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And the West is History

100 years ago: “An institution that should be fostered and encouraged by the farmers of the San Juan Basin is the Fort Lewis Agricultural School. It needs the united support of all who have ...

And the West is History

100 years ago: “Whether or not there will be a 6-weeks summer school for teachers to be held at the Fort Lewis Agricultural School is expected to be definitely known here. The proposition is...

And the West is History

100 years ago: “Little as Durango has been advertised in the east, it can now lay claim to distinction that will make some of the old moose hunters in the state of Maine sit up and take medi...

And the West is History

100 years ago: “Eggs for Hatching – From my fancy strains of Rhode Island Reds. I have three pens of very select matings, every bird thoroughbred from fancy strains, headed by my prize winni...

And the West is History

100 years ago: “Thomas Goulding, Mrs. Goulding and son Charles, who has just recovered from an attack of typhoid fever, were bound for the Florida Vista ranch.” 75 years ago: “Whi...

Nine Swedish women receive new wombs

Goal sought is for transplant patients to become pregnant

Building winter

Elaborate ice castles draw tourists in Breckenridge, Utah and N.H.

Adults reduce calorie intake

Americans’ diets improved during 2007-09 recession

And the West is History

100 years ago: “C. W. Bloodgood, the chicken and egg expert of the Animas Valley, left for St. Louis, where he goes to post up on the hardware line of the Simmons Hardware Co., for which he ...

Do employer wellness programs work?

As companies look for more ways to lower medical costs and increase productivity, they are increasingly turning to so-called wellness programs aimed at promoting healthier behavior among wor...

Study dispels ‘obesity paradox’ for diabetics

The “obesity paradox” – the controversial notion that being overweight might actually be healthier for some people with diabetes – seems to be a myth, researchers report. A major study finds...

Is it a cold or the flu? How to tell

Catching a cold – or even worse, the flu – is common this time of the year when close contact with others, busy schedules and stress make us even more susceptible to the many respiratory vir...