“Everyone is in favor of free speech. Hardly a day passes without its being extolled, but some people’s idea of it is that they are free to say what they like, but if anyone says anything back, that is an outrage.” ― Winston Churchill, British politician. Notwithstanding the keyboard warriors[Read More…]
Columns
MUSEUM MUSINGS: Letters from history, No. 53
White River Agency, Colorado. June 23, 1879 Sir: Yours of 11th instant (F. Colo. M. 1159, ’79) shows the deficiency in my request of 26th ultimo as regards mules, harness, wagon and saddle, and I respond as follows: I respectfully ask for your authority to purchase and pay for: One[Read More…]
Editor’s Column – Let them.
“A long time ago, I made me a rule. I let people do what they want to do.” ― John Wayne We struggle so much with trying to manage and control what other people think and feel and do and believe, and often tie ourselves up in knots of anxiety[Read More…]
GUEST COLUMN – Lukens: Breakthrough session
RBC | Two years ago, you elected me to serve in the Colorado State House and stand up for Northwest Colorado. From Vail to Rangely, Oak Creek to Maybell, I continue to keep my commitment to the people of House District 26 to deliver on the three Es: education, the[Read More…]
Editor’s Column – Why do we have so much stuff?
“It is amazing, and also a little strange, how many things we accumulate in a lifetime.” ― Margareta Magnusson, The Gentle Art of Swedish Death Cleaning: How to Free Yourself and Your Family from a Lifetime of Clutter With summer’s arrival, yard sale season begins in earnest, wherein we get[Read More…]
WRITERS ON THE RANGE: What Aspen can teach us
Back in the ‘90s, when writer Hunter S. Thompson held court at the Woody Creek Tavern just outside of Aspen, he’d often rail against the “greedheads.” I grew up in Aspen, and sometimes my dad took me there to look at all the dollar bills on the wall. He made[Read More…]
Loose Ends: Cat People & Dog People
Meeting more than a few people who identify themselves as either a cat or dog person, I realized we have one thing in common. We are always being asked to acknowledge an allegiance to one or the other. The odd thing is that most animal lovers are just that: they[Read More…]
Editor’s Column: In search of the sacred
Dearly beloved, we are gathered here today to get through this thing called life. Prince Most of the time, the definition of “sacred” has to do with religious objects or observances, but there are aspects of life that are, and should be, acknowledged as sacred — “highly valued and important”[Read More…]
Editor’s Column: When did you stop imagining your future?
“Your imagination is your preview of life’s coming attractions.” ~ Albert Einstein One of my college assignments this semester was to write a paper about where I envision myself in 10 years. Since most of my classmates are traditional students (AKA children) just setting out on their professional paths, the[Read More…]
Loose Ends: ‘I an adult.’
By Dolly Viscardi: Special to the HT I an adult — this declaration was spoken forcefully by a tiny little person: a toddler. Leaving the bookstore storytime, I moved next door to a table in the adjoining coffee shop. I watched a common scenario unfold as a small hand suddenly[Read More…]
Guest Column: Legislative Session Review
By Sen. Dylan RobertsSpecial to the HT RBC | The Colorado General Assembly just adjourned our annual 120-day legislative session. As we concluded our work, spirits were high as several major bipartisan efforts successfully passed, including a permanent solution for slowing the growth in property taxes, modernizing our school funding[Read More…]
Editor’s Column: In RBC, the primary ballot is the decider for many local officials
“We in America do not have government by the majority. We have government by the majority who participate.” (Quote is attributed to Thomas Jefferson, but has not been found in his writings.) Thomas Jefferson may not have said it, but that doesn’t make it wrong. On the national level, less than[Read More…]
