This year is an exceptionally exciting year for me. This year, I am going to be a grandma. I feel like I've been waiting for this all my life. The joy it brings me, thinking about my kids bringing a new baby into the world, is incomparable....
Dear Editor, The Rocky Mountain Region of the USDA Forest Service is hiring permanent wildland firefighters for the 2025 fire year across national forests and grasslands in Colorado, Kansas, Nebraska, South Dakota, and Wyoming. 130 of...
Dear writers, columnists, and contributors, By now, everyone is aware we have a podcast in conjunction with the newspaper. We are now in our fifth year as a podcast! In February 2025, we broke 25,000 downloads across all of our episodes! This is...
Publishing in the US changes today—especially in the universe of small and rural publishers. Because today the Trump adminstration levied a 25% tariff against all products coming...
The great thing about Valentine’s Day is that, much like any holiday, you don’t have to celebrate it unless you want to. However, if you’re single and are looking for ways to celebrate love, here are a few ideas to get you started. First, remind...
BLACK HAWK - Often I find myself wondering about love. I can't imagine there is anyone out there that doesn't ponder this. There are so many kinds of love. Love of a parent, a child, a friend, a lover, a spouse, a beloved pet and more. This week,...
In the house I grew up in, love was something you had to work for; it came with conditions or contingencies. In that town, Darien, Connecticut, love was a new car or a diamond necklace. And though I never fully absorbed those ideals, I still spent...
A man of character. A man dedicated to his family and community. Hearing about the loss of our friend Chip Smith weighs heavy on our hearts. The memories of our time with Chip will always be a part of our lives. How wonderful it was to work...
This Monday, January 27, I received a call to unlock our music store so the property folks could check it out for a leak. I was thankful to pull up to the door and find our friend Asher Hughes standing there with a spare set of keys,...
PEAK TO PEAK – However you think of the new administration in Washington, there are changes taking place that will affect us. One thing is dramatically clear: there is little attention paid to Main Street in the new plans, and much power given to...
NEDERLAND - I do think Christmas is a wonderful time of the year. I love the music and I start listening to it earlier than most people. From the pop Holiday tunes to the hymns, I love it all. Can you believe Wham’s “Last Christmas” is 40 years...
DENTON, TEXAS - It’s Chrismukkah this year. Twice in eight years! That’s twice, when Hanukkah and Christmas occur at the same time. This year, Hanukkah starts on the night of December 25. I forget what the overlap was in 2016. All my long...
PEAK TO PEAK - “I can’t believe what my niece cooks for the holidays; it’s ridiculous,” exclaimed Ashley. "She already has a weight problem, as does the rest of her family! What am I saying? Of course they do. The house is full of cookies,...
PEAK TO PEAK – Well, this year the break between Turkey Days is really short. As soon as we finish the leftovers from Thanksgiving, we are right in the middle of the Christmas season, and we have to prepare that famous meal all over...
NEDERLAND - As this season of being hyperaware of gratitude approaches I try to stop before saying out loud, “Gratitude, really?” This has not been an easy year. Sitting at the bedside of my teenage son for weeks listening to machines...
Dear Editor, On Saturday, November 16, I was at the piano recital at the Nederland Community Center starring all of Jack Gafney’s students; including my daughter. It was super positive and super fun to see all the talent and courage in our...
Black Hawk- This week marks just about two months of free access to our website, and next week you'll see some changes happening. If you are an online subscriber, you’ll receive an email that says “Create your user account.” If you are a...
Dear Editor, I came to Colorado in September 1951 to go to university of Colorado and never really left. The Carousel of Happiness: It was chosen by my children to celebrate my 92nd birthday this past Sunday, November...
Dear Editor, Vitalant and Ameristar Casino Resort and Spa Black Hawk are encouraging the community to give thanks this holiday season by donating blood to help patients in need. Every two seconds a patient in the U.S. needs a blood...
I moved to Colorado in November, over seven years ago, along with my wife. Everyone warned us it would be colder here than back “home,” back East, but I remember standing outside the hotel to smoke cigarettes, wearing shorts and a T-shirt as it...