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And the West is History

100 years ago: “A hitherto unexplored ruin of the ancient cliff dwellers was discovered in the Mesa Verde Park by Rangers Fred Jeep and Clint Scarf, who worked for over a week to get into th...

Health Briefs

Health coalition announces leader Eileen Wasserbach is the new chairwoman of the Community Health Action Coalition board. Wasserbach, who also is the executive directo...

Look at how much weight we've gained since the 1960s

The average American woman weighs 166.2 pounds, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. As reddit recently pointed out, that’s almost exactly as much as the average Amer...

Creepy crawlies

The frightful, marvelous monsters in our own backyard

Guess what, baby! We’re coming back

U.S. births pick up after seven years

And the West is History

100 years ago: “C.F. Werner and his wife and Miss Harwood, of Ignacio, were motor visitors in the city coming over especially to take in the performance of ‘The Honorable Gussie’ at Red Men ...

Campers enjoy front-row seat to emergency-response drama

Health camp gives kids look at medical careers

FDA tells food industry to phase out artificial trans fats

WASHINGTON – The Obama administration is ordering food companies to phase out the use of heart-clogging trans fats over the next three years, calling them a threat to public health. ...

And the West is History

100 years ago: “Thirteen of the young friends of Miss Catherine Crowdis, who was 13 on June 13, surprised her. The evening was pleasantly spent in games and amusements, with refreshments of ...

And the West is History

100 years ago: “Harriah Ingraham will again appear with his company at Red Men Hall in a laughable comedy drama ‘The Honorable Gussie.’ The price will be reduced to 15 cents, 25 cents, 35 ce...

And the West is History

100 years ago: “With her clothing burned from her body and the flesh of her arms and back literally cooked by 24,000 volts of electricity from a high tension line of the Western Colorado Pow...

Red, black, green: Hawaii’s rainbow of sand

KALAPANA, Hawaii – Go ahead, sink your toes in the sand on Hawaii’s famous beaches. But you might be surprised by the color of that sand – it’s not always golden. You’ll find black sand, red...