Active, virtuous living may not always protect your heart
Exercise is good, but nothing is 100 percent protective
DATE: Oct 12, 2017 | CATEGORY: Health
9 things cruise newbies need to know before walking the gangplank
First-time cruisers have a lot to wrap their heads around. There are hundreds of cruise lines out there, and sifting through the options - like the themes (“The Walking Dead” or “Oprah”?) de...
DATE: Oct 12, 2017 | CATEGORY: Travel
Rock hiding craze sweeps Alamogordo
Residents hide and search for painted rocks
DATE: Oct 11, 2017 | CATEGORY: Southwest Life
And the West is History
100 years ago: Mr. and Mrs. Ralph E. Myers entertained W.E. Duggan and family at lunch in Violet Grove, where “weinerwurst sandwiches and other good things comprised the menu.” ...
DATE: Oct 11, 2017 | CATEGORY: And the West is History
With several Caribbean islands in recovery mode, some vacation advice
Some islands were hit hard by hurricanes, some weren’t
DATE: Oct 11, 2017 | CATEGORY: Travel
Bystander rape-prevention programs face questions
STATE COLLEGE, Pa. – Training programs around the country are trying to teach bystanders to stop sexual assault, and now is when they have to be especially alert. Campus sexual assault repor...
DATE: Oct 11, 2017 | CATEGORY: Health
And the West is History
100 years ago: A forest fire started behind Perins Peak and received attention from local forest officials.
75 years ago: “Steaming along under the power generated by their...
DATE: Oct 10, 2017 | CATEGORY: And the West is History
Burmese refugee family to get home from Habitat for Humanity
GREELEY (AP) – Marry Naing grew up in a refugee camp in Thailand. No one had cars. There were no big buildings. There was no electricity. When she looks back on her childhood, she remembers ...
DATE: Oct 10, 2017 | CATEGORY: Southwest Life
Despite high hopes, hot weather dulls fall foliage season in New England
EAST MONTPELIER, Vt. – Tour buses continued to pack into a maple sugar farm on the outskirts of Vermont’s capital during the first week of October, the peak of foliage season for travelers l...
DATE: Oct 10, 2017 | CATEGORY: Travel
Seeing hope: FDA panel considers gene therapy for blindness
A girl saw her mother’s face for the first time. A boy tore through the aisles of Target, marveling at toys he never knew existed. A teen walked onto a stage and watched the stunned expressi...
DATE: Oct 10, 2017 | CATEGORY: Health
And the West is History
100 years ago: The soda water fountains in Durango advertised higher than usual prices. The Durango Democrat added that ice cream was “a dollar a dish in France,” beer was 6 cents in Chi...
DATE: Oct 9, 2017 | CATEGORY: And the West is History
And the West is History
100 years ago: E.J. Myers, “the pork magnate of the Animas Valley,” brought in “some more of the rooters” and took another bale of kale.
75 years ago: Gasoline rationing was announced to...
DATE: Oct 8, 2017 | CATEGORY: And the West is History
