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First United Methodist Church to hold potluck

The First United Methodist Church, 2917 Aspen Drive, will hold its Connect BBQ Potluck on Saturday after its 5:30 p.m. service. The Connect Team and Children & Family Ministry wil...

DATE: Sep 21, 2018 | CATEGORY: Religion

Pope’s popularity is plummeting in the U.S. after sexual abuse scandals

Pope Francis’s once-overwhelming popularity in the U.S. has taken a major hit since a new report on sexual abuse was released in August, according to two new polls. A Gallup poll ...

DATE: Sep 20, 2018 | CATEGORY: Religion

Crispy, convenient taquitos

I knew and loved taquitos long before I tried one from 7-Eleven, where they rotate along with the hot dogs (and plenty of grease) on that roller grill. At the Tex-Mex restaurants of my youth...

DATE: Sep 20, 2018 | CATEGORY: Food

Fishmonger offers lobsters some herb before the butter

Maine lobster pound blows marijuana smoke on crustaceans

DATE: Sep 19, 2018 | CATEGORY: Food

New firewood harvest area open to the public

The Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison National Forests’ Norwood Ranger District has opened a firewood harvest area on the Uncompahgre National Forest’s Plateau Division. The fe...

DATE: Sep 19, 2018 | CATEGORY: Southwest Life

‘Taco ‘Bout Organics’ class offered at Natural Grocers

Herald Staff Report “Let’s Taco ‘Bout Organics!” is a class that showcases the benefits of eating organically. The class, taught by Lee Hayes, will be offered from 6 t...

DATE: Sep 19, 2018 | CATEGORY: Food

Container of Food chef Jeremy Storm connects food to place

Jeremy Storm puts considerable thought into food at Ska Brewing

DATE: Sep 19, 2018 | CATEGORY: Food

Former Colorado nuke site opens to public as wildlife refuge

DENVER – Cyclists and hikers explored a newly opened wildlife refuge at the site of a former nuclear weapons plant in Colorado on Saturday, while a protester in a gas mask brought signs warn...

DATE: Sep 17, 2018 | CATEGORY: Southwest Life

Report links half of Dutch cardinals and bishops to abuse

THE HAGUE, Netherlands – A media report linking half of the cardinals and bishops who served in the Netherlands between 1945 and 2010 to abuse cases has drawn the country’s Catholic Church i...

DATE: Sep 17, 2018 | CATEGORY: Religion

Dalai Lama meets alleged victims of abuse by Buddhist gurus

ROTTERDAM, Netherlands – Four people who say Tibetan Buddhist teachers abused them physically or psychologically presented the Dalai Lama with written accounts from 12 alleged victims and ap...

DATE: Sep 17, 2018 | CATEGORY: Religion

Lecture to address origins of Chapin Mesa Archaeological Museum

Tara Travis, supervisory museum curator at Mesa Verde National Park, will present “The Origins of the Chapin Mesa Archaeological Museum” at 7 p.m. Sept. 21 at the museum. The prog...

DATE: Sep 17, 2018 | CATEGORY: Southwest Life

The sweet secret of spiced-pear muffins

Lately I’ve been playing around with date sugar in my kitchen, and I’ve become increasingly sold on it as an alternative sweetener. Date sugar is not a true sugar; it is a natural...

DATE: Sep 16, 2018 | CATEGORY: Food