It’s that time of year, our annual trek with kids going back to school. Well, sort of. A lot of our staff have kids going back to school, but mine doesn’t start school for a month. He is however

The last two weeks have felt like one big winding down from the amazing fun that was had over the weekend of Nederland’s Sesquicentennial Celebration. The 150th was a great success, and all because

This week marks a very sad week for us. It is our last week printing with Prairie Mountain Media. We’ve had an amazing partnership with them for over a decade and they have been absolutely

I lay awake tonight, thinking of the evacuations around our foothill communities. We have many friends all across Colorado and the current fires have displaced a lot of people. This takes me

One of the joys of Nederland is that it’s made up of people with very strong – and often conflicting – opinions. More than one former BOT member has described serving in that capacity as

Know that I come from a background of work in the study and modeling of Earth systems and natural disasters. We are in a period of shift. We and our children are entering a world known for its

Some of you may have read the headline and thought, oh no, something big is happening at the paper. Well, you’re not wrong. But we just don’t have much news to share yet. We are actively

Last Thursday we were at an online staff meeting when one of our TEAM asked if we had seen the news of the upcoming closure of the printing press in Berthoud. Before opening the story in the Denver

The down-ballot primary election this month for State School Board District 2 holds enormous significance for the future of charter schools here. According to Erica Breunlin of The Colorado

I think one of the coolest things we do at The Mountain-Ear is host a lot of contests. In spring we have a Youth Art Contest. We just announced the winners for poetry and art, and prizes are in

Hmm...how to vote in the upcoming Primary? As an unaffiliated voter I am thankful to have all sides of every story. Sometimes there are sooo many sides. Yet…in my mind…there are no sides. It’s

Normally I try to tackle something that is weighing on my mind, or needs attention in our greater community. This week, I’m gonna change it up and share something I am very passionate about -

What an amazing week I’ve had! I’m so incredibly thankful I spent a few days with my family. I won’t say it was “downtime,” since it felt like a race all weekend. But it was family time

How do I sum up over thirty years of motherhood? Where do I begin? I mean, it’s not like it’s over. Some would say it’s just beginning, as the last one graduates and takes off to start a

Mama, mommy, mother, mom, bruh - I have been called all these names in my years as a mom. I will admit the last one threw me a bit and there was a calm and interesting conversation with my

Spending your life mostly as a peripatetic academic – I taught at two universities and two colleges in Western Canada and the Arctic – as your kids are growing up leads to an extended family

This holiday is a very special day for me because I’ve been lucky enough to be a mom for over 30 years. Wow, where has the time gone? Matthew led the way. He’s my oldest (and he’d say

This Mother’s Day, as I reflect on my journey, my heart overflows with gratitude for my two wonderful children, Ezra and Evelyn, who were born at home here in Gilpin County. A combined ninety

What is a debate? A debate is a formal discussion, typically between two or more people, where opposing parties express their opinion on a subject. At the beginning of 2024, I started thinking

When is enough, enough? I’m feeling a little overwhelmed with some very angry emails I have been getting. Some are emails directly to me. Some are emails I am copied on. Some are emails to others