Health
What would it be like to regain lost body feelings?
Experimentation with electricity on spinal cord gives hope to these guys who are paralyzed
Southwest Lifestyle
Health
Heart attack or indigestion? This test will tell you
A large study in Sweden found that the blood test plus the usual electrocardiogram of the heartbeat were 99 percent accurate at showing which patients could safely be sent home…
Family
How far should you go to live your dream?
Family’s around-the-world sailing trip with baby spurs debate
Southwest Life
When 89-year-old woman dies, so will Navajo presence at Wupatki
Slowly, the Navajo families left Wupatki National Monument, too, either voluntarily or under pressure by the National Park Service, which sought to eliminate private use of the public land it…
And the West is History
And the West is History
“Magnetic Resonance Spectrometer as a Test Instrument, exhibited by Paul Gemmill of Smiley Junior High School, won first place in the ninth grade’s exhibits and grand prize in junior high…
Religion
This ‘tomboy’ didn’t act enough like a girl
Christian school told second-grader she needed to change her behavior or leave
Religion
Religion Briefs
Local churches will hold special services for Holy Week, which begins with Palm Sunday. A second schedule with special services on Easter Vigil Saturday and Easter will appear April 19.…
And the West is History
And the West is History
75 years ago: An advertisement for Erwin F. Burnett, optometrist, located in the Graden Building, read: “Mental Meanderings of Erwin Burnett. Hermosa District Animas Valley Attention. I have turned loose…
And the West is History
And the West is History
“Nothing but a few portions of the front remained of the Morford Bros. roller rink on 32nd Street, after a March 1964 fire which destroyed the building and threatened adjacent…
Food
With just a dash, cocktail bitters are booming
Essential ingredient turns a typical drink into something special
Food
A healthy version of the not-very-healthy Scotch egg
Coated in sausage and deep-fried, a classic Scotch Egg is a ticking calorie bomb, but this baked version cuts out some of the fat.Matthew Mead/Associated Press For anyone not familiar…
Food
Like magic, egg whites make a filling omelet
Almost any leftover veggies are a great addition to a Greek-style souffled omelet.Matthew Mead/Associated Press The magic is built into the whites of the egg. A three-egg omelet made the…
Food
Starbucks listened to you, brings back cake slices
The Seattle-based coffee company says it will start bringing back its cake slices in response to customer feedback. The company had been getting rid of the slices that came in…
And the West is History
And the West is History
75 years ago: “Bowlers representing the Durango Lions Club team really turned on the heat in taking three straight games from the American Legion. The Lions compiled a 2509 total…
Health
Health Briefs
Mercy Regional Medical Center invites the public to join fellowship-trained spine surgeon Douglas Orndorff for “Neck Pain Explained: Causes, Treatments, and Innovative Procedures,” a free community presentation at 5:30 p.m.…
Health
For obese diabetics, surgery may be your savior
But keep in mind: Company manufacturing the equipment used had sponsored this study
And the West is History
And the West is History
75 years ago: “Gay Easter bunnies, fluffy yellow chicks and a multitude of brightly colored eggs lent fun and novelty to the birthday party of Barbara Jean Allen, daughter of…
Travel
Vegas wheel spins to record
Van Kim, an airline call center employee from Phoenix, declared the experience “unanimously awesome.” Kim stood in line for six hours to be in the first gondola to complete the…
Family
Matchmaker U: Colleges try to engage married alums
Miami University/Associated Press<br><br>An unidentified couple were among hundreds who returned to Miami University to celebrate their Miami Merger in Oxford, Ohio. The university, which courts its married alums with valentine…
And the West is History
And the West is History
“A dowdy country cousin, the battered red freight car stuck out on the D & RGW Silverton like a sore thumb on the few occasions it was part of the…
And the West is History
And the West is History
75 years ago: “No candidates for city councilmen received a majority of the 1,319 votes cast, as required by the city charter. Another election will have to be held in…
Religion
A new, yet old way of raising money
Franciscans turn to Kickstarter to save 800-year-old church