Dear Editor, It is with heavy hearts that we announce the closing of The Homestead Market in Gilpin County. This is not how we envisioned the Holistic Homestead’s journey ending, but we are proud of the work we have accomplished and hopeful for...

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...

Dear Editor, When the airplane and helicopter collided near Reagan International Airport awhile back, Trump blamed DEI for the tragedy. When asked what evidence he had for this assertion, he said it was just “common sense.” Common Sense goes back...

Dear Editor, In a conversation with a friend, who supports Trump, she pointed out that he has had more executive orders stopped than any other president. She seems to think that, as president, DT has the right to shut down law firms, exclude and...

Dear Editor, “The lady doth protest too much, methinks.” You think that maybe Gertrude’s quote is not appropriate–maybe a bit over the top–as it relates to Mr. Gumer’s admonishment delivered to the Black Hawk City Council? What about another...

PEAK TO PEAK - We’re back on the roller coaster. Earlier this week, the National Newspaper Association notified us that we should be lobbying for the termination of Postmaster Louis DeJoy as a result of the devastation into which he has thrust...

What the Gilpin County Democratic Party Stands FOR and AGAINST Dear Editor, We are FOR: Democratic principles as written in the Constitution (including the right to peaceful protest) Eliminating government waste, fraud and abuse Strong but...

Help restock the Gilpin County Food Pantry shelves Dear Editor and Peak to Peak Readers, After a pretty cold winter I know we are all chomping at the bit for spring. The Gilpin County Food Pantry has been there to help folks experiencing food...

Hello Friends and Neighbors, Thank you to everyone who came out Friday night, it was great to see you all at the Kathmandu fundraiser. We have another Dines Out coming up this Saturday, March 15, 2025, at Chipotle in Boulder from 4-8 p.m. This...

Dear Editor, Oh Kumbaya! There is common ground for those who voted for, or against, Donald Trump to be President of the United States again. First, we can all agree that he won the election. Second, Kamala Harris did not whine and lie to the...

Dear Editor, One of the first agencies to be decimated in the Trump/Musk attempt to reduce government size and spending was USAID, established in 1961 by President John F. Kennedy to protect the world from global pandemics and help with the...

Dear Editor and Readers, While the national government is in a state of radical change and uncertainty, the Gilpin County government has a familiar steadiness about it. Faced with the prospect of radically consequential changes in 2024, voters...

Dear Editor, The Gilpin High School girls’ basketball team defeated Heritage Christian, the Mile High League champion and ninth ranked team in the state, on March 1.  The team was rewarded with the number 15 seed in the state tournament,...

            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...

Dear Editor,  “He just wants the war to end….Ukraine started this war….Volodymyr Zelenskyy is a dictator. He hasn’t held elections…. I will end this war on Day 1…. You should have ended it three years ago. You should have never started it....

A letter to Representative Joe Neguse Dear Congressman Joe Neguse, My name is Laura Cartwright. First and foremost, I would like to thank you for taking the time to visit my community in Nederland and answering many important questions. With you...

PEAK TO PEAK - This paper wouldn’t be here for you all to read, without the incredible people who make it happen every week. Here is a current list of contributors, staff and volunteers that work hard to make your newspaper the very best...

Dear Editor, It's axiomatic to say that we're living in a time where our souls are feeling as battered as our spirits are darkened. That's precisely why the simple gestures of kindness and generosity stop us in our tracks, inviting us to give...

Dear Editor, My (mild) admonishment to my seven and ten-year-old grandsons is the same time-honored refrain uttered by my Grampo Garcia:  “Asi, asi mi hijo – cayadito y despacio” – “This is the way, my son – quietly and slowly.” It was the...

Dear Editor, On an ebony evening in June, 1985, I climbed down off my horse-drawn carriage, handed in my tips and fares to the night manager at Coach Horse Livery in Chicago, and walked my Percheron down the aisle. My coworker, Jedd, came loping...