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Using a GPS receiver to get around in the backcountry is a skill most avid hikers take time to master. I learned on the fly, out of necessity rather than desire. Ten years ago, when one of my publishers asked that I include waypoints, tracks and maps in my next book, I had to pony…

On April 27, my mom will celebrate her 90th birthday — truly a major milestone that deserves recognition and reverence. Ninety years — that equates to approximately 1,080 months, 32,873 days, 788,952 hours, 47,337,120 minutes and 2,840,227,200 seconds. Her new T-shirt, “It took 90 years to look this awesome,” says it all. Let’s give a…

Car vandalism deserves investigation Since I appreciate and always read the weekly “Area Crime Calls for Service,” I know we have many crimes against persons, autos and fraud in 80919 and 80920. I am shocked and saddened each reading. I am told these types of crimes are occurring throughout the city. Why? What are solutions?…

This year, there have been changes in many things as a result of the coronavirus pandemic, including changes in the workplace. For a lot of large companies, the workplace is no longer in a headquarters building or a group of offices or facilities. Instead, the work is done in a home office, family room or…

I got my first COVID vaccination last week and it made me feel hopeful, relieved … and a little giddy. After I get the second vaccine in a few weeks, I expect to experience those feelings even more so. But feeling comfortable with being around a large number of people, well, that’s going to take…

A few months back, I wrote about the Buffalo Bill Museum and Grave on Lookout Mountain west of Denver. I mentioned in the article that Buffalo Bill — aka William F. Cody — was extremely popular in his day. He was probably better known than even the president, created Buffalo Bill’s Wild West Show that…

RE: MARCH 17 DENSMORE LETTER This is in response to the letter sent by Jim Densmore asking why Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America won’t advocate for the end of automobile violence. Let me share with you: Cars and guns are both dangerous and lethal. We have put rules in place around cars…

Re: March 3 Moms Demand Action article I have a recommended action for Moms Demand Action on ending violence perpetrated using guns: training. Train your children from an early age to understand guns, shoot guns and use them responsibly. Ditto for other deadly weapons. Note that you need no legislature to take this action, and…

Rita Mae Brown got it right. “Happiness is pretty simple: someone to love, something to do, something to look forward to.” Yeah, I know; George Washington Burnap kind of said it first, but he said, something to “hope for,” instead of “look forward to,” and they’re not the same thing. I look forward to getting…

In the winter of 1950, a new business announced that it would bring a new attraction to the Pikes Peak region. A plan that was being developed in many communities all over the country. A plot of land just off the north end of old Nichols Airfield was purchased which would be the site of…