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Keyword: Family

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    Disabled couple seek life together in group home

    By FRANK ELTMAN
    Associated Press

    PORT JEFFERSON, N.Y. – With the beaming smiles of newlyweds, Paul...

    05/12/2013
  • The feminist movement strikes again with a new book

    Happy Mother’s Day! We mothers have been trying to define ourselves...

    05/12/2013
  • As equity rises, more Ugandan women divorce

    By RODNEY MUHUMUZA Associated Press

    KAMPALA, Uganda – More women are initiating divorces in Uganda, a...

    05/05/2013
  • Why not love winter? It amplifies the joy of springtime

    There’s a house finch singing outside our window, sounding like the very...

    05/05/2013
  • Most kids curse before they learn the alphabet

    by Neal Colgrass
    Newser

    Most kids can utter an expletive before they even know their ABCs –...

    04/28/2013
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    New book group? Women form ‘Lean In’ circles

    By JOCELYN NOVECK
    AP National Writer

    NEW YORK – “Remember – you are your own...

    04/28/2013
  • Related? There’s an app for that

    By JENNA GOTTLIEB and JILL LAWLESS
    Associated Press

    REYKJAVIK, Iceland – You meet someone, there’s chemistry and...

    04/21/2013
  • Family philosophy promotes respect

    Recently, I asked Col, Rose and their friend Kiva what children need...

    04/21/2013
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    Lock of baby’s hair, 1st tooth ... breast milk?

    By LEANNE ITALIE Associated Press

    NEW YORK – Strands from baby’s first haircut. The first tooth. Tiny...

    04/14/2013
  • Celebrate kids with 2013’s Week of the Young Child

    Today is the start of the 2013 Week of the Young Child. This is a national...

    04/14/2013
  • Like cream, the joy of parenting always rises to the top

    My children are cleaning up the daily trail of toys that expand from their...

    04/07/2013
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    Making prom special for Alaska students

    By MARK THIESSEN Associated Press

    SITKA, Alaska – For girls, proms are all about the dresses. Kayla Wolfe...

    04/07/2013
  • Dating websites are on rise for those who have STDs

    By Natalie DiBlasio USA TODAY

    Christians have ChristianMingle. Senior citizens have SeniorMatch. Now,...

    03/31/2013
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    Roma youngsters seek partners at bridal fair

    By GREGORY KATZ Associated Press

    STARA ZAGORA, Bulgaria – Donka Hristova lets her mother pull her skintight...

    03/31/2013
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    First lady: Priority is ensuring ‘family is whole’

    By DARLENE SUPERVILLE Associated Press

    WASHINGTON – Michelle Obama is pushing back against the notion that...

    03/24/2013
  • Poll finds shifting attitude among working mothers

    By JENNIFER C. KERR Associated Press

    WASHINGTON – Working mothers increasingly want full-time jobs, and tough...

    03/22/2013
  • Family vacation: So glad to have gone, so glad to be back

    After 10 days in Costa Rica, we’re back in the Northern Hemisphere, in...

    03/17/2013
  • More kids use smartphones as route to Web

    By MARTHA IRVINE AP National Writer

    CHICAGO – Keep computers in a common area so you can monitor what your...

    03/17/2013
  • How do we teach our kids real values of being women, men?

    I am not a prude. I also think Beyoncé is one of the most talented...

    03/10/2013
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    Civil unions hold promise for Fort Collins couple

    By PATRICK MALONE The Coloradoan

    FORT COLLINS (AP) – Tim Sagen and Ken Hoole woke up together May 8, 2012,...

    03/10/2013
  • In parenthood, it is not the destination, but the journey

    Sometimes, raising children feels a little like how I imagine life was for...

    03/03/2013
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    Parents of transgender girl fight for rights

    By P. SOLOMON BANDA Associated Press

    FOUNTAIN, Colo. – At first, Jeremy and Kathryn Mathis didn’t think much of...

    03/01/2013
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    Simple tricks help kids organize bedroom

    By MELISSA RAYWORTH Associated Press

    The conversation often starts with, “Where are your shoes?”

    02/24/2013
  • It’s amazing to watch children start to come into their own

    I’m home alone with Rose today, who spent yesterday puking in our salad...

    02/17/2013
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    U.S. adoption agencies shutting their doors

    By DAVID CRARY AP National Writer

    NEW YORK – The lone U.S. adoption agency accredited in Kyrgyzstan is...

    02/17/2013
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    Say ‘yes’ to the mess: Proposals gone wrong

    By LEANNE ITALIE Associated Press

    NEW YORK – Proposing marriage has become an industry of its own with...

    02/10/2013
  • What does the way we care for children say about society?

    “How are the children?” is the traditional greeting of the mighty Masai...

    02/10/2013
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    In a new twist, it’s love actually, not virtually

    By LEANNE ITALIE Associated Press

    NEW YORK – Nicole Buergers and Brenden Macaluso are both 32. They struck...

    02/03/2013
  • Raising healthy, resilient children an ongoing endeavor

    I was recently snuggled up on our couch with three Mama friends, one of...

    02/03/2013
  • Foreign adoptions by Americans declining again

    By DAVID CRARY AP National Writer

    NEW YORK – The number of foreign children adopted by U.S. parents fell by...

    01/27/2013
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    Parents get custody of kids living in bus

    By MICHAEL GRACZYK Associated Press

    CONROE, Texas – Nearly a year after their two children were found living...

    01/25/2013
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    Russian official reassures U.S. adoptive parents

    By NATALIYA VASILYEVA Associated Press

    MOSCOW – Russia’s ombudsman for children’s rights sought on Thursday to...

    01/20/2013
  • No need to go back in time – just want more ‘now’ time

    Lately, Col’s been infected with a bout of what we call around here...

    01/20/2013

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Technology in schools

Needham Elementary School 5th grade students work to complete their research projects on computers.

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Ignacio gas leak

A noxious gas leak forced the evacuation of Ignacio Junior High School Monday and sending over 20 students to area medical facilities for evaluation.

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Farmers Market

Dustin Stein is among the farmers who will be selling at the Durango Farmers Market.

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Animas High School

The first graduating class at Animas High School nears the end of school.

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IGNACIO – Thirty Ignacio Junior High students...

Gas leak sickens students

IGNACIO – Thirty Ignacio Junior High students...

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Animas High School, a public charter school, is graduating...

Passing the test

Animas High School, a public charter school, is graduating...

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Emergency crews preparing for medical evacuation training...

Paraglider crashes on Smelter Mountain

Emergency crews preparing for medical evacuation training...

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The ritual of graduation is the same everywhere:...

Tribal beats usher FLC graduates

The ritual of graduation is the same everywhere:...

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City workers recently uncovered a stash of pornographic...

Trying to keep it clean

City workers recently uncovered a stash of pornographic...

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  4. Durango woman dies after rollover crash on Highway 3
  5. One person killed in Red Mountain crash
  6. Teaching tech?
  7. Official: Durango man’s death was an accident
  8. Iron Horse director to step down after race
  9. Durango’s taste buds wake up
  10. BHS cooled off by Christian
  1. Official: Durango man’s death was an accident (16)
  2. Firearm suicides far outnumber homicides (12)
  3. Guv signs bill into law (11)
  4. Legislator McLachlan faces first-year hurdles (8)
  5. Some answers to FAQs on Herald’s online metered access (6)
  6. Mark Redwine knocks search (3)
  7. Durango woman dies after rollover crash on Highway 3 (2)
  8. Diabetic girl meets Savior (2)
  9. Police halt pot giveaway downtown (1)
  10. Tipton’s proposal good for brewers (1)
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