Even a global pandemic can't stop Pikes Peak region residents and entrepreneurs from thinking creatively to find new ways to help others.

Editor’s Note: This is the first installment of an occasional column by Woodland Park Mayor Val Carr. This column and future columns are not i…

Editor's note: This column has been updated to reflect that Aspen Journalism received three (not six) years of funding from the Walton Family …

Letters to the Editor — Jan. 20, 2021

With colder weather and the uncertainty of COVID-19 restrictions, you might be looking for new hobbies to de-stress. One of my favorite relaxi…

With the recent thorough evaluation and difficult decision regarding the viability of the Merit Academy charter school application, the Board …

The Canada Jay, formerly known as the Gray Jay, also goes by the name Camp Robber. They have learned to hang out around humans in hopes of sca…

Jim Pfaff’s guest column “Scoundrels always react to those who expose their duplicity” that appeared in the Jan. 6, 2021 edition of the Pikes …

I have to admit, I almost feel sorry for old 2020. It’s been catching a lot of hate these days, and not without cause. Of course, the year we …

Letters to the Editor — Jan. 13, 2021

America was born of rebellion.

There’s so much information constantly churning out about COVID-19 that it’s hard to keep up, even for a news-addict like me.

As a follow up to an article I wrote two months ago about the importance of cardiovascular training, I wanted to give information on the impor…

Did you know that engaging in the arts is a way to improve well-being?

My actions on City Council disgust a small number of people in Woodland Park. It disgusts them so much, a small cadre of current and former go…

We are not at war with the Americans. I checked it out. Our petty disputes over contrived differences would seem so small should we turn our h…

The year from hell is over. While an arbitrary four-digit number won’t fix the problems of the world, it does feel especially symbolic this time.

Soon it will be a new year ... finally, thankfully. And there’s just one word I have for 2020: Gratitude.

Our family at UCHealth Pikes Peak Regional Hospital would like to wish everyone the happiest of holidays, along with sincere hopes for a healt…

In Oregon, the Klamath Basin wildlife refuges have fallen into their winter silence now. The huge, clamorous flocks of geese that fill the sky…

As COVID-19 cases climb again around the country, people may be considering skipping visits to the doctor to reduce risk of exposure to the vi…

Again this week I’m lending this space to readers who shared some holiday traditions or memories with us. It was so nice to hear from everyone…

If you have worked on the summit of Pikes Peak, you probably know Betty. Maybe not, but most of the workers up there had to deal with her. Int…

As the rest of the West rushes to meet increasingly ambitious goals to reduce carbon emissions, one state is moving in exactly the opposite di…

What will you remember about this past year? Most people I talk to often only highlight the bad about 2020. I would encourage you to take some…