As your clerk and recorder, I would like to make you aware of a bill in the State Legislature, HB19-1278 Modifications to Uniform Election Cod…

In high school, I spent six weeks in Israel with a group of Jewish kids from Denver. We learned some Hebrew, went to the holy places in Jerusa…

If I told you this morning I laced up my “Swoosh” sneakers and drove my “Bug” to grab a coffee at the “Golden Arches,” would you know what I’m…

Spring is here, and for many of us, that means it’s time for some spring cleaning. This year, in addition to tidying up your home, why not try…

People all the time ask why I write a humorous column while other columnists explore news of a more political or thought-provoking nature. My …

Something quite extraordinary was happening in a corner of our city last week: some of the most brilliantly creative minds in the world of sci…

I watch too much television. These days, thanks to streaming culture, there’s a lot of TV to watch. In the last few years I’ve traded my daily…

In his prologue to “The Canterbury Tales,” Geoffrey Chaucer writes, “Whan that Aprille with his shoures soote; The droghte of Marche hath perc…

Those of you who read this column regularly know I try to provide you easy and interesting opportunities to get away. In particular, I try to …

I’m not sure about you, but I’m in need of some good news. Local headlines in recent weeks have discouraging: shootings, traffic deaths, fires…

We’re getting close to the tax-filing deadline. For many of us, this means it’s that time of year when we get our biggest financial windfall —…

Ah, home repairs. So much fun. I finished my outdoor to-do list last week and rather than doing any actual work, I decided to make another lis…

Geology has taught me there are windows to our past everywhere. If you visit our Colorado State Parks, you’ll find windows to very cool geolog…

You might notice there’s a change in my byline this week. Last month I got married — tied the knot, entered wedded bliss, got hitched — and ha…

When I was a pre-teen, I begged my parents to send me to horse camp every summer. I would listen enviously each September as my friend, Leah, …

While chatting with a staff member the other day, she mentioned that she bought her home in her early thirties. Now middle-aged, she’s beginni…

A common complaint amongst park and open space users is inadequate parking. For that reason, as Blodgett Open Space grows by 64 acres after a …

I have a confession to make: conversations are difficult for me.

Inspiration comes in many forms. During Women’s History Month, I’d like to share with you two women who inspire me and keep me feeling forever young.

Nikola Tesla was the brilliant scientist whose work, primarily in electricity, in the late 19th and early 20th centuries set the stage for the…

I realized spring was here last week when a literal lion roared it in, perched atop a sunny boulder overlooking his small, but mighty, kingdom…

It’s that time of year again, when spring snow turns to brown slush and melts away, exposing everything that’s wrong with your house. That’s r…

When I worked on Pikes Peak, a common question was, “So is it 14,110 or 14,115 feet?” Some signs say one, some say the other, but it is 14,115…

Like most people, you probably know several organizations worthy of your philanthropy and you may well have contributed to them, perhaps on an…

Soon after my column first appeared in the February 2017 Cheyenne Edition, I wrote about my sister’s two pet goldfish, Charlie and Lola, and m…