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...