Anyone who grew up in Colorado (and paid attention in geography class) knows how unique our state is.

Some of you might remember CBS newsman Charles Kuralt who years ago traveled the back roads of rural America to uncover extraordinary stories …

“Suicide is a permanent solution to a temporary problem.”

It might not be on your calendar, but Aug. 14 is Social Security Day. Since it was enacted on Aug. 14, 1935, Social Security has provided some…

In 2009, 78 residents lived in the town of Dawn, Mo. Mail arrived at the old post office not far from the Daybreak Cafe. Each morning, a small…

My Uncle Herb was a Marine helicopter pilot during the Vietnam War. He doesn’t talk much about his service except to those who, like he did, w…

Normally I cover out-of-town destinations in this column. However, from time to time, there are “trips” you can take around Colorado Springs t…

On Tuesday the ProRodeo Hall of Fame & Museum celebrated its 40th anniversary to great fanfare, complete with food, drink, live entertainm…

The heat. Some people thrive in it, but I’m not one of those people. It wears me out, makes me sweat, and does horrible things to my appearanc…

Quentin Tarantino’s 1994 hit “Pulp Fiction,” which I saw for the first time at age 12, changed the way I thought about movies.

Six years ago, single mother Kat Lilley unexpectedly found herself in a Colorado Springs homeless shelter, along with her six children.

Have you ever tossed and turned all night, willing yourself to sleep, feeling like the world is conspiring against you? If only you could get …

I’ve lived in Colorado just over four years, and have been visiting for three decades, and I still haven’t been to Rocky Mountain National Par…

As a business owner, you can’t afford to ignore your competition. You can’t afford to miss out on the trends affecting your industry. You can’…

Two women were recently attacked in Colorado Springs while walking or running on public trails. The assaults, reported in The Gazette and othe…

The Incline and Barr Trail continue to be wildly popular with residents and visitors. On a recent Saturday the free lot in Manitou Springs was…

Researchers at the Norwegian Polar Institute were startled when they saw the data. Satellite tracking devices had been placed on more than 50 …

While out shopping for groceries I happened upon a gentleman grimacing from a painful bout with gout.

The word “estate” conjures images of wealth, which may be one of the reasons so many people don’t develop estate plans — after all, if you’re …

This tale comes from 1928. I have talked about the opening of the Colorado Springs airport about this time, and in it I mentioned that we were…

I have an on-again, off-again relationship with personal hygiene. Like this past weekend, when I enjoyed an off-again couple of days in Rocky …

Life update, kind of an exciting one: I’m now a homeowner — and a new neighbor in northern Colorado Springs.

It’s late in the afternoon and I’m sitting poolside on the eighth floor terrace of the Dan Panorama Hotel in Jerusalem. To my left is the mode…

The movie industry is in a strange place right now. Between the so-called “Golden Age” of television kicking into gear in the mid-2000s, and N…

The headline caught my eye: “103-year-old woman runs 100-yard dash in competition.” Really? I thought. Maybe that’s a typo. After reading the …