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Tour de Farms to arrive in Bayfield

The 2018 Tour de Farms van tour will be held from 8 a.m. to noon Aug. 18 and will visit four vegetable-growing locations in Bayfield. The tour offers tips about starting or impro...

DATE: Aug 10, 2018 | CATEGORY: Southwest Life

Michigan attorney set to be first Muslim woman in Congress

DETROIT – Rashida Tlaib’s opposition to President Donald Trump began while he was still candidate Trump and before she decided to run for Congress. The 42-year-old attorney, who i...

DATE: Aug 9, 2018 | CATEGORY: Religion

Curried corn on the cob is crazy good and made for summer

I’ve long seen many parallels between Indian and Mexican cooking: the layering of complex spices, the love of chiles and beans, the vast diversity of regional cuisines – and plenty of miscon...

DATE: Aug 9, 2018 | CATEGORY: Food

Colorado Quinoa receives grant to expand operations

First Southwest Community Fund, an area nonprofit, has received a Rural Business Development Grant for Colorado Quinoa, a business that receives quinoa from small, organic farmers in the San...

DATE: Aug 8, 2018 | CATEGORY: Southwest Life

Muslim candidates run in record numbers but face backlash

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. – A liberal woman of color with zero name recognition and little funding takes down a powerful, long serving congressman from her own political party. When Tahi...

DATE: Aug 8, 2018 | CATEGORY: Religion

Are 300 recipes enough to counter anti-Muslim sentiment? One author is giving it a try

BEIRUT – Before Syria was devastated by war, its population displaced and ancient cities ruined, Anissa Helou would show visitors a different side to the country. Starting in Damascus, her t...

DATE: Aug 8, 2018 | CATEGORY: Food

Durango Farmers Market: Botanical Companions looks to improve modern diets

Inspired by grandmother, Heather Reitz looks to share live food with community

DATE: Aug 7, 2018 | CATEGORY: Food

Navajo Nation launches program to manage horse population

FARMINGTON – The Navajo Nation is offering $50 for each surrendered horse to encourage the removal of unbranded, free-roaming horses from tribal land. The tribe’s Department of Ag...

DATE: Aug 7, 2018 | CATEGORY: Southwest Life

Beer maker Heineken strikes deal to expand in China

BRUSSELS – Heineken, the world’s second-largest brewer, has struck a deal to expand in China, the world’s biggest beer market. Heineken said Friday it is buying a 40 percent stake...

DATE: Aug 6, 2018 | CATEGORY: Food

State parks in Colorado free to veterans, military through August

Colorado Parks and Wildlife will offer veterans and active-duty military personnel, including reserve and National Guard members, free entry to state parks during August. Visitors...

DATE: Aug 6, 2018 | CATEGORY: Southwest Life

Center of Southwest Studies lecture series features Mabel Dodge Luhan

Lois Rudnick, professor of American studies at University of Massachusetts, will give a presentation about her most recent book, Mabel Dodge Luhan & Company: American Moderns and the West, a...

DATE: Aug 6, 2018 | CATEGORY: Southwest Life

How to make a good jam without the hassle of canning

It took me an embarrassing number of years to overcome my (unreasonable) paranoia about making jam that would somehow give my friends and family botulism. By the time I mastered ...

DATE: Aug 5, 2018 | CATEGORY: Food