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Cyclists cruise Oregon’s scenic back roads

TROUTDALE, Ore. – As laid-back as Portland is, it’s still a city with hustle and bustle. My escape is right at my doorstep: a picturesque slice of Oregon that appeals to my urge to aimlessly...

And the West is History

100 years ago: “The Animas River was covered on both sides from Elco to Durango by searchers for the bodies of two boys drowned 19 days ago eight miles north of this city. ... A funeral serv...

And the West is History

100 years ago: “Following the report that a boy had seen a body floating down the Animas River beneath the railroad bridge, J.W. Baker, Coroner Goodman and Deputy Coroner Remley made a hurri...

And the West is History

100 years ago: “A.E. Reece, through B. Glaser, sold his ranch on the Florida Mesa to Isador Tausch, who will operate the property, occupying it at once. The ranch comprises 160 acres, about ...

Report: ACA plans have a third fewer providers than employer-based plans

Consumers who signed up for coverage on health insurance exchanges last year have access to one-third fewer doctors and hospitals, on average, than people who have insurance through traditio...

Trinity altered world – and a small town’s fate

N.M. atomic bomb test marks 70 years

Health Briefs

Free assessment for thyroid function Dr. Nancy Utter will offer free thyroid-gland consultations from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. July 17 at Durango Natural Medicine, 117 East Animas Road (...

Rough play is riskier than heading in youth soccer

CHICAGO – Heading takes the heat in youth soccer, but limiting rough play might be a better way to prevent concussions and other injuries, a nine-year study of U.S. high school games suggest...

And the West is History

100 years ago: “A two-month old coyote pup was shipped by express to Hornell, New York. The animal was sent by Mrs. James Leonard to relatives, whose neighbor’s chickens have been bothering ...

Study shows high-risk areas for Lyme disease growing

NEW YORK – The geographic areas where Lyme disease is a bigger danger have grown dramatically, according to a new government study published Wednesday U.S. cases remain concentrat...

And the West is History

100 years ago: “C.F. Davis went up to Silverton to join the other painters employed by George Goodman on contract work there. The work includes the painting of several dwellings and the buil...

And the West is History

100 years ago: “Autoists who spent Sunday up the Pine River report very poor fishing in that stream – probably because it was Sunday.” 75 years ago: An advertisement for Hood Mort...