Food Diet Pepsi drops aspartame over customer concerns NEW YORK – PepsiCo says it’s dropping aspartame from Diet Pepsi in response to customer worries and replacing it with… April 28, 2015
Food Show Mom some love with a chocolate (and beet) cake Beets add nutrition – but not flavor – to this chocolate raspberry cake.Matthew Mead/Associated Press Mom always said to eat… April 28, 2015
Food On the side Wine festival has its standouts Many of us spent the weekend sampling some of the hundreds of wines available to… April 28, 2015
Southwest Life Telluride’s outlaw spirit lives in pictures Photographer chronicles town’s quirky, rebellious characters April 25, 2015
Southwest Life Cripple Creek operators probe for gold CRIPPLE CREEK (AP) – For the first time in more than two decades, the Cripple Creek and Victor Gold Mining… April 25, 2015
Family For some, prom is more than fancy dress Students using evening to include everyone, take stand on issues April 25, 2015
Religion Religion Briefs Zen teacher to lead retreat in Durango Fu Schroeder, an abbess at the San Francisco Zen Center, will lead a… April 24, 2015
Food Feeling peckish for pesto? Don’t limit yourself to basil! Food Network star Melissa d’Arabian uses almost any herbs or greens to make delicious, versatile pestos such as this one… April 21, 2015
Food Make cocktail bitters at home in 30 minutes Making your own bitters doesn’t have to be a fussy, complicated process.Matthew Mead/Associated Press Feeling bitter? Get in line. These… April 21, 2015
Food A warm chicken curry for a cool, wet spring evening Buttery roasted potatoes round out this chicken curry.Matthew Mead/Associated Press A warm curry for a cool spring evening? Sounds about… April 21, 2015
Food Organic sales increase despite high prices Consumer interest in the organic label continues to grow – U.S. sales of organic products increased 11 percent last year,… April 21, 2015
Food On the side Experience a weekend of wine in Durango One of the best street parties in town will return this week, with… April 21, 2015
Family Friend’s fear of toxins may be hazardous to her health BONIOR Q: A friend of mine is paranoid about health and environmental stuff. She is constantly worried about exposure to… April 18, 2015
Family For American moms, it’s all about timing Study: Mothers tend to space pregnancies 2½ years apart April 18, 2015
Religion Religion Briefs Har Shalom rabbi to be honored Rabbi Eliot Baskin will be honored for his service to Hillel of Colorado at… April 17, 2015
Religion Immigrants resurrect parish in Santa Fe Church bucks trend of Catholic-to-Protestant conversions April 17, 2015
Food ‘New wave’ of GMOs includes purple tomatoes, healthier oils Critics call for skepticism, regulation April 13, 2015
Food Maryland’s crab may be fraud WASHINGTON – April 1, also known as April Fools’ Day, marks the beginning of the blue crab harvest in Maryland,… April 13, 2015