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Review: Book looks at costs of pork production

The Chain: Farm, Factory, and the Fate of Our Food (Harper), by Ted Genoways When the recession took hold six years ago and consumers stopped eating high on the hog, the giant mea...

DATE: Oct 15, 2014 | CATEGORY: Books

Robinson, Chast among book award finalists

NEW YORK – Novelist Marilynne Robinson, cartoonist Roz Chast and former U.S. poet laureate Louise Gluck are among this year’s finalists for the National Book Awards. Robinson was ...

DATE: Oct 15, 2014 | CATEGORY: Books

Leonard Cohen at 80: Still on top of his game

Leonard Cohen, “Popular Problems” (Columbia Records) There’s no reason, of course, why an artist should slow down at 80. If the mind is still sharp – and, as in Leonard Cohen’s ca...

DATE: Oct 14, 2014 | CATEGORY: Books

Panel zeroes in on restorative justice

This year’s Common Reading Experience, which is focused on Sister Helen Prejean’s book Dead Man Walking, will examine the issue of the death penalty through the lens of photography, theater,...

DATE: Oct 13, 2014 | CATEGORY: Books

Common reading and community dialogue

Annual program puts ‘Dead Man Walking’ in the spotlight

DATE: Oct 13, 2014 | CATEGORY: Books

Book Review: Couple finds a lost spark in Brightwell

Murder at the Brightwell (Minotaur), by Ashley Weaver At the heart of this light, energetic tale of a group of wealthy eccentrics on holiday at a seaside resort in England emerges...

DATE: Oct 13, 2014 | CATEGORY: Books

Isaacson’s new book tells of digital revolution

NEW YORK – Walter Isaacson has a different way of looking at history. Mention the second half of 1969 and he won’t talk about Woodstock or the moon landing but the development of ...

DATE: Oct 10, 2014 | CATEGORY: Books

His namesake had a terrible, horrible day, but Alexander Viorst is doing just fine

WASHINGTON — Of all the great characters in children’s literature, only a select few achieve such fame that, like Madonna, they need only a first name: Eloise, Madeline, Ramona — and of cour...

DATE: Oct 10, 2014 | CATEGORY: Books

Modiano wins Nobel for works about Nazi occupation

STOCKHOLM – Patrick Modiano of France, who has made a lifelong study of the Nazi occupation and its effects on his country, won the 2014 Nobel Prize in literature Thursday for what one acade...

DATE: Oct 9, 2014 | CATEGORY: Books

Bets are on for literature Nobel winner

STOCKHOLM – Betting on French novelist Patrick Modiano to win the Nobel Prize in literature has surged before the award’s announcement on Thursday. Modiano, author of Missing Per...

DATE: Oct 8, 2014 | CATEGORY: Books

10 life-changing powers and a path to peace

Local author pens uplifting new book

DATE: Oct 6, 2014 | CATEGORY: Books

Book review: Wry humor permeates A Demon Summer

A Demon Summer (Minotaur), by G.M. Malliet G.M. Malliet continues to update the traditional British village mystery in her highly entertaining A Demon Summer. While the village of...

DATE: Oct 6, 2014 | CATEGORY: Books

Photos: Thousands take to the streets for ‘No Kings’ march and rally in Durango

Photos: Navajo Trail OpenFriday was the first day of the Navajo Trail Open at Hillcrest Golf Club

Friday was the first day of the Navajo Trail Open at Hillcrest Golf Club

Photos: Durango Fire Protection District opens Station 2

Photos: Hundreds gather to honor fallen Bloomfield Police officer Timothy OntiverosA solemn procession stretched for blocks Monday morning along West Apache Street in Farmington – a display of unity, grief and honor for Bloomfield Police Officer Timothy Ontiveros, 32.About 7 a.m., a large contingent of law enforcement, motorcyclists, friends and grieving family prepared to embark on the motorcade to the 9 a.m. service at the Bloomfield High School football stadium to celebrate the life of the officer.