Lifestyle - The Durango Herald

The Mormon church will keep its affiliation with Boy Scouts

The LDS church sponsors nearly 38,000 scout groups

DATE: Aug 28, 2015 | CATEGORY: Religion

Why women are more likely to initiate divorce

Expectations for a spouse are much higher than they used to be. For most of Western history, marriage had little equality. Wives bore the brunt of child care and housework, depend...

DATE: Aug 27, 2015 | CATEGORY: Family

Ashley Madison, meet the kids: Infidelity and divorce

NEW YORK – Divorce is often ugly, but the consequences for children when infidelity is involved can deepen their anxiety, anger or confusion. Contrary to the hacked Ashley Madison...

DATE: Aug 27, 2015 | CATEGORY: Family

What I'm doing to make my single guests comfortable at my wedding

I didn’t follow all the etiquette rules when planning my wedding, but I stuck to a few of my own: I wanted to make sure the event looked and felt personalized. And it was important to me tha...

DATE: Aug 27, 2015 | CATEGORY: Family

Early to bed, early to rise

School’s back in session, and it’s time to get serious about sleep

DATE: Aug 26, 2015 | CATEGORY: Southwest Life

New book about dating blames the numbers – not the women

NEW YORK – Think Freakonomics and Moneyball if you run across Date-Onomics, a by-the-numbers book about dating that argues advice-givers serving up tips for women on how to a find a man have...

DATE: Aug 26, 2015 | CATEGORY: Family

In the world of fantastical creatures, the Tooth Fairy is the weak link

At 6:25 a.m. my alarm clock started blaring its annoyingly tinny chimes and my mind snapped to attention, one thought piercing me through the sleepy fog: I messed up. You had one ...

DATE: Aug 26, 2015 | CATEGORY: Family

Baggage Check: Solving a nervous energy crisis

Q: Lately I have a lot of nervous energy that I am trying to use for good. My apartment is tidier, I feel more productive at work and I am going to the gym more. But I also feel like I can’t...

DATE: Aug 26, 2015 | CATEGORY: Family

Turkey burgers not to be feared

It really is time for all of us to get over our hesitation about turkey burgers. I get that people are nervous about turkey burgers being dry and flavorless, but that really isn’t necessary....

DATE: Aug 25, 2015 | CATEGORY: Food

Stock your freezer with fruit pops

The autumn produce season catches me off-guard every year. As we glide from the hot days of August into the cooler months ahead, we never quite know when the magic moment arrives that we hav...

DATE: Aug 25, 2015 | CATEGORY: Food