Leadville Colorado
Colorado's Highest Mountain Town
Colorado hospital: No vaccine, no organ transplant “in almost all situations” – Longmont Times-Call
Outraged state GOP Rep. Tim Geitner shared on Facebook Live that a woman he knows was denied — for now — a kidney transplant surgery at University of Colorado Hospital because she is not vaccinated against COVID-19. The Falcon Republican said Tuesday it was...
#199, Terry Gale, curator of Rambler Ranch in rural Colorado
A minute's drive from County Rd. 21 in the Elizabeth, Colo., Rambler Ranch is perched in a clearing of trees on the outskirts of the small town about 45 miles southeast of Denver. It's a secluded museum of Americana, a life's work for Terry Gale as a remembrance of...
Spotlight: Colorado’s original inhabitants
Danielle SeeWalker honors and remembers Silverthorne’s earliest inhabitants with a mural in Rainbow Park, dedicated to the Ute Tribe. Silverthorne is a relatively young town, but it’s been populated for thousands of years. The area now known as Silverthorne, and...
Fireball over Colorado causes stir as rare sighting lights up early morning sky
Fireball over Colorado causes stir as rare sighting lights up early morning skyFireball streaks across Colorado night sky, turns it blueSightings of the fireball were reported in Colorado, Wyoming and New Mexico.Staff video, USA TODAYShots of fireball took on a...
An ethical breakdown in Colorado shows the influence of the ‘Romenesko effect’
By now you may have heard about a remarkable 1,000-word retraction published by the Daily Camera of Boulder, Colorado, regarding a story about local residents’ memories of the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001. I first learned that the paper had a problem from...
Women Who Hike: Conquering the Highest Colorado 14er
By Jeanine Behr Getz You may be asking yourself, what’s a 14er? Where would I find one? Or why a 14er? A 14er is an “in the know” term used to describe a class of mountains that are between 14,000 -14,999 feet high. There are sixty-seven 14ers in the lower 48 states,...
Colorado hospital: No vaccine, no organ transplant ‘in almost all situations’
Outraged state GOP Rep. Tim Geitner shared on Facebook Live that a woman he knows was denied — for now — a kidney transplant surgery at University of Colorado Hospital because she is not vaccinated against COVID-19. The Falcon Republican said Tuesday it was...
Proposition 120: A Colorado property tax cut that isn’t what it seems
Here’s how this usually goes: Once a proposed measure qualifies for the ballots, campaigns have a few months to state their cases and voters decide. If the measure is approved, the state prepares to enact any resulting law changes. Pretty straightforward, right? Not...
Colorado ski areas begin snowmaking in hopes of October openings
The arrival of October signals one thing for Colorado’s most passionate skiers and snowboarders: Three Front Range ski areas that vie annually for the distinction of being first to open for the season could begin snowmaking operations very soon. At least that’s what...