Southwest Lifestyle
Food
Study finds food industry cuts 6.4 trillion calories
The study sponsored by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation found that between 2007 and 2012, the food industry cut an estimated total of 6.4 trillion calories from their products. Seventy-eight…
Health
Positive thinking can enhance migraine drug’s effectiveness
Boston researchers recruited 66 migraine patients in an attempt to quantify how much of their pain relief came from a medication and how much was attributable to what’s called the…
Health
Most young teens do not exercise every day
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says only 1 in 4 kids ages 12 to 15 get an hour or more of moderate to vigorous activity every day.Associated Press…
Southwest Life
At former Colorado Springs hospital, the walls do talk
Thousands of notes to God, surgeons and dead family members, scribbled on scraps of paper and then slid into the cracks between century-old red bricks, tell the tales of tragedy…
Family
Shotgun weddings are fading as cohabitation on the rise
CORRECTS LOCATION TO AUSTIN, TEXAS – This photo taken Dec. 20, 2013 shows Amanda Leigh Pulte, left, and Matthew Gage, right, posing with their daughter Zoey at their home in…
And the West is History
And the West is History
75 years ago: “Ten years ago Guy Shepard and Graden Weinland took over a two-third interest in the Channell Motor Company, with J. P. Channell retaining the remaining interest. Today…
And the West is History
And the West is History
50 years ago: “Damage was estimated at $7,500 after a butane stove exploded and fire destroyed the home of Gene Folsom six miles east of Durango on Florida Road. Folsom…
Religion
Religion Briefs
VATICAN CITY – Pope Francis offered another gesture to Catholics who are estranged from the church, saying this week he respects them but God is waiting for them. He made…
Religion
Pope Francis to travel to Holy Land in May
Pope Francis kisses a child as he arrives for his weekly general audience Wednesday in St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican. Francis, an Argentine Jesuit, will be the fourth pope…
And the West is History
And the West is History
75 years ago: “H.H. Jeffrey is now back on the job at his jewelry store after a vacation of 10 days which he and Mrs. Jeffrey spent in California. They…
Food
Healthy baked haddock that doesn’t taste healthy
How you dress it can make the difference between delicious baked haddock or fish that is tasteless and dry.Matthew Mead/Associated Press What isn’t always quite so clear is how to…
Food
A healthy chicken soup with Chinese influences
The fragrant broth in this recipe for Chinese Chicken and Vegetable Soup is a Chinese take on a Jewish chicken soup that is touted for its healing effects.Matthew Mead/Associated Press…
Food
When in Sicily, the sublime ice cream rules
Voglia Matta, a corner mom-and-pop shop in Syracuse, Sicily, offers almost 60 different flavors of dense, colorful ice cream made fresh daily on the premises.Andrea DiStefano/Associated Press If you visit…
And the West is History
And the West is History
75 years ago: “As an outgrowth of the peace officers training school held in Durango, an organization was formed to be known as the San Juan Peace Officers Association. The…
And the West is History
And the West is History
75 years ago: “Member of the Durango Rotary Club will see and hear a Thompson sub-machine gun actually fired in the Gold Room of the Strater Hotel. A large glass…
Health
Making raped teenagers relive their trauma works
Therapy effective for veterans helps sexual abuse victims
Health
Vitamin E may slow Alzheimer’s progression
Breakthrough is still not a cure, study authors say
Health
Raising your car crash risk: Dialing, texting will do it
Study: Talking on phone not a hazard, though
Travel
Seattle museum celebrates the silver ball
Couple shares pinball machines from 1960s to modern day
Travel
Southwest Airlines ranks last in on-time performance
The Dallas-based airline, the dominant carrier at Chicago’s Midway airport, placed at the bottom of monthly on-time statistics reported to the Department of Transportation for two consecutive months. It’s the…
Family
Tot fights sleep? Body clock may be to blame
Study finds bedtime may not match kids’ circadian rhythm