A different train of thought.. fixing town from the inside out. Yesterday, Tuesday, September 12, we watched a little bit of history slowly cascade downward with the tug of the iron bucket

What is a TEAM? This is a question I think about constantly. For over 8 months we have been building our “DREAM TEAM” at the newspaper. That’s been a goal of mine for a very long time. But

What an incredible weekend of events across the Peak to Peak. The paper is chock-full of stories this week with 40 pages of news once again. You, our readers, can expect to see 40 pages each week

Another whirlwind week and this paper is just full of news. This week, I want to take a moment to recognize some of our incredible staff. I’m going to simply share a list of people that contribute,

Back to school? Say what? Seems like school just let out for summer. Thursday is a bittersweet day for me as a parent. My youngest child will go to his first day of his senior year at Nederland

Last week we celebrated the opening of our new office in Nederland. The office is located at 98 W. 1st Street and our Central City location is 430 Lawrence Street. Our new office hours are coming

Today, Wednesday, August 2, 2023, we will open our new office in Nederland. The office is located at 98 W. 1st Street. We’re having a bit of a celebration with staff and a few friends that have

Wow, what a week this has been, and it’s only Tuesday. I’m writing this on Tuesday night, when my brain is a bit foggy. So hang in there with me. Today, I woke up to an intense morning and

  Friends, Housing Needs Assessment Survey is open until Friday, July 21, 2023. In order to better understand Nederland’s housing needs, and create changes to code to improve our

Hello friends and neighbors! This week has been an exceptionally busy week, but the thing I am looking forward to most is the Gilpin County Fair. The Mountain-Ear has a booth and we love sitting

Wow, I can’t believe it’s already July. How did we get here? In the past six months, I have felt like life at the newspaper is a bit of a whirlwind. I don’t think we have slowed down to

I am so incredibly proud of our interns at the paper. Right now we have nine. Yeah. These amazing people are turning in high-quality stories that you are reading every week. The

Imagine sitting down with your boss, cracking open the newspaper to check it out for the week, and finding blank pages. That is literally what happened last week. Christian and I sat down to grab

In so many ways, I am so lucky my dad is, well, my dad. He’s been a rock for all of us. He worked hard all of our younger years and now that he’s retired, he seems to work harder than ever.

Last week, I asked you, “What DOES Pride month mean to you?” I want to say thank you for all of the kind and thoughtful responses. I am including some of them here. “Pride to me means my

A not quite as short one, since I started it Monday. Most of you know, this is about the last thing I do each week. I think about something that is on my mind and I share it with you, our

As summer kicks off and we begin to experience our usual increase of traffic to the mountains, it shares an influx of visitors to The Mountain-Ear website. There is a reason for this simultaneous

Sometimes it just has to be short and sweet. This week you will see a LOT of news in the paper. We covered two high school graduations, a kindergarten graduation and multiple banquet and ceremonies.

On Saturday, May 20, 2023, almost 60 students will graduate between the Nederland and Gilpin schools. Next week, another three will graduate from Chinook. The numbers up here are small compared

I had the pleasure of having a few meetings this week, with current members of a couple of local fire departments. I learned so much! A few things came up that made me think of my own board