Dear Editor, I can still see him lying there. My friend was late coming up Boulder Canyon for a weekend hike. The Canyon was eerily silent, empty of the usual vehicular melee. I walked up my driveway and down the Canyon for about a mile. A...
Dear Editor, There have been a number of decisions made by the Trump administration that make me scratch my head. Closing Voice of America, firing all the Inspector Generals whose job it is to ferret out “waste, fraud, and abuse,” pardoning the...
Dear Editor, On Sunday, August 10 at 10 a.m. in the pavilion at Chipeta Park in Nederland a Community-wide Church Service will be held honoring local students and educators, just three days before the new school year begins in Boulder...
BLACK HAWK - Over the last couple of years I have been working hard to find a solid work-life balance. Some of the things I do to try to make this a reality include taking my vacation time seriously. And also working a regular schedule, not...
Dear Editor, During the month of August, the Nederland Community Presbyterian Church is once again coordinating the Love Your Neighbor Cereal Drive to benefit the Nederland Food Pantry. Members of the community are invited to...
Dear Friends, Please, join us at our monthly gathering at the Mountain Forum for Peace Sculpture Garden, Highways 119 and 72, on August 2, from 10 - 11 a.m. We are asking our government and all governments to FEED GAZA and so much more. We...
Dear Editor, Advocates for Recovery Colorado Foothills Program now offers FREE Peer Recovery Coach services for anyone in Gilpin seeking help with substance use recovery. Services include 1-on-1 coaching, peer-led All Recovery Meetings, and...
Dear Editor, What on Earth is an “Indian Interpretive Dance Team”? The company that provided the “Western” entertainment at the Gilpin County Fair last week began its work for the County after I moved away, so I was not familiar with their...
DENTON, TEXAS - Today’s banner at the top of page 1, designed by our talented graphic designer, Lori Garcia, reminds us that we’ve just celebrated National Ice Cream Day. Now, we...
On July 9, the National Newspaper Association Foundation announced the winners of its 2025 Better Newspaper Contest and Better Newspaper Advertising Contest. The Mountain-Ear was one of the 102 newspapers in 33 states that won 712 awards in...
Dear Editor, Now that the dust has settled we wanted to thank all who came to the third 4th of July Barn Dance and Community Celebration and made it such a success. We awarded the Gilpin County School music department a $1000 grant for new...
Dear Editor, In the years I have lived in Nederland I have noted a remarkable decline in birds, butterflies, insects and especially ladybugs, which are so beneficial. That is disturbing to me! I encourage our mountain community to stop using...
What is happening in the Gaza Strip and the West Bank has slipped under the radar as the 24-hour news cycle moves on to the next headline, such as the US bombing of Iran’s nuclear sites. By the time of this being published, Prime Minister...
Dear Editor, When I learned that the Thursday, July 17, No Kings protest, celebrates John Lewis' Good Trouble and the fifth anniversary of his death, I knew many of us would be glad to honor John Lewis' life. ...
Dear Editor, I grew up in suburbia and spent my working life in “urbia.” When I retired, I sought a simpler life in a country setting. A place with big skies, mountains and streams. I made a list of all the things I never had time to pursue...
Dear Editor, Thank you, Mountain-Ear, for working with the Central City Opera to subsidize rush tickets for Gilpin County residents! A friend and I attended The Barber of Seville recently, and I can hardly express how wonderful the whole...
PEAK TO PEAK - While studying history sometimes it has to be questioned and truly analyzed to get to the truth. Because the main narrative is written by the winners and the people in power and what is accepted by the cultural norms it is important...
Dear MFP members and supporters, Join us at the Mountain Forum for Peace sculpture garden Saturday, July 5, 10 - 11 a.m. with your signs and smiles to protest. Gather to protest ICE [Immigration and Customs Enforcement] illegal detention of...
CENTRAL CITY - Saturday, June 28, 2025, was a beautiful day. And the most beautiful time of day, for me, was 5 p.m. when I wandered into the Central City Opera garden. After talking to a few friends and neighbors, I collected our table assignments...
Dear Editor, I am an avid hunter, angler, and hiker, and I would like to share one of my experiences with you today. My father and I were turkey hunting in eastern Colorado, where you often find yourself away from civilization. This time, we...