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How a sacred emblem became New Mexico’s state symbol

New exhibit explores appropriation of the zia

March 3, 2019

Southwest Life

Logging, thinning plan for Dolores District is released

Project boosts forest health and economy, officials say

March 3, 2019

Southwest Life

Volunteers sought for Colorado Trail crew

The Colorado Trail Foundation is asking people to join its volunteer trail crews to help improve and preserve the Colorado…

March 2, 2019

Southwest Life

Archaeology society to host talk about prehistoric use of wood fuel in Four Corners

The Hisatsinom Chapter of the Colorado Archaeology Society will host Kate Magargal at 7 p.m. Tuesday at the Methodist Church,…

March 1, 2019

Religion

In Denver, Methodist churches question their futures after LGBTQ ban

Adama Brown-Hathasway, left, The Rev. Dr. Jay Williams, both from Boston, and Ric Holladay of Kentucky join in prayer during…

February 28, 2019

Southwest Life

Wildlife managers track eagles’ movements in Southwest Colorado

Transmitters provide illuminating insights into birds’ behaviors, migration habits

February 28, 2019

Religion

United Methodist delegates reject recognizing gay marriage

Vote may cause defections

February 27, 2019

Southwest Life

Proposal seeks memorial for U.S. Civil War site in New Mexico

A makeshift memorial to Hispanic Civil War Union soldiers who fought in the Battle of Glorieta Pass in Northern New…

February 27, 2019

Southwest Life

Heart Safe La Plata to offer CPR and first aid classes

Local nonprofit Heart Safe La Plata will offer basic first-aid and CPR trainings in March at Durango Fire and Rescue…

February 27, 2019

Food

Durango gym owner distills years of fitness experience into “Wellness Toolbox”

Don Roberts’ fitness and nutrition book a guide to making healthier choices

February 27, 2019

Food

‘Ugly produce’ trend may have limits, as grocers end tests

URBANDALE, Iowa – Is the “ugly produce” trend already reaching the end of its shelf life in supermarkets? Walmart and…

February 26, 2019

Religion

Australian Cardinal George Pell convicted of sexually assaulting two choirboys

Cardinal George Pell arrives at the County Court in Melbourne, Australia, on Tuesday, Feb. 26, 2019. The most senior Catholic…

February 25, 2019

Religion

Analysis: Pope’s sex abuse summit: What it did and didn’t do

Pope Francis celebrated a final Mass to conclude his extraordinary summit of Catholic leaders summoned to Rome for a tutorial…

February 25, 2019

Food

For more streamlined chicken enchiladas, use a slow cooker

This recipe for Chicken Enchiladas appears in the cookbook “The Complete Slow Cooker” by America’s Test Kitchen.Daniel J. van Ackere/America’s…

February 25, 2019

Southwest Life

Free lecture to explore the hidden power of soil

The Life-long Learning Free Lecture Series will present “The Hidden Power of Living Soil” by Tom Bartels at 7 p.m.…

February 25, 2019

Food

America is hung up on bowl culture. What if you like to eat from a plate?

I love bowls. I own a lot of them – from pinch bowls that hold little more than a soupcon…

February 24, 2019

Food

‘Irish Car Bomb’ firkin to return Friday at Steamworks

du1-i-syn Herald Staff Report Steamworks Brewing Co. plans to continue its ongoing Firkin Fridays series by reprising the tapping of…

February 24, 2019

Southwest Life

Travelers can visit Green Book locations in New Mexico

ALBUQUERQUE – The Oscar-nominated interracial road-trip movie “Green Book” has spurred interest in the real guidebook that helped black travelers…

February 24, 2019

Southwest Life

Neutrons used to examine priceless Harvard gold specimen

A team of scientists used neutrons from a particle accelerator at Los Alamos National Laboratory in New Mexico to learn…

February 24, 2019

Religion

United Methodists confront possible split over LGBT issues

Bishop Karen Oliveto in the sanctuary of a United Methodist Church near her office in Highlands Ranch. She was elected…

February 23, 2019

Southwest Life

Montezuma County braces for Sand Canyon parking problems

Winter’s snowpack likely will bring an extended mud season, and that could mean a problematic influx of visitors to the…

February 23, 2019

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Program using storytelling events to save Navajo language

GALLUP, N.M. – A group of Navajo Nation elders is using traditional storytelling to try to pass down their native…

February 22, 2019

Southwest Life

Colorado Native Plant Society to host talk by environmental biologist

The Colorado Native Plant Society will host a lecture by environmental biologist Michael Remke from 6:30 to 8 p.m. Tuesday…

February 22, 2019

Religion

A global look at the Catholic Church’s sex abuse problem

VATICAN CITY – Pope Francis’ high-stakes sex abuse prevention summit is meant to call attention to the crisis as a…

February 21, 2019