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Sanctions, sex abuse and silence: A primer on the pope saga

VATICAN CITY – Two weeks after Pope Francis’ papacy was thrown into crisis by accusations that he covered-up sexual misconduct by ex-Cardinal Theodore McCarrick, Francis has refused to respo...

DATE: Sep 10, 2018 | CATEGORY: Religion

New sugar label rules about maple syrup, honey coming soon

PORTLAND, Maine – The U.S. Food and Drug Administration says new guidance about added sugars that will provide an alternate labeling option for pure maple syrup and honey will be released ne...

DATE: Sep 10, 2018 | CATEGORY: Food

Add flavor and save money by infusing your own vinegar, booze and more

Laugh if you must, but one of my fondest memories of my honeymoon is visiting an olive oil and vinegar shop and tasting as many flavors as I wanted. This was about a decade ago, before I rea...

DATE: Sep 9, 2018 | CATEGORY: Food

Western Colorado telescope joins Air Force network

GRAND JUNCTION (AP) – If a satellite, an asteroid or an old, dead rocket hurtles toward Earth, a telescope installed on Purdy Mesa is ready to help detect it and alert officials from around ...

DATE: Sep 9, 2018 | CATEGORY: Southwest Life

Four Corners lectures continue Wednesday

San Juan Basin Archaeological Society, as part of the Four Corners Lecture Series, will hold a meeting at 7 p.m. Wednesday in the Center of Southwest Studies at Fort Lewis College, 1000 Rim ...

DATE: Sep 9, 2018 | CATEGORY: Southwest Life

For 15 years, my dog, Finn, was a beloved companion, hiking partner

It has been enough time now that I can finally write this column without choking up. These are some of the hardest words I’ve ever written. Tears have clouded my vision but not m...

DATE: Sep 8, 2018 | CATEGORY: Southwest Life

Civil rights legend James Meredith says he’s on a mission from God

James Meredith confronting society’s ‘breakdown of moral character’

DATE: Sep 8, 2018 | CATEGORY: Religion

Input sought for pipeline drilling east of Bayfield

San Juan National Forest announces that Petrox Resources has proposed the development of existing Fruitland coal-bed natural-gas leases east of Bayfield on San Juan National Forest land in t...

DATE: Sep 8, 2018 | CATEGORY: Southwest Life

Nebraska Catholic diocese rocked by old abuse allegations

LINCOLN, Neb. – For more than a decade, a conservative Catholic diocese in Nebraska was the only church in the U.S. that refused to participate in annual reviews of sexual misconduct that we...

DATE: Sep 7, 2018 | CATEGORY: Religion

Honoring Olga Little on the summit of her mountain

When I first moved here, I would go to the top floor of First National Bank of Durango and look at the Olga Little display consisting of her large mineral collection, photos of her and her b...

DATE: Sep 7, 2018 | CATEGORY: Southwest Life

Woman suing over rape by Mormon leader speaks at his church

SALT LAKE CITY – A woman who sued a former Mormon missionary leader claiming that he raped her in the 1980s went to his church in Arizona on Sunday and told his congregation that church lead...

DATE: Sep 6, 2018 | CATEGORY: Religion

A blueberry tart that simply works, so you don’t have to

Before our annual circuit around the sun forces us to kiss off the blueberry season, I urge one and all to try this blueberry tart. Super-tasty and much simpler to make than the standard rec...

DATE: Sep 5, 2018 | CATEGORY: Food