“‘Please stop,’ Kelsey Berreth pleaded as she was beaten to death, says witness.” That was the headline Friday in our sister paper, The Gazette.

Hawks are “sexy” birds that seem to get people’s attention. The red-tailed hawk is a common and successful species that can be found throughou…

I discovered a way to connect by accident in the lunchroom one day. Someone had left a Nerf football behind and I was walking around with it. …

COMMISSIONERS TO SEEK SIX HIGHWAY PROJECTS

Thank you for thinking of seniors

I will always be a sucker for stories set in extreme isolation. These go hand-in-hand with sci-fi (“Alien,” “Moon,” “The Martian,” etc.), whic…

The hummingbirds are long gone, the leaves are off the Aspen trees, the black bears are headed to torpor and those little white flakes have mo…

Twenty-one years ago there was talk in Woodland Park of the winter parade going away. This is when a community of family and friends decided t…

Be informed, be heard

I’m lucky enough to earn paid vacation time, but I’m one of those people who accrues a bunch of time and then doesn’t plan an actual break. I …

ZONING CHANGES REQUESTED AT HEARING

Thank you for allowing me to serve

Here we go, again! Tomorrow welcomes in Halloween with its copious chocolate treats and leftovers heralding the official start of the 2019-202…

It’s been about a month since I “cut cable” and I don’t really miss it.

“Game of Thrones” left a chasm in HBO’s audience and cultural impact after the series wrapped May 19 — one even larger than the one The Night …

The Empty Stocking Fund started 35 years ago as a way to help children enjoy the holiday season by providing toys and clothes to families in n…

CHAMBER ADOPTS BUDGET

Erika Krabbenhoft knew what exactly to do after discovering a bat had gotten into her Divide home while she slept. (It was not to chase the ba…

Let’s think about the old railroad conductors.

In July, I was promoted to park manager at Eleven Mile State Park and Spinney Mountain State Park in Park County. I’ll always be a park ranger…

“Country Music,” an eight-part, 16-hour documentary by Ken Burns, premiered in September on PBS. I have personally watched the majority of the…

ZONING PROPOSAL NEARS ADOPTION

Hold Erdogan and Trump responsible for betrayal of Kurds

A month ago, it was announced that Richard Linklater will adapt the musical “Merrily We Roll Along,” and film it over a 20-year span. That’s e…