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Steamworks to tap Snickerdoodle firkin during Snowdown

Herald Staff Report Steamworks Brewing Co. plans to continue its ongoing Firkin Fridays series by tapping a “Snickerdoode” firkin at 3 p.m. Friday at its downtown brewpub and Purg...

DATE: Jan 27, 2019 | CATEGORY: Food

Why victims of Catholic priests need to hear more than confessions

Pope Francis has criticized U.S. Catholic bishops for how they handled the pervasive sexual abuse of children by predatory priests. He even called for a new management method and mindset in ...

DATE: Jan 26, 2019 | CATEGORY: Religion

Built as a home, the Gable House served as a hospital for decades

You cannot walk by the bed and breakfast inn at the corner of East Fifth Avenue and Eighth Street without being struck by its quiet, stately presence on the tree-lined street. The Gable Hous...

DATE: Jan 26, 2019 | CATEGORY: Southwest Life

This sunny citrus salad will brighten a winter’s day

If you can’t escape to a place with warmer weather this winter, at least you can bring some sunny brightness and tropical flavor to your plate with this lovely salad. It revolves ...

DATE: Jan 25, 2019 | CATEGORY: Food

Slime has officially reached the “edible” stage of the YouTube trend cycle

Probably because I am not a 7-year-old, I did not initially understand the appeal of slime. The stuff is everywhere now, oozing out of all corners of the internet. I’m told by fri...

DATE: Jan 24, 2019 | CATEGORY: Food

Federal shutdown not affecting Spring Creek Basin wild horses

Herd is self-sufficient, volunteer says

DATE: Jan 24, 2019 | CATEGORY: Southwest Life

Escaping the sugar trap

Balanced diet can break addiction to carbs, boost energy levels

DATE: Jan 24, 2019 | CATEGORY: Southwest Life

Cortez adds old courthouse to historic register

Both 1937 structure and 1960 addition considered historic

DATE: Jan 23, 2019 | CATEGORY: Southwest Life

A family menu built on appreciation, not appropriation

Context is key when it comes to culturally sensitive meals

DATE: Jan 22, 2019 | CATEGORY: Food

Lure your taste buds by adding seared tuna to salad

It would not be wrong to call this dish a salad; it does involve a pile of fresh greens, after all. But that descriptor doesn’t let on to how hearty, warm and satisfying a plate this is. ...

DATE: Jan 21, 2019 | CATEGORY: Food

Lecture to address the peopling of the Americas

Bruce Bradley will give a lecture, “AUKward Proposal: Evidence of a Trans-Atlantic Contribution to the Ice Age Peopling of the Americas,” at 7 p.m. Feb. 4 in Room 130 of Noble Hall at Fort L...

DATE: Jan 21, 2019 | CATEGORY: Southwest Life

U.S. restaurant prices jump the most since 2011

It’s getting more expensive to eat out. Full-service restaurants, facing higher labor and food costs, raised prices the most in more than seven years in December, a Labor Departme...

DATE: Jan 20, 2019 | CATEGORY: Food