It’s been a few days since I took off on my vacation. One of the coolest things about having a paying job (besides well, the paycheck), is having time off. Last year I did a buyout in December

Whew.. this paper has been amazing. This week you will see more design by Joyce Robinson and a lot less by me. This is a process. While I wrapped the paper on Tuesday night, Joyce had completed

Many of you know I write my column almost every week while sitting at home, working on the final design, listening to a meeting of some sort or another. Tonight, I write this while listening to a

I always find it weird when a celebration or holiday falls right before a press run for us. Valentine’s Day is one of those days this year. Next week, February 8, we will share our Valentine

This week has had a lot of ups and downs. I spent last week wrapping up a lot of little things I needed to close out for 2023. On top of that, we put out an incredible news-packed, 40-page paper

I wanted to start this week’s column by saying thank you to the folks who took the time to stand up and speak at the Gilpin County Commissioners’ meeting last week. Each person spent part of

On Tuesday, January 9, 2024, the Gilpin County Commissioners again selected The Mountain-Ear as newspaper of record for 2024. This is an honor that we accept with gratitude. The commissioners

Wow. 2023 was such an incredible year for me. For this week’s column, I’m going to share some of my personal accomplishments, as well as some of our work accomplishments. Because one doesn’t

Over the past two weeks we have had an adventure of sorts. My eldest daughter rescued some kittens. Well, three kittens to start. Then she went back to rescue the mom, so mom could teach the

December is a time of melancholy for me. It’s a reminder of my youth, and of spending time with family and friends. There were four kids in our house, for many years. We got up early in the

In the last five years, I have found myself participating in local government a lot more. Specifically in the last three years of COVID, I have listened to thousands of meetings. Sometimes those

Another whirlwind week at The Mountain-Ear. We have a lot in the works, but first, today we pick up the November 16 edition and our Holiday Gift Guide. Both will be on stands today. We’re

Wow, what an incredible week it’s been, and it’s only Wednesday. The first thing I have to do today (after I hit send on the paper) is pick up my turkeys to make for the Nederland Community

It seemed like I’d never get there. My plane was delayed over two hours on departure and I knew it was going to mess up plans for the whole weekend. When the plane landed I felt exhausted.

This week is such a big week for us. Not only are we celebrating the first edition of our 47th year, I’m celebrating my own anniversary at the paper. On Halloween, I will celebrate 17 years

Something happened this week that was unexpected for me. It gave me hope and inspired me. The 10 candidates running for Boulder Valley School District’s Board of Education were invited to a

For the past few weeks I have spent a lot of time trying to figure out what my future looks like, and how that ties into the newspaper and my overall life in the greater Peak to Peak community.

[caption id="attachment_104193" align="aligncenter" width="784"] Congratulations on excellent work: Left: Christopher Kelley took home three awards from the CPA convention on Saturday, September 23,

Tomorrow, Thursday, September 21, some of our staff will head down to Denver for the Annual Colorado Press Association convention and awards. More will head down for individual days Friday and