Religion
More births expected for Muslims than Christians worldwide
Muslim baby boom is expected soon
Southwest Lifestyle
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Habitat loss threatens birds’ future in La Plata County
Three species considered vulnerable
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Get growing: Gardening superstars coming to horticulture conference in Durango
Melanie Palmer, right, of the Durango Botanical Society takes a tour of the group’s community garden at the Durango Public Library with Diane Mee of Durango.Durango Herald file A once-in-a-lifetime…
Health
Talk to address treating seasonal allergies
Jerry McBride/Durango Herald photo illustration Licensed acupuncturist Caleb Gates will discuss how symptoms from seasonal allergies, food sensitivities and sinusitis can be resolved with Advanced Allergy Therapeutics. These treatments are…
Travel
Following the Ice Age Trail in a new book, Thousand-Miler
But unless you live in Wisconsin, you may not know about the 1,100-mile Ice Age Trail. Melanie Radzicki McManus hopes to bring more attention to that route with a new…
Health
San Juan Basin Public Health starts five-year assessment
du1-i-syn As a result of the 2008 Colorado Public Health Act, the department is required to collect health data and input from community members and stakeholders and create a community…
Southwest Life
Ute Mountain-Mesa Verde Birding Festival to feature ‘beginning birding’
A bright orange Bullock’s oriole was one of the more colorful birds spotted during a previous Mesa Verde Birding Festival.Sam Green/The Journal To begin the tour, a presentation about various…
Southwest Life
Paleontology rich area left out of Bears Ears for uranium mining
Mining-rich, unstudied fossil area of Red Canyon unprotected
Horoscopes
Horoscope for April 6, 2017
TAURUS (April 20 to May 20): Family discussions will be lively, inventive and original today. Listen to what other people bring to the table. Surprise company might drop by –…
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Trail volunteers sought at Sand Canyon
Sam Green/Cortez Journal file Volunteers will be taught to interact with the public at the Sand Canyon and East Rock areas of the monument. Volunteers will hike, bicycle or ride…
Horoscopes
Horoscope for April 5, 2017
TAURUS (April 20 to May 20): You’re full of energy today. Hint: If you use your energy solely for your own benefit, your win will be minimal. If you use…
Travel
Muslim culture show a hit at Children’s Museum of Manhattan
The museum has seen an increase in visitors since the show opened, with a third of those visitors from outside the New York area. The show, called “America to Zanzibar:…
Health
A diet that’s beneficial to everyone but used by few
The DASH diet emphasizes foods rich in protein, fiber, potassium, magnesium and calcium and low in saturated fat, sugar and salt. On your plate, that looks like plenty of fruits…
Food
Har Shalom’s Seder symbolizes Jewish faith, concepts
Durango synagogue plans to donate Seder leftovers to Manna
Food
Given a little steam, broccoli is a star player
Broccoli with Roasted Peppers, Feta, Olives and Herbs.Goran Kosanovic/The Washington Post It can. Take broccoli. You can roast it, broil it, saute it – or even leave it raw and…
Health
Most young people say government should pay for health care
Most young Americans want any health care overhaul under President Donald Trump to look a lot like the Affordable Care Act signed into law by his predecessor, President Barack Obama.…
Travel
Bike-sharing rivalry crowds Beijing’s sidewalks
The two-wheelers are unlocked and tracked using smartphone apps and can be rented for as little as 7 U.S. cents for half an hour. They are the latest symbol of…
Southwest Life
Officials: Family stranded 2 days on Utah river is rescued
Garfield County Deputy Sheriff Ray Gardner said the mother, father, two teenage girls and a dog from Bailey, Colorado, lost most of their kayak paddles on Friday when they hit…
Food
Have you ever stopped to consider your food?
Mindful eating can transform daily activity into meditation
Community
Thank You Letter
The 2017 hospitality and tourism marketing class at Durango High School would like to thank the community leaders who gave their time to appear in Part 1 of its recent…
Southwest Life
Man’s book collection spans centuries
‘You’re touching history and you’re living that history’
Food
Steamworks to tap Spring Break ’89 ale
du1-i-syn The firkin will be tapped at 3 p.m. at the brewpub. TSpring Break ‘89 is based in Steamworks’ One Wit Wünder, an unfiltered Belgian white ale (Witbier), spiced with…
Travel
Watch their steps: Track journey of Yosemite bears online
Yosemite National Park rangers on Monday unveiled a website that allows anybody around the world to track the movement of the park’s iconic black bears. Bears are fitted with GPS…
Health
A ‘sci-fi’ cancer therapy fights brain tumors, study finds
In this March 29, 2017 photo, Joyce Endresen wears an Optune therapy device for brain cancer, as she speaks on a phone at work in Aurora, Ill. She was diagnosed…
Food
Durango Farmers Market starts sponsorship program
The Durango Farmers Market has implemented a sponsorship program to offer community members a new way to support the market.Durango Herald file Sponsorship benefits and opportunities are at DurangoFarmersMarket.com. The…
Southwest Life
Four fire-mitigation projects funded in La Plata County
Durango Herald/Jerry McBride file The communities will implement fuels-reduction projects and wildfire-mitigation education activities on National Wildfire Community Preparedness Day, May 6. Colorado communities received 23 of the 150 awards.…
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New Mexico hit by ‘flash drought’ weather phenomenon
This weather phenomenon – driven by a quick increase in temperatures and a lack of precipitation resulting in bone-dry soil – is called a flash drought. It has affected pockets…
Food
McDonald’s latest move: Fresh beef
The fast food giant said Thursday that it will swap frozen beef patties for fresh ones in its Quarter Pounder burgers by sometime next year at most of its U.S.…
Travel
A bite of traditional Argentina
In Buenos Aires, a homey meal steeped in culture, good company
Health
U.S. enrolls volunteers in large test of possible Zika vaccine
Dallas County Mosquito Lab microbiologist Spencer Lockwood sorts mosquitos collected in a trap in Hutchins, Texas, that had been set up in Dallas County near the location of a confirmed…