One night when I was about 5 I refused to go to bed and tucked my mom under her own covers so I could stay up reading.

Recently, when contacted by The Gazette regarding a local home that was the scene of a homicide, my comments about stigmatized properties were…

Today we think of Divide as that little town west of Woodland Park. At one time the little town by the lake at the high spot between Denver an…

Mountain Top Cycling club celebrates 10th anniversary 

Our small community has been growing. This means more people, more development and, ultimately, more interactions with wildlife.

It is rare, almost impossible now as we enter the third decade of the 21st century, to witness something in film that has never been done before.

Our secret is out. The jig is up. They know about us.

A new report suggests that being overweight is not as harmful as believed and confers some surprising benefits. Research indicates being 5 to …

Many people ask me what does a Woodland Park City Council member and mayor do, and what is the commitment in time, travel, and expenses to exe…

I remember when Staples came out with the “Easy Button” campaign; brilliant. Who doesn’t want easy? Everyone wanted an “Easy Button” to put on…

Re: Jan. 8 ‘From the Editor’ column:

Despite being one of the more common local birds, you may have never seen a Pygmy nuthatch.

Australia has been on fire since September. Nearly 150 bush wildfires are burning on the continent, and have killed 24 people and an estimated…

Happy New Year from the City Above the Clouds! With 2020 comes another election cycle in our growing municipality.

Editor’s note: Introducing new Courier columnist Michael Harper. Owner of a Woodland Park real estate business, Michael Harper Real Estate, he…

Support Mella for Teller County commissioner

Last month my niece Sarah, an eighth-grader, asked me to speak to her school newspaper class.

It is that time of year where snow and ice become part of the landscape … and cover our sidewalks and driveways. Colorado Springs was recently…

In my 30-plus years as a certified personal trainer, I’ve heard every imaginable excuse for not exercising. The most common are: “I’m too busy…

“More, Mommy, More!” — not the words you want to hear when it comes to candy or TV, but they are nice to hear when it comes to reading a book …

“When people reply to me by email with one-word replies such as ‘received’ or ‘confirmed,’ I tend to reply to them with one-word replies such …

Response to Dec. 11 Butte Foundation letter:

During World War II, Camp Ritchie was a top-secret training ground in the Blue Ridge Mountains of Maryland where soldiers were schooled in mil…

Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus