Opinion | Biff America: Singing and grieving
Jimmy said that I might be psychotic.Coming from him that truly means something because Jimmy is a smart dude — he went to college.I couldn’t call Jim a good friend; I don’t even know his...
Hey, Spike!, what ‘cha been up to lately?
While it appears your scribe has been MIA, he’s been busy editing (again) the third annual edition of Discover The Heart of Colorado magazine, a four-color glossy publication covering the Upper Arkansas River Valley, which...
Mountain Wheels: Ford’s F-150 family aims for total domination
Clearly Ford has no problems selling as many F-150s as it can build. In 2018, the company sold more than 900,000 F-Series trucks — approximately one every 35 seconds — and more than 32 million...
Walking Our Faith: The view depends on where you’re standing – duct tape part four
Last week, I met Liliana Stahlberg, pastor of Lord of the Mountains Church, for coffee at Amazing Grace. It was snowing heavily in my Blue River neighborhood, and being a nervous driver, I was 45...
Opinion | Knopf: Homeless in Summit
Do you know anybody who lives in a car or a van? I was surprised talking to a very savvy local friend that she was not aware this is a thing in Summit County. Numbers...
Ask Eartha: Do snowfall and drought reducation go hand in hand?
Dear Eartha, This winter season has been great with loads of powder days. But is it enough snow to be drought-free this summer?— John, Summit Cove John, it’s great that you are thinking about the...
Opinion | Liddick: Colorado’s political suicide
I see Colorado’s attempting suicide again. Proof is Senate Bill 19-042, titled “National Popular Vote,” through which Colorado joins a compact among 11 states requiring them to appoint electors “in association with the national popular...
Summit Daily letters: Conflicting weather reports and Colorado chaos
Conflicting weather reports This (Monday) morning, I am watching the snow and the winds that are whipping it into bursts of swirling, white wizardry. I am also reading and watching the weather reports from the...
Biff America: Devil at the gym
Decades ago I was at a local gym and noticed three kids, who looked to be in their teens, checking me out. I had assumed it was because of my pickle barrel pectorals: it wasn’t....
Mountain Wheels: Kia’s Sorento SUV cruises comfortably over the long haul
My friends in Ohio were looking for a three-row family hauler, stylish and go-anywhere kind of rugged, and I offered the Kia Sorento SUV as a pretty solid choice. It starts as little as $26,290,...
Opinion | Walking our faith: The Bible finds us where we are in the moment
I don’t always remember when and where I was when I was reading one of the underlined passages in the Bible. But in one case I do. One morning in March 2015, a few months...
Ask Eartha: Who is Tim McClure?
Dear Eartha, I saw some posters around town for the 30th Annual Tim McClure Benefit. Who is Tim McClure, and what does he have to do with High Country Conservation Center? — Mark, Breckenridge Mark,...
Opinion | Knopf: Please don’t kill the messenger
If I tell you there’s a new pothole around the corner, on a route you often take, am I bad person? Am I malevolent? Do you think I dug the pothole in hope of ruining...
High Altitude Baking: The perfect flourless chocolate cake cups for Valentine’s Day
High altitudes make cookies spread in the pan, cakes fall, and few baked goods turn out as they do at sea level. This twice-monthly column presents recipes and tips that make baking in the mountains...
Opinion | Liddick: Resistance meets immovable object
The past week has been a target-rich environment for someone who comments on politics. Me, I’ll take the State of the Union address. Not only is it potentially the most significant of the happenings, it...
Opinion | Littwin: Trump calls for a truce, but only if it means he can have everything he wants
Like many of you out there, I have my personal favorite lie from Donald Trump’s State of the Union speech. But before I get to the reveal — there were so many lies to choose...
Opinion | Walking Our Faith: What I learned from Biff America and St. Paul
I’ve only met Biff America, also known as Jeffrey Bergeron, once. I had a wing back chair I wanted to give away because I was moving from one rental home to another. Jeffrey and his...
Mountain Wheels: Chevy Silverado’s Trail Boss edition highlights a much-updated pickup
A 500-mile super-transit voyage across ski country a few weeks back was a great opportunity to try out the all new 2019 Chevrolet Silverado, gussied up and tweaked for off-road duty in the LT Trail...
Opinion | Knopf: State of chaos
“We must reject the politics of revenge, resistance and retribution, and embrace the boundless potential of cooperation, compromise and the common good,” said President Donald Trump in his State of the Union address on Tuesday...
Ask Eartha: The recycling conundrum of the to-go coffee cup
Dear Eartha,What’s the skinny with paper to-go coffee cups? Can I recycle them? — Jeffery, BreckenridgeThe confusion about recycling continues – and it’s no surprise that you have questions about coffee cups. If you’ve recently...
