Heard Around the West https://tj.durangoherald.com/section/columnists-heard-around-the-west/feed/ Latest local news from The Durango Herald. Fri, 14 Aug 2026 21:08:29 -0600 en-us 30 https://tj.durangoherald.com/breast-milk-is-the-best-food-for-infants-plain-and-simple/ Next week is World Breastfeeding Week. This topic has never been more timely than it is today. Scientific research continues to show a positive relationship between breastfeeding and infant and maternal health. There is cause for optimism. Breastfeeding rates in... Sat, 28 Jul 2018 07:00:00 -0600 722A000F-0B68-7B00-E053-0100007FAF35 https://tj.durangoherald.com/to-quit-those-cigarettes-use-more-than-one-tool/ Twenty million Americans have died from smoking-related disease in the past 50 years. Among people younger than 18, the U.S. Public Health Service predicts another 5.4 million smoking-related deaths. Meanwhile, more than 21 percent of American adults use tobacco products... Thu, 23 Jul 2015 20:32:55 -0600 20BE79BF-73AA-4C6D-8165-09B7DEBB8504