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To savor kids’ many seasons, live in the now

Every morning, I sit at the kitchen table with an alarming level of gratitude for coffee, while gazing out at the two crab apple trees we planted when Col was just a wobbly ride-along. ...

DATE: Nov 25, 2015 | CATEGORY: Adventures in Motherhood

’Tis the season to celebrate giving

The holiday season is upon us, a reminder to slow down and celebrate family, community and all that we are blessed with in our small corner of the world. It isn’t a secret that t...

DATE: Nov 25, 2015 | CATEGORY: View from the Center

Colorado health exchange in trouble?

Lots of things have happened in the last several months regarding health care in Colorado that have me worried. First, let me say that I am thankful for those that have health care insurance...

DATE: Nov 24, 2015 | CATEGORY: From our Congressman

St. Columba travels to the stars for gala

There are some events I try to attend every year, and one of them is St. Columba’s annual auction and gala. Parents and faculty go all out for this event. The decorations have al...

DATE: Nov 24, 2015 | CATEGORY: Neighbors

Region enjoying the small catch but missing the big boat

As the region’s tourism industry has developed over the decades, we have become comfortably successful but also highly dependent on a single type of visitor: the leisure traveler. ...

DATE: Nov 24, 2015 | CATEGORY: A Take on Tourism

Comfort hacks for flights in economy class

Air travel can be a humiliating, dehumanizing and even torturous experience – at least according to my email inbox. I hear often from readers such as Sue McDonough, who contacted ...

DATE: Nov 21, 2015 | CATEGORY: The Travel Troubleshooter

Making sense of mortgage insurance

Mortgage insurance protects your lender against loss in the event it has to foreclose on your home and there are insufficient proceeds to pay back the principal, interest and foreclosure exp...

DATE: Nov 21, 2015 | CATEGORY: On Real Estate

Abstinence a reminder of need for fossil fuels

Natural gas is one of the most powerful and versatile energy source known to humankind. On Aug. 3, the federal government announced the Clean Power Plan, which will result in major changes i...

DATE: Nov 21, 2015 | CATEGORY: From our Congressman

Community colleges

Defying the culture’s image by providing job skills

DATE: Nov 21, 2015 | CATEGORY: From our Congressman

Poetry captures population bomb’s detonation

For years I have known that what I write is too intellectual, too wordy, too preachy. I have sought poetry on aspects of human population, and finally found a few poems worth sharing. Please...

DATE: Nov 21, 2015 | CATEGORY: Population Matters

Knowledge of trees helpful all year

It can be depressing to see fall leaves blow away into the dark days of winter. But conifer trees are always full of life. Even if you don’t celebrate Christmas, there is plenty to learn abo...

DATE: Nov 20, 2015 | CATEGORY: Stewards of the Land

Records reveal Forest Service’s suspicious ways

Let’s talk numbers. 22: inches of fresh snow Wolf Creek Ski Area reported as of Wednesday morning. 69,701: pages of public records opponents of the Pillage at Wolf Cree...

DATE: Nov 18, 2015 | CATEGORY: Thinking Green