You should buy a gun. Yeah, I know. You dislike firearms and wish we lived in a world without them. But ignoring reality never solves problems. The reality is that Trump may win or steal the election, and he’s made no secret about how he will...
PEAK TO PEAK – We’re out of time. If you haven’t mailed your ballot by now, you’d better use a drop box, because we just can’t count on USPS to get mail to its intended recipient in less than a week. Unless you are living off the grid, you’ve...
Dear Editor, Please accept my recommendation to elect Jeff Aiken as Gilpin County Commissioner – District 1. Jeff, a decades-long Gilpin resident, has been a Central City Alderman for the last 9 years. He is term-limited in this position....
Dear Editor, The 2024 election is upon us. The people of Colorado have many issues and people to consider. At times national issues overshadow state concerns. While it is true there are multiple wars, global economic issues, and a contentious...
Dear Editor, Gilpin County is the most beautiful place in the state in terms of open spaces, great people, diversified economy, great schools and excellent county government and staff. We all want to see good things happen for our county. The...
Dear Gilpin County Residents, As we approach the final stretch of this campaign, I’m filled with a sense of gratitude and purpose. The opportunity to engage with so many of you has underscored what makes Gilpin County a remarkable place: our...
Sandy Hollingsworth looks forward to continuing to serve the people of Gilpin Hello Community, First, I want to express my appreciation to residents, colleagues, friends, and fellow volunteers for supporting my re-election campaign. Promoting...
To the citizens of Gilpin County, This campaign season has been long and very active with many questions to the candidates, debates, forums, sign waving and meet and greets, but as election day approaches, I want the citizens of Gilpin County to...
Dear Editor, As we wrap up this election season, I thought it would be important to summarize the positive changes that I plan to bring to our county. First, I’d like to focus on changing our county government culture. I’d lead the...
Dear Editor, Hello neighbors of Central City! As our election approaches, I want to share a brief assessment of my vision for the future of our mountain town—one that balances growth with preservation, opportunity with responsibility. Our...
Dear Editor, On behalf of the Immordino Brothers, Andrew, Matthew, John, and Jim, we would like to express our gratitude for the opportunity to be employed by the Marshalls for each of our first jobs. We are neighbors with the Marshalls...
Dear Editor and fellow Gilpin County residents, As we are dropping off our 2024 ballots this year, it’s important to understand who we are as Gilpin County residents and what we stand for. The City of Black Hawk has a population of 127 people...
Dear Editor, I’m asking my fellow Gilpinites to reelect Sandy Hollingsworth as our County Commissioner. In her first term, Sandy was instrumental in bringing Clinica here, which filled a 12 year health-care desert, worked to budget $100,000...
Dear Editor, I am writing to express my support of the reelection of Sandy Hollingsworth to the Gilpin County District 3 County Commissioner seat, and Jeff Aiken for election to the Gilpin County District 1 County Commissioner seat. In an...
GILPIN COUNTY– I moved to Gilpin County in 2001. Thr country had just had the most strained transfer of power in the previous century. Remember the hanging chads in Florida? The Supreme Court decision in favor of stopping that count, and handing...
Dear Editor, I’m an unaffiliated / Independent voter and I noticed a letter in your paper challenging residents to research their candidates and specifically Mr. Marshall's past and his qualifications. I took the challenge and did my...
Dear Editor, I serve with Sandy on the Jefferson Center Mental Health Board where she represents Gilpin County as a Director. Sandy comes very prepared to meetings, with careful reading of programs and developments in the field. She asks great...
Dear Reader,I recently flew to Wisconsin to visit some old friends, and brought along our Colorado Election Guide, generally known as the “Blue Book.” This is compiled by a nonpartisan legislative committee tasked with presenting a neutral...
Dear Editor,Like every candidate, Marie Mornis faces many issues in our county commissioner's race. But consider the Community Center as a metaphor, or a template, for how Gilpin County is managed.We have seen the Community Center go from a...
Dear Editor,In the up-coming Gilpin County election let’s focus on what’s important: The land, the people and then the money.The land: The mountains of Gilpin County led us to live here. It’s our home and a wonderful place to raise our families...