American essayist Ralph Waldo Emerson wrote, “Write it on your heart that every day is the best day in the year.” This reminder speaks directly to where we are with our best days happening into the ne...

Filmmakers David Lynch and Rob Reiner were among the noteworthy and influential people who died in 2025 where the deaths themselves had a widespread impact. The deaths of Oscar-winning actor Gene Hack...

Both the Senate and the House are moving legislative packages to deal with the housing crisis in the country, but whether one makes it to the president’s desk remains in question. Rep. Brittany Petter...

This music fan and more than fortunate left of the dial radio employee and independent critic took in well over 100 new records this year. Some of them received a deep listen, others got smoked over o...

An elderly couple died in a house fire Tuesday night on County Road 525 east of Bayfield, according to Upper Pine River Fire Protection District. The fire was reported shortly before 8 p.m. in the 10...

There are many moments of considerable learning as we wander this path called aging. It seems like every day there’s another issue to fuel our journey. Signs that let us know our time is finite, our b...

Talk to any golfer who played against Tiger Woods and there is sure to be at least one story about one shot so sublime they were certain it could not be hit by them or anyone else. He was just differe...

Public finance, clashing politics and environmental extremes helped define 2025 in La Plata County. In some ways, residents appeared more united on local issues than on national ones. La Plata County ...

I recently wrote a letter to the Hillcrest Board of Directors asking for yearly membership and T-fee discounts anytime golfers, like myself, play who are over 80 years old and have participated as a m...