Peak Perspectives

Whew what a week it’s been! In just 10 days we have put three publications to press. Tonight we’ll wrap this paper and then tomorrow we will go pickup papers and Taste of the Peaks guides in Boulder. After that, I will wrap up about a dozen things and I will head out for a family trip. It’s Spring Break, […]

This week has gone by incredibly fast. We worked hard to get this paper to press, worked on the March 23 and March 30 paper, and are about to hit send on the Taste of the Peaks Spring edition. Right now that looks like 120 pages of published work, simultaneously, for the last week. No small task, I assure you. […]

What an incredibly exciting week I have had. Progress has been made daily on multiple projects, including Taste of the Peaks spring edition, three papers being laid out side-by-side, onboarding two new staff members, working with a couple of community members that should be on staff, and attending multiple meetings in the region. Tomorrow night, I will run the Nederland […]

This week, I am taking time to just enjoy a moment of peace in the garden. I have been swamped with training new staff and have not had a chance to put into words the feeling of elation I have to bring all of these amazing people on board. Next week, more. This week, enjoy a photo of one of […]

In 2018, we lost an amazing friend that was the backbone of the newspaper for many decades. Barbara Lawlor was full of life, wit, charm, hope and love. She was also a reporter that would climb over mountains, through snow, around flooded canyons and accidents (much to the chagrin of our local emergency responders). As well, she covered every type […]

This week has been an exceptionally exciting time at the newspaper. We are delving into the next Taste of the Peaks. We have hired a Marketing and Advertising Coordinator, who will be reaching out to businesses in the Peak to Peak. Have you seen the Taste of the Peaks? It’s beautiful. We have removed businesses that have closed, added in […]

Hello to all our friends, neighbors, readers, listeners and general Peak to Peak community. This week I want to start by saying a HUGE thanks to all of the people that donated to our #newsCOneeds campaign during December. We had a smaller year than normal, simply because we changed the structure of what we were doing. We almost met our […]

When my friend Kathy Ott suggested that The Mountain-Ear pay tribute to one of our own, I jumped at the chance to start writing. I can’t begin to tell you how often I settled for a job, dreaded going to work, or felt personally and professionally mistreated. That was until I returned from Europe in 2018 and began my job […]

What an incredible week we have had. I am focused on a bit of gratitude tonight, as I prepare the final pages. It’s almost midnight and I am wrapping up teasers, captions and this column. Then the final changes will come in and I’ll make those. Then, tomorrow I’ll hit send. The subscriptions are already updated for the week. We […]

It’s been an interesting month here, as we all shift into our new news roles at the newspaper. I’ve had dozens of emails come in congratulating me on my new role, and even many people congratulating me on retiring (note, I’m not retiring). I’m enjoying the support, but you have always been supportive. I’m lucky that way! Another thing I […]