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And the West is History

100 years ago: “S. J. Burris Jr. of Pueblo, a stockholder in the Lucky Four Gold Mining Company, arrived in the city on the Eastern enroute to the mine to take a look in at the $30,000 ore r...

And the West is History

100 years ago: “Miss Mabel Johnson, who has been nursing at the Miners’ Hospital in Silverton while some of the regular nurses went off on a vacation, came down on her way to her home in Lig...

And the West is History

100 years ago: “Objections to the city commissioners going ahead with the laying of the proposed new pipe line until a competent hydraulic engineer had gone over the work and given an estima...

Health Briefs

Pot toxicity in animals to be discussed A free community presentation called “Marijuana Toxicity in Animals” will take place at 6:30 p.m. Aug. 7 at Durango Public Library, 1900 Ea...

What goes into choosing a doctor?

People trust personal recommendations over online feedback

Seeking an unnatural edge

Teens ignore health risks of human growth hormones

And the West is History

100 years ago: “An election will be called by the city commissioners to be held for the voters to decide whether or not they want to adopt the two initiated ordinances regulating pool and bi...

Once a jail, museum honors coal miners

WALSENBURG (AP) – About 500 coal miners died in Huerfano County in the early to middle part of the 20th century. Often called “The City Built on Coal,” this small town is home to ...

Let Taos seduce you

History, art and hot springs in northern N.M.

Educating teachers about agriculture

Colorado group plants seeds of knowledge to grow in classroom

And the West is History

100 years ago: “An extensive revival of mining operations in the La Platas by the Tirbircio Gold Mining Co., owner of the Bonny Girl mine, is promised by William P. O’Toole, of Boston, presi...

And the West is History

100 years ago: An advertisement read: “Gasoline – in quantities from one gallon up, 24 cents per gallon. Jarvis Garage.” 75 years ago: “Members of the Reservoir Hill CCC camp abov...