Dear Editor, This letter refers to the upcoming Colorado Propositions LL and MM as they both relate to funding for healthy school meals and access to other nutrition programs. We are living in a time when the federal government has made drastic...
Dear Editor, Nederland Community Presbyterian Church expresses a huge THANK YOU to the private and business donors, sponsorships, and philanthropic organizations for donations to the Rise Against Hunger Nederland project. We THANK the...
Greetings Peak to Peak readers, The Movies with a Message series will be showing the “The Giver” (PG-13) on October 4. “The Manchurian Candidate” (PG-13) will be shown on November 1. Doors open at 1:30 p.m. at the Gilpin County Library....
One more reason why local newspapers are important: it’s the only way most of you get any news about what our local government entities are doing. Unless you are one of the few stalwarts who show up at every City Council, Board of Trustees, or...
Dear Editor, As a member of the SAB, I would like to make some statements reported in the article “Ned codifies citizen donations,” clearer for the readers. The SAB did NOT recommend the use of grant funds to purchase AI sorting bins. The...
Greetings Peak to Peak readers, We are happy to announce our “Movies with a Message” are returning. Mark your calendars for October 4 at 1:30 at the Gilpin Library: “The Manchurian Candidate,” a 1962 American political thriller. The screen play is...
BLACK HAWK - As the cool winds blow across our region, and the rain moves in with a wintery chill, I take a deep breath and appreciate the change that is inevitable this time of year. As the leaves gently turn and then blow off the trees, we start...
Dear Editor, The latest decision by the Trump administration, supposedly following the “President’s wishes,” is simply stunning and outrageous. According to the NY Times, 9.7 million dollars of contraceptives that were intended to be given to...
Dear Editor, Roy and Barbara Stewart: It is hard to believe that we have reached the end of our trail together. You have been a friend, an ally, supporter of mine since you and Barb became the owners of the Last Shot. Like the Gilpin community...
Last weekend, I was blessed to attend the National Federation of Press Women convention in Golden. The convention was several days of back to back panels and seminars about news outlets. I was super excited to show up, network, meet new...
Dear Editor, I would like to express my (and many others) gratitude to Judy Evans for all the loving care, passion and talent she put into the planters and gardens in town. With the combination of the Nederland Board of Trustees investment and...
Dear Editor, I was disappointed to see two articles in a row from The Mountain-Ear that left out crucial science and public opinion on a topic that is one of the main reasons so many of us live in beautiful Colorado: our...
BLACK HAWK - This week I had the honor of saying goodbye to a few long time friends in the community. They’re moving out of state to start a new life of semi-retirement. I’ve been fortunate to know them for many decades, all the way back to when...
Dear Editor, Let me get this straight. The man who lost the 2020 election and then did everything he could to overturn those results, resisted the peaceful transfer of power, incited a mob to attack the Capital causing millions of dollars...
Dear Editor, Sexually oriented businesses are a danger to historic areas and to the long term value of communities. I recently moved to Central City from Kansas City, MO. I moved here because I was memorized by the Central City and Black...
To have a community newspaper, you first need a community. In 2000, I was living in Aurora, and visiting my son and his family in a rural neighborhood north of Vancouver. I...
Dear Editor, I just wanted to say a quick "thank you" to the people who tend the flowers in the roundabout and other places around town. I don't even know their names, but they do a great job beautifying the town and I just wanted them to know...
Editor and Readers, Science and humankind have advanced and evolved by asking questions and testing hypotheses. All scientific disciplines rely on a preponderance of evidence to develop scientific principles around which the discipline is based....
Dear Editor, Summer festivals are not over. The free Wild Turkey Festival takes place Saturday, September 13, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the heart of Allenspark. Allenspark is located between Estes Park and Lyons. This brand-new community...
Dear Editor, The August 14 issue of The Mountain-Ear contained two letters to the editor regarding national politics. One concerned the redistricting in Texas. It is hard to see this as anything other than a partisan power grab. The...