by Mr. Leadville | Nov 25, 2021 | Leadville News
In September 2020, geologist Jay Temple began living part-time at an RV park just outside Westcliffe, Colorado, a small high-altitude town. Located between two sets of mountains — the craggy Sangre de Cristos and the Wet Mountains — it is a geologist’s heaven....
by Mr. Leadville | Nov 24, 2021 | Leadville News
Theresa Alexander, an environmental engineer, left her job at the Bureau of Land Management after her position and most others were moved to Colorado under the Trump administration. (Washington Post photo by Carolyn Van Houten)As Trump officials were moving the...
by Mr. Leadville | Nov 24, 2021 | Leadville News
Colorado has come a long way since the start of the pandemic when, as with every state, the unemployment rate increased. The state’s rate jumped to 12.1% in April 2020, from 2.8% before the pandemic. The state’s jobless rate dropped to 5.4% in October, from...
by Mr. Leadville | Nov 24, 2021 | Leadville News
Cutting your own Christmas tree is a great excuse to get some exercise, enjoy the fresh air and spend time together as a family. For many, going to the mountains to cut your own Christmas tree is a family tradition. Hiking to find that perfect tree, the debate of who...
by Mr. Leadville | Nov 24, 2021 | Leadville News
Elijah McClain (Image source: Facebook/Elijah McClain)The City of Aurora, Colorado and the family of Elijah McClain formally agreed on Nov. 19 to a $15 million settlement to resolve a civil lawsuit filed by McClain’s family regarding his 2019 death.The deal was...
by Mr. Leadville | Nov 24, 2021 | Leadville News
By Bryan Babb Daily Caller News Foundation Colorado officials are set to vote Friday on whether to drop the term “sex offender” to describe people who engaged in “sexually abusive behavior,” due to “negative effects,” the Denver Post reported. “I think the biggest...
