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Health Brief

Heart Safe La Plata announces classes Heart Safe La Plata, a local nonprofit organization, will offer a CPR Pro class from 6 to 10 p.m. Thursday at Durango Fire & Rescue Station 1...

Earth Briefs

Hermosa Creek field trips available The San Juan National Forest Columbine Ranger District is hosting public field trips to the Hermosa Special Management Area to allow participan...

Polygamous Montana trio applies for wedding license

HELENA, Mont. – A Montana man said Wednesday that he was inspired by last week’s U.S. Supreme Court decision legalizing gay marriage to apply for a marriage license so that he can legally we...

New book takes on the culture of kids bullying their parents

NEW YORK – There’s a difference in parenting between a little backtalk and kids actually bullying their grown-ups. Yes, you heard that right. Parent and family therapist Sean Gro...

First lady hosts Girl Scout campout on White House lawn

WASHINGTON – Some lucky Girl Scouts are getting the ultimate experience in camping: spending the night sleeping in tents pitched on the White House South Lawn. Michelle Obama is ...

These vinegars will finish the dish right

Sometimes, a salad or meat sizzling off the grill – and frequently a cocktail – needs just that special something to tie it all together. When searching for that something, Americ...

Spiral cutter adds a healthy twist

I’ve been watching the “zoodle” craze from the sidelines. Admittedly, I’ve been tempted to jump in. Noodles made from healthy zucchini using a super-cool spiral cutter? Yes, please! ...

Culinary game-changer: The perfect poached egg

COPENHAGEN, Denmark – It took nearly 20,000 miles to discover this secret, but cracking the code of the perfect poached egg made every one of them worth it. And I’ll save you the travel trou...

Republicans seek limits to dietary guidelines

Should environment be a consideration?

Happy hunters

Truffle dogs sniff out pungent fungus prized by foodies

I was really awkward to drive my date away – but it only pulled him closer

About four years ago, when I was 22, a guy on whom I was not particularly keen had invited me on a second date. Just saying no seemed rude. And I’d heard the Gradual Contact Fade was frowned...

What becoming a stay-at-home dad taught me about gender roles

After 10 years of teaching some creative writing courses and more than 50 sections of all manner of Composition, I woke up one morning in 2010 ready to make a change. I wanted to ...