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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

2nd Deli & Spirits owners wanted proper Italian sub, so they opened a restaurant

New downtown deli hopes to satisfy both diners and drinkers

DATE: Sep 4, 2018 | CATEGORY: Food

Farmers Market Profile: Brown’s Country Store keeps family-run businesses in style

Husband and wife enjoy interacting with customers in store

DATE: Sep 4, 2018 | CATEGORY: Food

Food safety trainings offered in September

The Colorado State University Extension Office will sponsor National Restaurant Association “ServSafe” food safety trainings in September at La Plata County Fairgrounds, 2500 Main Ave. ...

DATE: Sep 4, 2018 | CATEGORY: Southwest Life

Durango Dharma Center to teach mindfulness

An introduction to mindfulness course will be offered from 6 to 7:30 p.m. Wednesdays, Sept. 19 through Oct. 17, at Durango Dharma Center, 1800 East Third Ave., Suite 109. Dharma C...

DATE: Sep 4, 2018 | CATEGORY: Religion

Pope’s remedy to those seeking scandal: prayer and silence

VATICAN CITY – Pope Francis on Monday recommended silence and prayer to counter those who “only seek scandal,” division and destruction in what appeared to be an indirect response to allegat...

DATE: Sep 3, 2018 | CATEGORY: Religion

Ukrainian city remembers Jews on Holocaust anniversary

LVIV, Ukraine – The Ukrainian city of Lviv, once a major center of Jewish life in Eastern Europe, commemorated on Sunday the 75th anniversary of the annihilation of the city’s Jewish populat...

DATE: Sep 3, 2018 | CATEGORY: Religion

Water levels continue to drop at Lake Mead, Lake Powell

PHOENIX – Water levels at Lake Mead and Lake Powell are dropping to dangerous levels, reflecting the Colorado River’s worsening “structural deficit,” scientists said. Scientists f...

DATE: Sep 3, 2018 | CATEGORY: Southwest Life

Educators invited to Dolores open house at Canyons of the Ancients

Southwest Colorado Canyons Alliance invites teachers to an open house from 1 to 5 p.m. Sept. 15 at the Canyons of the Ancients Visitor Center and Museum, 27501 Highway 184, in Dolores. ...

DATE: Sep 3, 2018 | CATEGORY: Southwest Life

Durango Rotary club brings solar lights to Navajo Nation

Simple technology transforms lives across rugged landscape

DATE: Sep 2, 2018 | CATEGORY: Southwest Life

This herbaceous take on a blondie is crispy, gooey and impossible to stop eating

I tend to hoard cookbooks at my desk, waiting to flip through them when I’m on the lookout for something new/interesting/delicious/fast/easy. “Sticky Fingers, Green Thumb” by Hayley McKee ha...

DATE: Sep 1, 2018 | CATEGORY: Food