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Amache camp’s national park pursuit in limbo in southeastern Colorado

Pandemic delays preservation of WWII Japanese internment camp

DATE: Feb 19, 2021 | CATEGORY: Southwest Life

Skiers push for Purgatory Resort to allow uphill travel

Emerging sport embraced by areas across the state

DATE: Feb 18, 2021 | CATEGORY: Southwest Life

Have s’more fun with pretzels, caramel, toasted coconut and cookies

Messy, sticky, warm and sweet, s’mores are a treat that needs no recipe. The combination of fire-roasted marshmallow, sturdy graham crackers and melty milk chocolate remains a classic for a ...

DATE: Feb 17, 2021 | CATEGORY: Food

‘I just want someone to spill a beer on me’

As I sit at the dining table that is also my desk, considering what I can unearth from the nearby freezer to serve for dinner (on this very table), I have been indulging in a persistent dayd...

DATE: Feb 16, 2021 | CATEGORY: Food

Sauce, gravy or stew too thin? We’ve got 3 ways to fix that

We’ve all been there. There being left with a thin, watery sauce when instead we’re in want of one that is thick, luscious and full of body. While a roux is a common thickener that we should...

DATE: Feb 16, 2021 | CATEGORY: Food

Colorado Native Plant Society to host a virtual talk

Colorado Native Plant Society, Southwest Chapter, will host a virtual talk, “Beyond Honey Bees: Why Care About Butterflies and Beetles?” by Tina Sebestyen with Four Corners Beekeepers Associ...

DATE: Feb 15, 2021 | CATEGORY: Southwest Life

Wander Women group gives up normal life to hike, bike, kayak

Middle-age trio from Colorado Springs seek adventure

DATE: Feb 15, 2021 | CATEGORY: Southwest Life

Court rules against Apaches in bid to halt proposed mine

FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. – A federal judge has rejected a request from a group of Apaches to keep the U.S. Forest Service from transferring a parcel of land to a copper mining company. Ap...

DATE: Feb 15, 2021 | CATEGORY: Southwest Life

Religious leaders assess Biden, with hope and dismay

Donald Trump’s departure from the White House and the start of Joe Biden’s presidency have stirred new hopes among many religious leaders in the United States, while causing dismay among oth...

DATE: Feb 10, 2021 | CATEGORY: Religion

Believe it or not, you can make great pizza without cheese. Here’s how.

I love pizza – but no longer eat cheese. So, in recent years, I began to think of pizza as more of a memory than a meal. My fifth birthday was the stuff pizza dreams are made of, ...

DATE: Feb 10, 2021 | CATEGORY: Food

‘Cereal snacks’ are just bigger cereal for people too lazy to add milk

Big Cereal has big ambitions. The makers of the sugary stuff that traditionally has fueled American breakfasts are setting their sights far beyond the bowl. You can buy coffee cre...

DATE: Feb 9, 2021 | CATEGORY: Food