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U.S. ambassador raises concerns during rare Tibet visit

BEIJING – The U.S. ambassador to China urged Beijing to engage in substantive dialogue with exiled Tibetan Buddhist leader the Dalai Lama during a visit to the Himalayan region over the past...

DATE: May 27, 2019 | CATEGORY: Religion

San Juan Mountains Association to host National Trails Day event

San Juan Mountains Association will celebrate National Trails Day with a free poker run trail ride from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. June 1 at Mud Springs Recreation Area, south of Cortez. T...

DATE: May 27, 2019 | CATEGORY: Southwest Life

Health issues rise amid oil, gas boom in New Mexico

Medical science lagging behind pace of drilling

DATE: May 26, 2019 | CATEGORY: Southwest Life

Turtle Lake Refuge to host wild plant foraging retreat

Turtle Lake Refuge will host a wild plant foraging retreat from 7 a.m. Friday through 8 p.m. June 4. Participants will learn about wild edible and medicinal plants, how to identi...

DATE: May 26, 2019 | CATEGORY: Southwest Life

What drives the appeal of films about the life of Christ?

Church isn’t the only place people go to learn about Jesus. At the beginning of Lent, 15 years ago, devout evangelical Christians did not go to church to have ashes marked on thei...

DATE: May 25, 2019 | CATEGORY: Religion

Colorado Parks and Wildlife encourages public to keep young wildlife wild

Colorado Parks and Wildlife reminds residents that they should not pick up or try to feed abandoned young animals. Handling young wildlife does more harm than good, the agency say...

DATE: May 24, 2019 | CATEGORY: Southwest Life

Asparagus and pasta canoodle in this elegant spring dish

I was noodling vegetables using a knife and a peeler long before spiralizers came on the scene or pre-cut zoodles could be found in the grocery store, and I am thrilled that they are so popu...

DATE: May 23, 2019 | CATEGORY: Food

Durango Dharma Center offers introduction to mindfulness series

The Durango Dharma Center, 1800 East Third Ave., will offer an introduction to the basics of mindfulness meditation beginning June 18. The four-week class will meet from 6 to 7:30...

DATE: May 23, 2019 | CATEGORY: Religion

Animas River Community Forum releases educational booklet

The Animas River Community Forum has published the educational booklet “Our Animas” about the local watershed. The booklet addresses water safety as well as impacts to the river a...

DATE: May 22, 2019 | CATEGORY: Southwest Life

Colorado Parks and Wildlife to host bird-watching event at Navajo State Park

Colorado Parks and Wildlife and the Weminuche Audubon Society will host a bird-watching event beginning at 7 a.m. Sunday at Navajo State Park. The free event will be held at the ...

DATE: May 22, 2019 | CATEGORY: Southwest Life