after tales of tough times on Colorado farms came in bulk supply during the past year, the U.S. Department of Agriculture last weekend released statistics that more than backed up the anecdotal accounts. Much of the U.S. endured historically dry tim …
Read More »Imagine letting 30 kids ages 14-18 rewrite an 1850s classic novel that explores legalism, sin and guilt. Now imagine letting them to make it into a musical. It may sound far fetched, but that is exactly what Sandy Collins, the drama and orchestra …
Read More »A hot air balloon owned by Craig Fisher floats over rooftops in the Hilltop Estates subdivision in south Windsor last week. Fisher was taking flight lessons with Debbi Waltman and later took a solo flight. Fisher is a fireman with the Windsor-Severan …
Read More »Sunrise Community Health’s Billing Department made snowflakes as a tribute to the Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn. At first, employees planned to send the snowflakes to the school as part of the effort in Connecticut to create a “wint …
Read More »Walk a mile in my shoes... and then judge me. Have you heard this expression? I am sure you have; it's been around for a while. I have often heard it but until recently did not take time to consider the true message. 2012 was quite a year for my fa …
Read More »Congress’ recent extension of the Production Tax Credit may have saved hundreds of wind industry jobs in Weld County for the next year, but it re-ignited debate over government aid in the private marketplace. Government subsidies are more than just …
Read More »At the end of the movie “Back to the Future,” Dr. Emmitt Brown, played by actor Christopher Lloyd, powered up his time-traveling DeLorean by dumping into the vehicle’s fuel tank banana peels and leftover soda pop he’d just found in a nearby trash can …
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