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Feeling guilty about drinking? Well, ask the saints

Each year the holidays bring with them an increase in the consumption of alcohol and concern about drinking’s harmful effects. Alcohol abuse is no laughing matter, but is it sinfu...

DATE: Nov 30, 2018 | CATEGORY: Religion

Alaska land act could determine fate of Village at Wolf Creek

Does law about access to inholdings apply to cases in the Lower 48?

DATE: Nov 29, 2018 | CATEGORY: Southwest Life

200 years of ‘Silent Night’: Singers mark carol’s birthday

NEW YORK – One of the most famous songs of Christmas was celebrated Tuesday as it approaches its 200th anniversary, with a concert at the New York City church where “Silent Night” is believe...

DATE: Nov 28, 2018 | CATEGORY: Religion

Make a sweet bread that requires you eat it with your hands

Monkey bread is a knotty-looking loaf of sweet bread made from balls of dough coated with cinnamon, sugar and melted butter. It’s traditionally served warm so that the sticky baked pieces ca...

DATE: Nov 28, 2018 | CATEGORY: Food

Global Catholic nuns urge reporting of sex abuse to police

ROME – The Catholic Church’s global organization of nuns has denounced the “culture of silence and secrecy” surrounding sexual abuse in the church and is urging sisters who have been abused ...

DATE: Nov 26, 2018 | CATEGORY: Religion

Ska to launch Moral Panic on Friday

Herald Staff Report Ska Brewing Co. plans to debut its Moral Panic Brut IPA in cans Friday at the brewery’s world headquarters at 225 Girard St. in Durango. Brut IPA is...

DATE: Nov 26, 2018 | CATEGORY: Food

Steamworks to tap Mucho Macho firkin Dec. 7

Herald Staff Report Steamworks Brewing Co. plans to continue its ongoing Firkin Fridays series by tapping its “Mucho Macho” firkin at 3 p.m. Dec. 7. The firkin is a ras...

DATE: Nov 25, 2018 | CATEGORY: Food

Ouray Wine, Chocolate & Cheese Festival to celebrate 10th year

Herald Staff Report Ouray’s Wine, Chocolate and Cheese Festival is celebrating its 10th consecutive year with a five-course wine dinner Dec. 7, followed by the festival itself Dec...

DATE: Nov 25, 2018 | CATEGORY: Food

Healthy food options in Gem Village, one night a week

Area chefs team up to offer Tuesday night take-home service

DATE: Nov 25, 2018 | CATEGORY: Food

As Blue Mesa Reservoir dries out, a forgotten small town re-emerges

A small, abandoned town in Colorado is having an Atlantis moment. Iola had been deep underwater since the 1960s, when the Blue Mesa Dam and Reservoir were first built and filled. ...

DATE: Nov 25, 2018 | CATEGORY: Southwest Life

Presence and role of chaplains expanding across U.S.

More and more institutions across the United States are hiring chaplains and other spiritual care providers. Some are places that have long employed chaplains, but others may come as a surpr...

DATE: Nov 25, 2018 | CATEGORY: Religion