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What you can eat to turn down the heat

By Wendy Rice Colorado State Extension What causes the body to turn on itself? This is also known as inflammation (Latin meaning “I ignite”). Inflammation is...

DATE: Aug 21, 2014 | CATEGORY: Columnists

Get a bear hug for fire awareness

By Rebecca Samulski This month it has been 70 years since the U.S. Forest Service and Ad Council created Smokey Bear, over five years before a badly burned bear cub was recovered ...

DATE: Aug 21, 2014 | CATEGORY: Columnists

Here or Out There?

For so long, most of us raised in Christian churches were taught the notion that heaven and God were out there, and life here had little connection except that you’d better be good or you wo...

DATE: Aug 14, 2014 | CATEGORY: Thoughts Along The Way

The seven journeys of life

Whether we like it or not, expect taking seven journeys through life; and, each journey bears a name: We call Journey No. 1: “I find myself with someone I don’t know in a place I ...

DATE: Jul 31, 2014 | CATEGORY: Pastor Tom's Tidbits

FireWise Residents deserve to be prepared for wildfires

I stood overlooking the Four Corners from Park Point Fire Tower in Mesa Verde National Park. It was a hot, gray day with chances of thunderstorms in the 20-40 percent range, which means some...

DATE: Jul 28, 2014 | CATEGORY: Columnists

We progress by acting upon inspired conversation

Inspiration: any stimulus to creative thought or action, an inspired idea, action. nspire: to stimulate or impel, as to some creative effort. I would like to thank all ...

DATE: Jul 28, 2014 | CATEGORY: Columnists

Think on these things

I like to think of myself as a flexible and open person. Maybe I’m just open to new people and new ideas … not so much to new things. If I’d been born at the time when electri...

DATE: Jul 17, 2014 | CATEGORY: Thoughts Along The Way

Parsnippet Garlic scapes provide a fresh twist to pesto

There are many reasons to wake yourself up on Saturday mornings and hustle down to the Cortez Farmers Market. But half the fun once you make the effort to get there is discovering new foods ...

DATE: Jul 10, 2014 | CATEGORY: Parsnippet

How to get started on choosing a health-care provider

There are many options from which to choose when it comes to medical care – primary care physicians, specialists, and nurse practitioners and physician assistants who work in conjunction wit...

DATE: Jul 10, 2014 | CATEGORY: Southwest health notes

Play your cards right, and be healthy in old age

Why is that some people ease into their older years with relative ease, while others struggle with a chronic illness or an annoying array of medical problems? According to Cortez...

DATE: Jul 3, 2014 | CATEGORY: Southwest health notes

During dry spells, trust God to get you going again

Shift happens. Pastors, like all folks, suffer occasional desert dry spells, when God’s presence feels non-existent. Most often these dry spells occur when a pastor fee...

DATE: Jul 3, 2014 | CATEGORY: Pastor Tom's Tidbits

Let basics be foundation of your diet

Diet fads come and go, leaving us confused as to what information is current and what has been written off. As a registered dietitian, I routinely return to the basics when it c...

DATE: Jun 19, 2014 | CATEGORY: Guest Columns