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The holy roast: Christians and their coffee

An acceptable – and allowable – vice through the ages for believers

Religion Briefs

National Day of Prayer gathering is Thursday A National Day of Prayer gathering will be held from 12:15 to 12:45 p.m. Thursday at the La Plata County Courthouse, 1060 East Second ...

For something fancy, throw a tea party for Mom

Some moms want a spa day. Some moms crave chocolate. And some moms just want a little fancy pampering. If your mom falls into that last category, consider throwing her a tea party...

Fans of fresh eggs flock to rent chickens

Basic packages include hens, feed, coop

Dill and butter? Dull. Take carrots to a whole new level

Butter and dill are lovely on roasted carrots, but this spring I wanted something a little more ... robust. Because let’s face it, spring and early summer have a tendency to smack...

Chipotle says GMOs removed from menu

Final changes made to tortilla recipe

Diet Pepsi drops aspartame over customer concerns

NEW YORK – PepsiCo says it’s dropping aspartame from Diet Pepsi in response to customer worries and replacing it with sucralose, another artificial sweetener commonly known as Splenda. ...

Show Mom some love with a chocolate (and beet) cake

Mom always said to eat your vegetables. So call this getting even ... Make her vegetables as a Mother’s Day dessert. Or maybe it’s just the ticket for letting her know how much yo...

On the side

Wine festival has its standouts Many of us spent the weekend sampling some of the hundreds of wines available to taste during the Durango Wine Experience, and we may be a little f...

A dynamic duo

Seminar teaches fine art of pairing steak and wine

Cripple Creek operators probe for gold

CRIPPLE CREEK (AP) – For the first time in more than two decades, the Cripple Creek and Victor Gold Mining Co. is looking for gold underground, a tentative departure from its open-pit mining...

Time takes toll on Mesa Verde’s Cliff Palace

Nearly 32 million people have visited Mesa Verde National Park since it was created by presidential proclamation in 1908. And for more than 100 years nearly every one of those vis...