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Colorado Parks and Wildlife seeks comments on big-game management plans

Colorado Parks and Wildlife is seeking public comments about proposed big-game management plans for the San Juan mule deer herd…

December 4, 2019

The new Twinkies cereal tastes like a spoonful of sugary nostalgia – and never gets soggy

The new Twinkies cereal tastes like a spoonful of sugary nostalgia – and never gets soggy.Courtesy of Post/Hostess In the…

Local churches to hold Advent services

These ecumenical Advent services will be held in Durango: 6 p.m. Dec. 11: Ecumenical worship at First United Methodist Church,…

Utah banning ‘conversion therapy’ with Mormon church backing

The angel Moroni statue, silhouetted against the sky, sits atop the Salt Lake Temple at Temple Square in Salt Lake…

Celebrity chef Gary Rhodes dies at 59 with wife by his side

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates – Celebrity chef Gary Rhodes, who helped transform the stodgy reputation of British food, has died…

The best butterscotch, mint and peanut butter baking chips for when you need a chocolate alternative

The best butterscotch, mint and peanut butter baking chips for when you need a chocolate alternative.Stacy Zarin Goldberg/Washington Post Chocolate…

December 1, 2019

Southwest Colorado’s arborglyphs: Here yesterday, gone today

Historic aspen tree carvings are disappearing

December 1, 2019

Rabbi touts giving as way to counteract religious hatred

NEW YORK – At a time when anti-Semitic incidents are on the rise worldwide, schools should take steps to teach…

November 30, 2019

San Juan County Extension to hold hay and forage growers workshop

The San Juan County Extension Office will hold a hay and forage growers workshop from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.…

November 29, 2019

As Forest Service budget shrinks, Durango nonprofit steps up

San Juan Mountains Association creates fund for work in wilderness

November 28, 2019

Mesa Verde to offer free admission on five days in 2020

The National Park Service has announced the entrance fee-free days for 2020. On these days, the public is invited to…

November 28, 2019

Organizations partner to preserve the Western Colorado Experience

Four Western Slope land trust organizations have formed an alliance to help preserve western Coloradoâ€™s natural resources and open space.…

November 27, 2019

What does Thanksgiving really mean?

‘Colonization dehumanizes both the colonized and the colonizer’

November 27, 2019

Pagosa Ranger District seasonal road closures to begin Sunday

The Pagosa Ranger District will temporarily close these San Juan National Forest roads to wheeled motorized vehicles starting Monday, Dec.…

November 26, 2019

Pope visits Jesuit Japan community that could have been his

Pope Francis gives a speech at Sophia University in Tokyo Tuesday, Nov. 26, 2019.Kim Hong-ji/Pool Photo via AP TOKYO –…

November 26, 2019

Yogurt sales sour as U.S. breakfast culture changes

Despite shelves full of new varieties, from Icelandic to Australian to coconut-based, U.S. yogurt sales are in a multiyear slump.…

November 25, 2019

These warm, fluffy pull-apart dinner rolls are bliss to eat and a cinch to make

Pillowy Pull-Apart Dinner Rolls.Tom McCorkle/Washington Post I don’t have many fond memories of school cafeteria lunches. There are two main…

November 24, 2019

Adults trying to understand dyslexia get a taste of the frustration, exasperation

Founder of private school recommends universal screening

November 24, 2019

Colorado Court of Appeals rules for uranium mine cleanup

Decision may affect other ‘zombie mines’ in Western Colorado

November 23, 2019

Native American shield returned to New Mexico from France

‘Our prayers have been answered,’ Acoma leader says

November 23, 2019

Mister Rogers’ faith shaped his idea of children’s television

Fred Rogers tapes a segment of his television program, “Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood,” on June 28, 1989, in Pittsburgh.Associated Press file…

November 23, 2019