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What to do when car rental reservations aren’t honored

We’re sorry, sir, but we don’t have any cars left. That was my unpleasant welcome to Michigan by Hertz. I had a reservation. They saw the reservation. The problem: Hert...

Coney Island comes back

Two iconic NYC summer destinations rebound after Superstorm Sandy

From art to trails, 5 freebies in Helena, Mont.

HELENA, Mont. – Montana’s capital is perfectly positioned as a halfway point between Glacier and Yellowstone national parks, but visitors often decide to extend their stopovers once they get...

And the West is History

100 years ago: “W.M. Graff is delivering some fine strawberries from his ranch, the Dunlap & Parson Beauty – he is delivering to the Durango Mercantile Company.” 75 years ago: “Wi...

And the West is History

100 years ago: “Don McLean went upon the Vallecito again bound and determined to fetch home that big one which has taken so many of his hooks and leaders.” 75 years ago: “D.A. Jam...

And the West is History

100 years ago: “Hugo R. Buerger, partner in the famous firm of Buerger Brothers of Denver, came in on the Southern. Hugo can tell you more about hair tonics in the German language than a Fre...

And the West is History

100 years ago: “Don Thorton drove in his 3-year-old, 1,200 pound Percheron, a beauty in form, color and movement. Aside from high-class stock, Dan always has a Schutler or Bain wagon on the ...

And the West is History

100 years ago: “Yesterday’s Farmington train was about 10 minutes late getting in. On the way down, about ½-mile south of Flora Vista, the front wheels on the tender’s first truck got on the...

And the West is History

100 years ago: “Charles Stilwell get an auto! Wait until he does – but do not get impatient.” 75 years ago: “Thirty employees of the Graden Mercantile Company, in company with the...

That steak may raise risk for diabetes

Red-meat consumption linked to disease, study finds

HPV vaccine cut infection by half in teen girls

ATLANTA – A vaccine against a cervical cancer virus has cut infections in teen girls by half, according to a study released last week. The study confirms research done before the ...

Growing replacement organs

To ease shortage, scientists growing body parts in a lab