Dear Coal Creek Canyon residents and business owners, Coal Creek Canyon Improvement Association (CCCIA) is excited to announce the launch of a new community initiative, “CCC Keep It Local,” designed to strengthen the bond between Coal Creek...

            PEAK TO PEAK - Buried in the depths of Trump’s “Big, Beautiful Bill” is a clause that has mostly been upstaged by the furor over cuts to Medicaid and increases for ICE: the...

Dear Editor, Ever since moving to our Dory Lakes home, we have been concerned about the prospect of wildfire.  Everyone who lives in these beautiful mountains should be concerned about the possibility of wildfire! A few months ago, I...

Dear Editor,  We were so pleased to get an inside view and a tour of the Wild Bear Nature Center being built just north of town. Having been very involved with the town and the county to make Mud Lake an open space for all of us to enjoy, I...

Dear Editor I recently received an unsolicited request to send President Trump a birthday card. The request reads, “I assumed that because you won a landslide victory in November, most of your agenda would get carried out. But suddenly federal...

Dear Readers, Contact members of Congress in Colorado and tell them about the issues that are important to you.  Ellen Moore, Nederland Senator William Bennet Cesar E. Chavez Memorial Building 1244 Speer Boulevard Denver, CO...

Dear Readers, On this Independence Day while out celebrating you can also plan to help a neighbor who may be experiencing food insecurity. No one knows when an unexpected emergency or expensive car repair might cut into the money that was...

BLACK HAWK - It’s that time of year, our annual trek with kids going back to school. Well, sort of. A lot of our staff have kids going back to school, but mine doesn’t start school for a month. He is, however, working on his résumé to find a...

Dear Editor, Last Wednesday, June 11, the world lost a true musical genius. Brian Wilson was born June 20, 1942. I suspect that he heard music in his head much like Beethoven or Mozart did. Early in his recording career, he became a master of...

Dear Editor,  I canvassed to get Governor Polis on the ballot. He ran as a Democrat; at that time, I believed in his candidacy.  I no longer feel that way. His more recent decisions on vetoing the Pro-Labor Peace Act, a pro-labor bill...

Dear Editor, “Sometimes you have to cut a tree to save a forest” sounds like the kind of saying that fits this anti-science age and skepticism regarding our forest preservation practices. A case in point is the Middle Boulder Creek Fuel Reduction...

A shoutout to "Pops", "Elbows", "That Man"

My dad is very kind and loving. He is intelligent and wise. It is through him that I have learned to ask questions, advocate, and see another side of a story. He has taught me to have an open mind, an open heart, and see people who are often...

Dear Editor,  Nederland Community Presbyterian Church is pleased to host a concert by the classical guitar ensemble Alegria on June 29 at 4 p.m. at the church, located at 210 N. Jefferson Street in Nederland. The event is free, with...

BOULDER - This week I wanted to write this amazing story about my dad. And all the amazing men in my life that have been influential to me and my kids. But here I am, sitting in a hospital room with the coolest kid.. waiting for doctors to make up...

A Corny Poem Honoring My Dad Dad, Father, Papa, Pops... Whatever name resonates in your heart. My dad was always there for me,  making my life tops. He taught me that life is like a Sine wave that continues until life stops. My dad was...

Dear Editor, Please be careful about the presence of Moose cows having calves and the danger they can pose to unsuspecting people.  Moose cows are VERY protective of their young, and see any intrusion or approach to them as a danger. Dogs...

My parents divorced when I was so young I have no memories of them together. As far as I knew back then, visiting my father once a week was a normal thing. I didn’t know yet that I was a product of a “broken home,” mostly because my father never...

Dear Editor, Concerning the Tucker Fire mitigation project, I would like to propose an alternative plan. When a house comes up for sale, the county together with the Forest Service should buy it. After purchasing this property, they would then...

Dear Editor, There will be two events at the Mountain Forum for Peace Sculpture Garden at the entrance to Nederland, Colorado. They will take place on Saturday, June 7, 2025, 10 - 11a.m. and Saturday, June 14, 2025, 10 - 11 a.m. Bring a pal....