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Rudy V. Garcia -  I read Christopher Kelley’s interesting and telling piece in the February 12 Mountain-Ear weekly. Kelley’s a very good writer. 

Lack of dialogue on Eldora purchase

Scott Harrison - I have become increasingly disenchanted with Nederland's process in buying Eldora.

Institute a burn ban — now

Denise Boehler - It's no surprise to anybody who has lived in these mountains that we are in a severe drought.

Democracy in jeopardy

Bill Thibedeau - Here we go again. Trump is spewing falsehoods as facts, this time about the election in 2020.

Breaking the Super Bowl "safe space"

Three things that my drug-addicted parents taught me: never trust the cops; the government hates poor people; and the Patriots always cheat.

I’ve called myself tenacious a lot lately. Well, I’ve called myself a lot of things, because I am generally not nice to myself, but tenacious is the nicest I can come up with for a community-oriented column.

Gilpin County food drive

Roxy Goss  - Support the Gilpin County Food Bank with live music, donations and door prizes.

Silent Disco Nature Dance

Laura Rose - Let's get together and dance outside again!

Peak Reports

Most weeks I feel like we do a phenomenal job of covering the local news.

Bill Thibedeau - After watching multiple videos from different perspectives, posted on the website Drop Site News, one conclusion emerges.

Who is Glinda?

 Senator Jeanne Nicholson - The Wizard of Oz, Wicked and our modern American democracy

Whew, what a week it’s been. I know you’ll find a lot of amazing coverage of local news here. From features to fires, schools to government, obituaries, columns, letters to recipes, it’s all here. 

Movies with a Message returns

Roxy Goss - We are happy to announce the return of the Movies with a Message series .We were encouraged by last years positive response to continue this year.

Power outages and climate change

Denise Boehler and Frank Sanders - Recently, Boulder Reporting Lab published an article, detailing the City of Boulder's concerns about outages.

Time to rein in ICE

Bill Thibedeau - The recent shooting of Renee Nicole Good in Minneapolis begs these questions. Was it justified?

Last week, the Board of Gilpin County Commissioners voted unanimously to reappoint The Mountain-Ear as newspaper of record. This is a privilege we take very seriously.

NES Kindergarten Information Night

Johnnie LeFaiver - Will your child be 5 years old by October 1, 2026?

Keep Buczek on United Power board

Greg Zadel - Virginia (Ginny) Buczek has been an effective Director on United Power’s Board, and I would encourage United Power members to vote to continue with her as our Director.

The scene is set

Bill Thibedeau - Does Jonathan Ross, the ICE agent who killed Renee Good in Minneapolis, deserve sympathy?  Maybe.

Ski area concerns

Dave Hallock - Expanded use of Eldora runs counter to sustainability

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