Opinion | Susan Knopf: Brouhaha at Bill’s Ranch
There’s a brouhaha at Bill’s Ranch. The scuttlebutt is about 6 acres adjacent to Summit County Community and Senior Center in Frisco. The parcel had long been desired for workforce housing, but in a 1992...
Letter to the editor: Summit strives for safe, equitable and welcoming environment in schools
Summit School District is committed to providing safe, equitable and welcoming school environments to ensure children have a place to learn and thrive. As an IB school district, Summit’s aim is to empower internationally minded...
Home Cooking: The best meatless burger you’ve ever had
My vegetarian burger has to stay together, be grillable and firm, and need few, if any, condiments to make it taste good. Most important, it must be made from real food, not born in a laboratory....
The Geiger Counter: Cooking and cancer fighting
Don’t know what to do this weekend? Well, you’ve come to the right place. Pull up a seat to the counter, and I’ll tell you about everything that’s hot and happening. Two events this weekend...
Letter to the editor: Where is Mitch McConnell’s missing moral compass?
Perhaps it’s hidden in his underwear drawer. Perhaps his dog buried it in the White House lawn. Perhaps it fell out of his pocket the last time he played Mar-a-Lago golf. Perhaps he loaned it...
Letter to the editor: Commissioners should be honoring their commitments
Perpetuity means forever and commitments should be honored. And yet our Summit County commissioners want to renege on a 1998 commitment to conserve the Fiester Preserve in perpetuity. This is a dangerous precedent if you...
Letter to the editor: Why has TABOR surplus not led to reduced income taxes?
The TABOR amendment was approved by Colorado voters in 1992. It limits the amount of revenue the state of Colorado can retain and spend. The TABOR limit “base” is equal to the lesser of the...
Opinion | Get the facts: Locals’ housing at County Commons
We have experienced rapid changes in recent decades in Summit County. In my 11 years as a county commissioner, I have focused on the restoration and preservation of our environment and finding ways to support...
Letter to the editor: I support an on-ramp for Interstate 70 at Wildernest
As a Wildernest skier, I want to thank letter writer Dan Burstein for his brilliant solution to the morning pollution. I like traffic circles and encourage the Colorado Department of Transportation to put this additional...
Letter to the editor: Blissful ignorance of death camps in our midst remains
On Jan. 27, the world will observe the International Holocaust Remembrance Day. The date marks 75 years since the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau, Hitler’s largest death camp. A key question facing historians is how could an...
Opinion | Morgan Liddick: Words with friends at the Democratic debate
From the Democratic candidate debate last week, I gather that they are all in agreement that their voters are driven almost entirely by greed, class envy and, especially, by hatred of President Donald Trump. Overwhelmingly,...
Letter to the editor: Liberal advocacy organizations gearing up to overhaul state tax system
Thank you, Summit Daily News, for publishing a Colorado Sun article Dec. 31 on the Colorado Taxpayer’s Bill of Rights refunds coming to taxpayers this year. It is good news for taxpayers and a warning...
Biff America: Rolling across languages
When trying to make myself understood by those who do not speak my language, I’ve found it helpful to speak very loudly. It was for that reason that I yelled at the two Hispanic children...
Letter to the editor: My research shows senior facilities make money
I beg to differ that government money would be spent on the proposed senior facility. My research and visits to facilities like that being proposed have clearly shown that they actually make money once established....
Letter to the editor: Peak 8 developer must comply with master plan
It is our understanding that Breckenridge Grand Vacations wants to offer memberships and have 333 parking places approved (including an extra 70 parking spaces) on the new Peak 8 development. Last year and the year...
Mountain Wheels: Infiniti’s impressive Q50 sedan challenges the German competition
In this increasingly SUV-only universe, we might occasionally forget that Infiniti — the luxury partner of Nissan — used to be a considerably car-focused brand, chockablock with stylish and sporty variants and one-of-a-kind reimaginations of...
Ask Eartha: Ensuring a healthy home
Dear Eartha,I heard that January is National Radon Action Month. What is radon? What actions do I need to take? Not to be dramatic, but radon is a silent killer, and it could be lurking...
High Country Baking: Pecan meringues
What’s the secret to a good cookie? A crunchy, crisp exterior paired with a soft, chewy center. It’s a match made in heaven. This one is flavored by pecans, enhanced by brown sugar, nutmeg and...
Walking Our Faith: Listening to God
On Wednesday evening at 5 o’clock, I attended Latin mass at St. Mary’s. Because it is winter, it’s dark outside and because the chapel of St. Mary’s is very old, the lighting is dim, which...