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Religion

Neuroscientist leaves lab to pursue priesthood

He hopes to help Catholics understand scientists

March 10, 2017

Southwest Life

Forecast points to a long Dolores River rafting season

McPhee managers tentatively predict 67-day whitewater release

March 10, 2017

Religion

Ecumenical Lent services to be held before Holy Week

Associated Press file Durango churches will hold Lent services in March and April, before Holy Week begins April 8. These…

March 10, 2017

Food

Sometimes, it’s okay to ‘dirty up’ your clean eating

‘Dirty’ Cauliflower.Deb Lindsey/The Washington Post. I understand why people gravitate toward the term “clean eating.” It’s an appealing way to…

March 10, 2017

Southwest Life

Santa Clara Pueblo painters focus of talk at Center of Southwest Studies

du1-i-syn The Center of Southwest Studies at Fort Lewis College will present “Three Generations of Santa Clara Pueblo Painters: Pablita,…

March 10, 2017

Food

General Mills boosts eco-friendly grain Kernza

Wild relative of wheat resists droughts, doesn’t require yearly replanting

March 9, 2017

Southwest Life

Learn how to build a rain barrel at 4CORE workshop

du1-i-syn The Four Corners Office for Resource Efficiency will host its “DIY Build a Rain Barrel” workshop from 9 a.m.…

March 9, 2017

Southwest Life

Anasazi Heritage Center features exhibit on Wetherill family

An exhibit at the Anasazi Heritage Center will focus on the family that helped pioneer archaeology in Montezuma County. “Trowels,…

March 8, 2017

Food

What to cook now: Something salty and sweet, with a little heat and meat

Coconut Rice and Thai Beef.Deb Lindsey/The Washington Post You might have enjoyed a dish like this with similar components, but…

March 8, 2017

Food

Chef Profile: Sean Clark came for the art, stayed for the food

‘I don’t know if I chose cooking, or if cooking chose me.’

March 8, 2017

Southwest Life

Users offer high praise for music studio at Mesa County library

GRAND JUNCTION (AP) – Donny Morales didn’t consider himself a regular library user. He hadn’t checked out a book in…

March 6, 2017

Food

The ‘mystery meat’ insult: It’s not just for Subway

A can of Spam is shown on a counter in North Andover, Mass. Spam is just one of the many…

March 6, 2017

Southwest Life

‘Growing Dome’ tour set for Bayfield

SHAUN STANLEY/Durango Herald -BAYFIELD, CO- 09/18/2013 – Jim Poe, a volunteer, inspects the joints of a newly constructed 22 square…

March 6, 2017

Food

Improved technology saves maple syrup producers time, energy

Tubing carries sap collected from maple trees at the University of Vermont’s Proctor Maple Research Center in Underhill, Vt. on…

March 5, 2017

Southwest Life

Navajo Reservoir now open for boating

Courtesy photo<br><br>Navajo State Park lies south of Arboles and has marinas in Colorado and New Mexico.du1-i-syn The boating season at…

March 5, 2017

Food

How to hack your Keurig machine and get a better cup of coffee

To produce the best possible cup from your Keurig machine, you must do something antithetical to the whole instant-gratification, K-Cup…

March 4, 2017

Religion

Episcopal bishop to attend first of new Lenten series at St. Mark’s

Associated Press file St. Mark’s Episcopal Church will host a study and conversation series, “Tough Texts and Talking Together,” at…

March 4, 2017

Southwest Life

San Juan Basin Archaeological Society offers talk about how Puebloans used plants

FILE – This June 22, 2016, file photo, shows the "House on Fire" ruins in Mule Canyon, near Blanding, Utah.…

March 4, 2017

Religion

Religion key to humans’ social evolution, scientist says

Muslims perform the Eid Al Fitr prayers at the Sheikh Zayed Ground Mosque in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. Researchers…

March 3, 2017

Religion

Former Philadelphia Eagles chaplain to preach Sunday at Florida Mesa Presbyterian

Associated Press file Stan Wood, internationally-recognized church consultant and former Philadelphia Eagles chaplain, will speak at the 10 a.m. service…

March 3, 2017

Religion

First United Methodist to feature new sermon series

Associated Press file A seven-week sermon series focused on the Gospel of John will start on Saturday at First United…

March 3, 2017

Food

U.S. approves 3 types of genetically engineered potatoes

This October 2016 photo supplied by Simplot Plant Sciences shows Innate Gen. 2 potatoes surviving in a field infected with…

March 3, 2017

Southwest Life

Ice age is the focus of archaeology society presentation

du1-i-syn The Hisatsinom Chapter of the Colorado Archaeology Society will hold a presentation, “The First Americans: Migration Routes and Adaptations…

March 3, 2017

Southwest Life

San Juan National Forest receives award for public service

Clay Kampf, fisheries biologist with the San Juan National Forest Service, discusses efforts to reintroduce cutthroat trout in the Hermosa…

March 2, 2017