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And the West is History

100 years ago: “The Frank Eldredge Investment Company has made arrangements to furnish money to farmers, who have the feed and who may wish to buy cattle for feeding purposes. These loans wi...

New medical coding system aims to help track quality of care

WASHINGTON – If things are a bit tense in your doctor’s office come Oct. 1, some behind-the-scenes red tape could be to blame. That’s the day when the nation’s physicians and hosp...

And the West is History

100 years ago: “The closing of the city and county offices gave the hard-worked officials and clerks a chance to go home and rest up for another day. Nevertheless, few went home, the greater...

World’s worst airline? Perhaps quirkiest

North Korean carrier ranks last among 180

National parks see dramatic rise in visitors

Park Service sees dramatic increase in visitors

And the West is History

100 years ago: “Creamy butter, which has been selling at 35 cents, will drop 30 cents next week. The local creamery is paying 22 cents for cream, or butter fat as it is technically styled, a...

And the West is History

100 years ago: “The merchant who will put up a yell because farmers peddle produce in competition with their window display and turn around to promote the same kind of a peddling proposition...

And the West is History

100 years ago: “Arrangements were practically concluded for the special train to Silverton to accommodate those desiring to go from here for the opening day of the big Labor Day celebration....

A bold move to save a man’s hand: Tucking it into his tummy

Casey Reyes struggled for a way to explain the “sci-fi” surgery doctors were proposing to save her 87-year-old grandfather’s badly burned hand. “They’re gonna put your hand insid...

Health Briefs

Walk, runs to benefit cancer treatment In support of National Breast Cancer Awareness Month (October), Mercy Health Foundation invites the community to register for the 21st annua...

Garden tour to celebrate Durango’s historic Boulevard

Garden tour to support preservation on East Third Avenue

Obese at 50? Midlife weight may affect when Alzheimer’s hits

WASHINGTON – One more reason to watch the waistline: New research says people’s weight in middle age may influence not just whether they go on to develop Alzheimer’s disease, but when. ...