of Kansas or Oklahoma. The undulating plains are marked by relentless heat waves in the summer and bitter winds in the winter....
DATE: Mar 16, 2019 | CATEGORY: Travel
Millennials bring new takes on holiday meals
They love cooking shows, discovering recipes online
DATE: Dec 12, 2018 | CATEGORY: Food
Preservation effort targets legendary cattleman’s historic barn
Charles Goodnight built ranch west of Pueblo
DATE: Oct 7, 2018 | CATEGORY: Southwest Life
Searching for the golden larch tree high in the Northwest
Discovering the wonders of a deciduous conifer
DATE: Sep 22, 2018 | CATEGORY: Travel
Get to know Pueblo: Explore riverwalk, chile farms and Neon Alley
Thousands of people visit Pueblo in August or September every year to attend the Colorado State Fair and the Chile and Frijoles Festival.
Those are great events, but if visitors ...
DATE: Aug 25, 2018 | CATEGORY: Travel
Atomic New Mexico: Exploring the origins of America’s radioactive history
In December 1942, Secretary of War Henry Stimson ordered the director of the remote Los Alamos Ranch School in northern New Mexico to shut down the elite school.
Stimson wrote in ...
DATE: Jun 24, 2018 | CATEGORY: Travel
Musings on cruising: The many nuances and joys of traveling by ship
Nearly 26 million people took a cruise in 2017, and passenger numbers are expected to top 27 million this year.
Some of those folks, though, are counted more than once.
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DATE: Jun 2, 2018 | CATEGORY: Travel
A river cruise through the heart of Russia
Two-week journey on the Volga explores country’s long history
DATE: Mar 31, 2018 | CATEGORY: Travel
Burro racing tests human, animal endurance
Sport built on Colorado’s mining heritage celebrates 70 years
DATE: Mar 24, 2018 | CATEGORY: Travel
