Kathleen Houlinhan, 60, and Michael Sullivan, 65, are both lung cancer survivors. The two began smoking in high school due to cultural influences and experimentation. Houlihan noted, "smoking used to be everywhere." Sullivan smoked for 50 years before quitting smoking while Houlihan quit after 26 years. Sullivan had surgery to remove his left lung in July, 2007, and said that since that time, he has had "no desire for one [cigarette] [Photo by Daniel Zollinger/Independent] Full Story

Snow blankets area: ABOVE: A line of trucks wait to turn onto the I-40 freeway entrance ramp Monday morning by the west-side truck stops in Gallup after icy conditions contributed to a jack-knifed truck on the interstate and forced law enforcement officers to temporarily close the west bound lanes. BELOW: A highway department sanding truck works the exit ramp from I-40 at mile 16 in Gallup on Monday while working to keep the interstate open and safe to drive on. Drivers battled slick roads after a storm front left rain and snow flurries to melt together into sheets of ice. [Photos by Jeff Jones/Independent]