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Users offer high praise for music studio at Mesa County library

GRAND JUNCTION (AP) – Donny Morales didn’t consider himself a regular library user. He hadn’t checked out a book in three years, and only dropped in to use the Internet when there...

Texas town looks to tell story of Mexican guest workers

DALLAS – A Texas border town is working to restore what is believed to be the only remaining site that once helped process the millions of Mexicans who came to the U.S. as temporary guest wo...

Want a productive work day? Watch what you eat

Do you have days at work when you feel energetic, inspired and productive, while on other days you feel tired, busy and stressed, with almost nothing to show for your efforts at the end of t...

And the West is History

100 years ago: Mrs. J.T. Smith and her son, Earl, left Durango for their home in Missouri with four of her grandchildren who were left motherless after Mrs. E.D. Franklin, Smith’s daug...

‘Growing Dome’ tour set for Bayfield

Bayfield residents and Growing Spaces will hold a “Growing Dome” tour from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, March 11, in Bayfield. A select group of Bayfield dome owners will open thei...

And the West is History

100 years ago: Mrs. Nan Wilson left Durango for Boulder to work with her sister, Miss Bessie Dickerson, in the hairdressing and manicuring business. 75 years ago: City crew...

Navajo Reservoir now open for boating

The boating season at Navajo Reservoir in Navajo State Park is open. The aquatic nuisance species inspection station will be open from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. daily through April 30. ...

Risk & reward: Stopping a cancer drug to see if you’re cured

Imagine you had a life-threatening cancer that a wonder drug had kept in remission for years. Would you risk quitting? Thousands of people with a blood cancer called chronic myelo...

Should you talk politics on a vacation abroad?

Some says listen more than talk, others welcome dialogue

And the West is History

100 years ago: For-sale advertisements included a “Carter Car” in good condition for a bargain, red roosters, six pullets, a team of 8-year-old geldings and a 12-year-old driving mare. ...

Denver’s Harlem of the West legacy endures amid change

DENVER The neighborhood was once called “The Harlem of the West.” It’s a place where Billie Holiday, Duke Ellington and Miles Davis performed to packed rooms not far from the sno...

San Juan Basin Archaeological Society offers talk about how Puebloans used plants

The San Juan Basin Archaeological Society will meet at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, March 8, in the Center of Southwest Studies at Fort Lewis College, 1000 Rim Drive. A social will start ...