75 years ago: “Edna Farley, who for two years has been teaching at Long Lane School south of Durango, has been hired to teach in the Central Elementary School of…
Photos reveal Silverton’s early history in new book
United Blood Services will host these blood drives: 1:30 to 5 p.m. Oct. 1 at the First Methodist Church, 515 N. Park, Cortez. 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Oct. 3,…
Possibly the most well-known diagnostic error in recent memory occurred last year when a Liberian man sick with Ebola initially was misdiagnosed in a Dallas emergency room as having sinusitis.Associated…
75 years ago: “Heavy planting of fish is being done by employees at the local hatchery who have made trips to the San Juan and Navajo rivers in Archuleta County,…
Zucchini soup is delicious when topped with mini toasts, browned turkey or chicken sausage, sauteed winter or delicata squash or a spoonful of plain Greek yogurt blended with chopped fresh…
First lady Michelle Obama has said she will fight “to the bitter end” to make sure students have access to nutritious school lunches.Susan Walsh/Associated Press file photo Last year, school…
C.M. Bauer took this picture looking north from Carbon Junction in 1915.Courtesy U.S. Forest Service 75 years ago: “Oiling of the main street in Silverton has been halted because of…
That’s good news for us all. But the findings are especially encouraging for people who already have had a heart attack and worry that the exertion of sex could trigger…
One evening, the conversation turned “inappropriate” and her son reminded his friends, “Hey, remember my mom can see all of this.” At this, the boys ramped up their language. Her…
Challenge accepted, Abby. After all, what are these apps doing for me? They’ve introduced me to people I could meet through friends and acquaintances; reconnected me with people I’ve already…
A: It is normal to not want to lose an amazing person who’s been your boyfriend for years. But I hope that won’t get in the way of true, honest…
“My husband, who has always done everything possible to support my career, took care of (their teen) and his 12-year-old brother during the week; outside of those midweek emergencies, I…
I was 13 when I thought it would be fun to call my eighth grade teacher by her first name. More out of boredom than disrespect, my normally good judgment…
The simple, heart-related advice led to substantial changes in blood pressure, cholesterol and physical activity levels, according to the results published in Tuesdays’ Journal of the American Medical Association. About…
75 years ago: “Fancy cowboy boots to be worn by one of American’s premier jockeys are being exhibited by Charley Hogan. The boots, made of kangaroo leather, were ordered by…
75 years ago: “A treasure hunt scheduled for the wide open spaces, but necessarily, due to inclement weather, transferred to the warmer and drier though more confining limits of the…
In Rwanda, gorillas draw growing number of visitors
San Diego exhibit explores architecture, astronomy, sport
Football was the fall sport of choice even in this October 1934 photo by Pennington Studio at the Durango Municipal Field. The band was waiting behind the game being played.Courtesy…
75 years ago: “Modernizing the kitchen was the theme of the talk given to her listeners by Miss Exine Davenport. Davenport, who appeared under the joint auspices of the Colorado…
Pope Francis will visit Cuba and the United States from Saturday to Sept. 27.Gregorio Borgia/Associated Press Francis has launched an agenda of reform in the Vatican and in the global…
Who in their right mind would want to start a business that requires so much of your mental and physical capacity, when you’re already giving so much of it to…
When my daughter first started pulling, she was 9 and it was like a tornado of energy had ripped though her. She ran in to see me, panicked and breathless,…
“Sex and the City” star Kim Cattrall thinks so. “I am not a biological parent, but I am a parent,” she said during on BBC Radio 4 Women’s Hour this…
A: Children negotiating with their parents is one of the main parenting problems I run across in my coaching practice. You set what you view as a reasonable boundary, and…
The Center for American Progress is pushing a plan it says could help control rising costs for prescription medicine. The proposal would limit what patients have to pay and require…
