McDonald’s franchises in Venezuela have run out of potatoes and are now serving South American alternatives like deep-fried arepas or yuca, a starchy tuberous root.Fernando Llano/Associated Press Venezuela’s more than…
Soy chorizo is a healthy go-to ingredient that can add pizazz to recipes such as this clam and kale soup.Matthew Mead/Associated Press Vegetarian and vegan readers may well be nodding…
75 years ago: “Dr. and Mrs. BJ Ochsner were hosts at a delightful party when they entertained at one of the most original and enjoyable of recent affairs. Guests were…
January is Cervical Health Awareness Month. The American Cancer Society says the majority of cervical-cancer cases and deaths could be prevented with of vaccination, regular screening and treatment. The American…
The conventional, longer treatment lasts five to seven weeks. But four rigorous studies and guidelines from a leading radiology society conclude that three to four weeks of more intense radiation…
It turns out that people actually eat the most right around the time they say they’re going to eat the least – and by a big margin. Americans buy about…
For kids, prolonged inactivity can be counterproductive
They spark emotional, behavioral growth in kids
75 years ago: The Kiva Theatre was showing “Mutiny on the Bounty,” starring Charles Laughton and Clark Gable. The billing read: “Men like these shall live and die – but…
Ah, perfectionism. Not just the paralyzing domain of children, I have also seen adults suffer terribly, too. So, let’s decode it a little. Whether in an adult or a 7-year-old…
“Even though his work is relatively recent, there’s really a consensus among art historians and museum curators and art critics on his importance in late 20th-century American art,” said Steven…
75 years ago: Marvel – “About 30 young folks gathered at the Chet Harris home and enjoyed games and dancing. Delicious refreshments were served at a late hour.” 50 years…
Beneath layers of Jerusalem, evidence points to Herod’s palace
The Rev. Wendy Jones will present “Look at Me” at 10 a.m. Sunday at the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Durango, 419 San Juan Drive. Jones will discuss leaders and people…
75 years ago: “Word was received by Durango friends that W.B. Pennington, one of the pioneer photographers in Durango and the San Juan Basin, had passed away at Alhambra, California.…
75 years ago: “Ida Fracassini down at Graden’s showed the flu who is tougher by subduing the ailment and returning to work today.” 50 years ago: “All of those out-of-state…
75 years ago: “Just to settle some of the weather arguments which have ranged with considerable more warmth than the weather itself has manifested, Bob Ayers, local weather observer, proclaims…
“Eddie Box Sr., traditional spiritual leader of the Southern Ute Tribe in Ignacio, stands next to a bonfire fueled by 20 pairs of skis as he leads a ceremony at…
If you’d like to learn how to make your own smoothies, health coach Tiffany Godwin will teach you how, at 6 p.m. Jan. 13, in Natural Grocers’ demonstration kitchen. With…
A great healthy tailgating snack, this recipe takes the flavors of a Buffalo wing and stuffs them into a mushroom cap.Matthew Mead/Associated Press I had roasted it on a baking…
It was after her trip to Italy that I became a huge fan of veal. Veal, of course, is notoriously bland, so what’s the appeal? I love it because it…
75 years ago: “Five arrests – made quietly during the past week – have smashed a ring of fur bootleggers in La Plata and Archuleta counties. Included in the five,…
Mercy Regional Medical Center will offer free education to people with prediabetes from 9 to 11 a.m. Friday in Suite 140 of the medical office building at Mercy. People diagnosed…
Studies examine soothing, functional benefits for elderly, cognitively disabled
