Tag: tribune voices feature
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New year, new you at the library | Library Limelight
In the start of each new year, I, like many people, make New Year’s resolutions to achieve in the coming year. I reflect on things that I would like to improve in my life or about myself, or things I’m excited about doing. Getting in shape, saving money, spending more time with family, and learning…
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Of John Adams and the ongoing revolution | From the editor
Back in 1776, John Adams one-upped Nostradamus with this prediction concerning the Fourth of July: “The date will be the most memorable epoch in the history of America. I am apt to believe that it will be celebrated by succeeding generations as the great anniversary festival. It ought to be commemorated as the day of…
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Need a rain check? Yes, we’ve got rain. | From the editor
I wasn’t too concerned about all the rain we’ve been getting until I noticed that the neighbors had built an ark. I don’t think I’m on the two-by-two list. Maybe if I invite them to a barbeque? Aquaman is now the official superhero of Colorado. We’re all singin’ in the rain. We don’t have a…
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What’s better than dad jokes for Fathers Day? | From the editor
You’ve got to love dads. They can be so many things. He might be the one who teaches you how to fish or keep score at a ballgame. He might be a grill master. He might be the one who can fix anything from a favorite toy to the family car. He might be a…
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Beware the buffet bandits | From the editor
We all know a buffet bandit. You may not know them by that name, but you certainly know one. You might even be one yourself. Before we investigate these meatball marauders, let’s all acknowledge a universal truth: Free food tastes much better than food you paid for. I became familiar with these pizza pirates when…
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Fifty-eight years in Estes Park | From the Editor
My family started taking an annual summer trip to Estes Park 58 years ago. We will be there again from June 1-4 this year. It was our parents’ special place. It is our special place. It is our kids’ special place and it will be our grandchildren’s special place. When we made our first journey…
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Tomorrow isn’t guaranteed | From the Editor
Tomorrow is not guaranteed. We will all face death. We all face the inevitable in our own way. For my father, it was through denial. Dad was always larger than life. It’s little wonder that he would try to be larger than death. It’s not that he denied that he had cancer. He just doggedly…
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Meet Thurston Crosby Gershenberger III | From the editor
The vice president of Chrysler Corporation announced he would be heading to Colorado to present Thurston Crosby Gershenberger III an award as the top customer-relations manager in the Western Region. Panic ensued. Why? Because Thurston was our dog. My father never liked being told what to do, in business or in life. So when Chrysler…
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Civility in civics and the lack thereof | From the editor
On the whole, sir, I cannot help expressing a wish, that every member of the convention, who may still have objections to it, would with me on this occasion doubt a little of his own infallibility, and to make manifest our unanimity, put his name to this instrument.” – Excerpt from Benjamin Franklin’s closing speech…
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Adventures at an auto auction | From the Editor
I attended the Tri-Lakes Chamber of Commerce awards banquet in Colorado Springs on April 14. One part of an enjoyable evening was a live auction, during which the best items were sold. The auctioneers did a good job. So good that I got caught up in some transtemporal travel. I went back to my years…