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Cancer docs feel unprepared, but recommend marijuana anyway

SEATTLE – Nearly half of U.S. cancer doctors who responded to a survey say they’ve recently recommended medical marijuana to patients, although most say they don’t know enough about medicina...

Record 72 million tourists came to Orlando last year

ORLANDO, Fla. – Even though Hurricane Irma forced the closures of its theme parks and airports and filled its hotels with displaced evacuees, a record-setting 72 million tourists still flock...

And the West is History

100 years ago: Fred Wilkins “met with automobile troubles while motoring over the Silverton highway.” His car had to be towed into town. 50 years ago: Weekend storms left 0...

And the West is History

100 years ago: Henry Wommer, a well-known cattleman of the Pine River Valley, discovered that he had loss of sight in one eye. 75 years ago: The American Legion Auxiliary c...

Travel expert Johnny Jet shares his tips for summer trips

Are you starting to think about summer vacation? John DiScala, better known as the air travel expert Johnny Jet, recently talked with The Associated Press travel podcast “Get Outta Here!” ab...

And the West is History

100 years ago: Miss Ina Wills, who was employed in the Harris Brothers store, arrived in Durango from Dolores. 75 years ago: A free pressure cooker clinic taught by Mrs. Fl...

More tourists seek out volcanic adventures

Below the craggy rim of Erta Ale, Ethiopia’s most active volcano, a lava lake boils. Beneath the gassy haze, ruby-red, molten rock thickens and rises up, swelling like a tidal wave topped of...

Driving tour targets historic Tiffany, Allison

Trip will spotlight overlooked part of La Plata County

When someone hovers at the edge of death, these singers step in to ease the passage

It’s a quiet afternoon at the Halquist Memorial Inpatient Center, a hospice in Arlington, Virginia, as four women huddle close, talking quietly in a tight circle before walking through the d...

Durango couple to celebrate 60th anniversary

Carl and Linda Smith of Durango will celebrate their 60th wedding anniversary with family and friends May 30. They have three children: Lisa Wingert of Grand Junction, Laurie Musa...

Senior Calendar

Durango/La Plata Senior Center 2424 Main Ave., 382-6445 Monday 2424 Main Ave., 382-6445 10 a.m. Intermediate bridge lesson. 10:15 a.m. Watch Your Step exercise. ...

And the West is History

100 years ago: Frank E. Dodge, “an old-time traveling man in these parts,” arrived in Durango to transact business for a condensed milk company. 75 years ago: Sheep shearin...
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