Ad

Learn about law enforcement in Citizens’ Police Academy

Do you want to be part of something exciting and fun? Do you want to know what your police department is doing? Have you ever wondered how you could get more involved in the community and po...

Developmental disability wish list for the new year

There is something about a new year that feels like a new beginning. Perhaps this is why people tend to make resolutions, set goals and plan for the future at the New Year. In ke...

Review: Solutions to parenting issues today

“You are the bows from which your children as living arrows are sent forth.” Kahlil Gibran, The Prophet (1923) In 2003, Robert Shaw, M.D., wrote a book called The Epide...

Dog Protection Act seeks to cut dog shootings by police

You may have seen news stories about police shooting dogs in the past year. According to state legislators, there have been 30 such shootings in the last five or six years in Colorado, many ...

Protecting cervical health starts with vaccine

January is Cervical Health Awareness Month. To start the year off right by taking charge of their health, women should use this opportunity to schedule important preventive screenings such a...

Wildfire prevention

Fighting fires is necessary, but mitigation is smarter, safer and cheaper

Agnew honored as Volunteer of the Year by WRC

There were a lot of high notes at the Women’s Resource Center’s Annual Meeting on Tuesday, but perhaps the highest was when Shauna Agnew was named Volunteer of the Year. Program D...

Zumba a good complement to running regimen

Zumba is a dance fitness program created in the 1990s by Colombian dancer and choreographer Alberto Perez. Introduced in the United States in 2001, its popularity has peaked, and currently t...

Geoengineering: Can it curtail climate change?

“Once the camel gets his nose in the tent, his body will soon follow.” – Saying attributed to Bedouin tribesmen It’s been creeping up on us for a couple of decades. ...

Even busy beavers take a break in chilly Jan.

The temperature has been dropping this month and will continue to drop. Despite best intentions, a period of bone-chilling weather often keeps people inside rather than encourag...

Test your home for radon

Do you know the level of radon in your home? Do you know that radon gas is the No. 2 cause of lung cancer? January is National Radon Awareness Month and with our snow and frozen g...

WWMPD? Phillips picks ’em ‘from the gut’

WWMPD? What Would Mike Phillips Do? He is our Gridiron Green seer also known as “Commute29.” Phillips would pick a bunch of winners; that’s what he’d do. He...