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Prominent Baptist leader removed as head of Texas seminary

FORT WORTH, Texas – A former head of the Southern Baptist Convention was removed Wednesday as president of a Texas…

May 24, 2018

Religion

A look at the Muslim fasting month of Ramadan

People walk in the historic Sultanahmet district of Istanbul on May 16 on the first day of the fasting month…

May 23, 2018

Food

Farmers Market Profile: Schwebach’s Cedar Hill Farm brings produce from down south

For Michael and Diane Schwebach, the owners of Schwebach’s Cedar Hill Farm, farming has long been a family business. Before,…

May 23, 2018

Food

Joshua Arnold carries on family’s vinting legacy

Wines of the San Juan’s cabernet sauvignon wins international Double Gold

May 22, 2018

Religion

LGBT community cheers pope’s ‘God made you like this’ remark

Pope Francis asperges holy water as he celebrates a Pentecost mass in St. Peter’s Basilica, at the Vatican on Sunday.Gregorio…

May 21, 2018

Southwest Life

Mancos gallery to host ‘NavaHopi’ live art

Kachina doll carving, pottery will be featured

May 21, 2018

Southwest Life

La Plata County designated as primary natural disaster area

The U.S. Department of Agriculture recently announced that it has designated La Plata, Montezuma and Dolores counties as primary natural…

May 21, 2018

Southwest Life

Seedlings heal burn scar left by Missionary Ridge Fire

Project this fall will plant more than 180,000 trees

May 20, 2018

Religion

Community invited to pray for La Plata County

Associated Press file The community is invited to attend an evening of prayer and worship from 6:30 to 8 p.m.…

May 20, 2018

Food

Is homegrown food safer? Only if gardeners take precautions

Food safety often is cited as the primary reason why people grow their own edibles, but that’s frequently an illusion.…

May 19, 2018

Southwest Life

Native American female entrepreneur launches Grand Canyon rafting company

Patricia Cesspooch, a member of the Hualapai Tribe, and her partner, Rickey Massey, started Grand Canyon 9 Rapids, an independent…

May 19, 2018

Religion

Diverging values lead to Mormon retreat from Boy Scouts

SALT LAKE CITY – For more than a century, the Boy Scouts of America and the Mormon church formed an…

May 19, 2018

Southwest Life

Animas Valley Grange to discuss old apples

Animas Valley Grange, 7271 County Road 203.Jerry McBride/Durango Herald file A free talk, titled “Old Colorado Apples,” will be offered…

May 18, 2018

Religion

After biggest gaffe, pope demands accountability for sex abuse

Pope Francis, center, poses for a picture with Chilean Bishops during a meeting at the Vatican. The Bishops announced Friday…

May 18, 2018

Lifestyle

Thank You Letters

Friends of the Arts thankful for meeting Durango Friends of the Arts would like to thank Alison Dance, owner of…

May 18, 2018

Southwest Life

As wildfire danger looms, Arizona forests close

The Kaibab National Forest with Bill Williams Mountain, background, in Williams, Ariz.Dyan Bone/U.S. Forest Service via AP file PHOENIX –…

May 18, 2018

Food

Every steak needs a good sauce – even a cauliflower steak

Crispy Cauliflower Steaks With Ginger Scallion Sauce.Deb Lindsey/Washington Post The last time I made cauliflower “steaks,” I was playing with…

May 18, 2018

Food

U.N. health agency aims to wipe out trans fats worldwide

A Milky-Way candy bar is deep-fried in oil free of trans fats at a food booth at the Indiana State…

May 17, 2018

Southwest Life

Bill seeks park status for New Mexico’s stunning white dunes

Supporters seek economic benefit from increased visitation

May 16, 2018

Religion

More Chilean sex abuse victims speak up during pope summit

Juan Barros, Bishop of Osornos, smiles as he leaves the altar at the end of a Mass celebrated by Pope…

May 16, 2018

Food

Taste of Durango to kick off summer festival season

This year’s party should have shorter lines, less rowdiness

May 16, 2018

Southwest Life

Fort Collins vet treats dogs, exotic animals with stem cells

FORT COLLINS – Tootle used to hate going to the vet. The purebred dachshund didn’t like the humans poking and…

May 15, 2018

Food

How many calories are in that pizza? Chain restaurants now have to tell you

Scott Gottlieb, commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration listens during a House Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee hearing in Washington,…

May 14, 2018

Food

Ska to debut Barrel-Aged Beers with Whiskey Sour

Ska Brewing Co. will debut Aged Beers Series on Friday with its Whiskey Sour ale.Courtesy of Ska Brewing Co. Ska…

May 13, 2018