Opinion | Biff America: Free kicks and boxed wine
To see what is right and good about humanity, you need only to pay attention. To see what is not, you need only to open your computer. Since the World Wide Web is all the...
Letter to the editor: Water balloons at Breckenridge parade were disrespectful
After watching and enjoying the Breckenridge Fourth of July parade for the past 17 years, this year will likely be our last. We decided to set up our chairs at Main Street Station, and there...
Walking our Faith: Why God loves our second chances
The young man who adopted Russell was so excited to add him to his family that he drove from Portland, Oregon, to Breckenridge rather than have Russell travel alone on a series of transports. When...
Mountain Wheels: Improved looks and new engine choice broaden Jeep Cherokee’s range
Coloradans certainly love their Jeeps, almost as much as their Subarus, and so I felt very much a part of the crowd as I spent a week cruising around in the 2019 Jeep Cherokee, which...
From the editor: Summit Daily News celebrates 30 years as the first draft of history
Editor’s note: This column has been updated to correct the year the silver boom started in Colorado. Intertwined with the story of a place is the history of how its residents got their news. Summit...
Ask Eartha: Back to school sustainability
Dear Eartha,The school year is about to start, and I am wondering, how I can get my children ready while keeping sustainability in mind? — Katelyn, Dillon With a new school year approaching, parents are...
Opinion | Susan Knopf: No labels, justice for all
I think it’s time we dispense with false flags of patriotism, like the Confederate flag, and we all line up under the Stars and Stripes. Can we please dispense with labels of liberal and conservative,...
Letter to the editor: It’s back to school season
For school staff, there are five seasons a year: winter, spring, summer, autumn and back to school. Back to school season is a special time of the year fueled by a frenzy of excitement and...
High Country Baking: How to make a rich and creamy Nutella tart
Editor’s note: High elevations 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...
Opinion | Jessie Burley: Zero emission vehicle proposal will help fight carbon pollution
The Colorado Air Quality Control Commission this week will consider adopting a policy known as the zero emission vehicle standards. For those who aren’t interested in electric vehicles, the standards won’t impact you. But for...
Letter to the editor: Excessive speeding, irresponsible driving impact highway safety
Your report on the Colorado Department of Transportation’s meeting with Summit County officials this week (“I-70 concerns dominate conversation at CDOT listening tour stop in Summit County,” published Aug. 13 in the Summit Daily News)...
From the editor: Say farewell to comics and weather map, hello to new staff members
I have some bad news. Thursday is the last day you’ll see comics and the weather map in the Summit Daily News. I know many of our readers enjoy advice column Dear Abby and reading...
Letter to the editor: Proposed National Environmental Protection Act revisions unacceptable
Thank you, Environmental Protection Agency director Andrew Wheeler, for even bothering to make public on June 13 the changes you wish to make to the National Environmental Protection Act and asking for comment due Aug....
Letter to the editor: Liddick column misses the point on Trump culpability
I do not believe that President Donald Trump would condone or desire an El Paso shooting, but I do believe his carelessness with dangerous rhetoric creates an environment where such events are more likely, and...
Letter to the editor: Why is C-Chair closed during the week?
C-Chair at Breckenridge Ski Resort serves an important service to skiers as it provides expeditious access to one intermediate and three expert runs without being funneled into the “slow zone” and beginner runs at the...
Letter to the editor: Frisco bag ban will have unintended consequences
As a regular patron of businesses within the town of Frisco, the proposed ordinance to tax the distribution of single-use bags is not a good idea. For the minimal environmental impact such a law would...
Letter to the editor: Leaders must take action to keep our democracy safe
A global disinformation system is at it again in Sweden. I’m not at all a conspiracy theory kind of person, but I have been saying since our last national election, and since Brexit, that anti-democracy...
Letter to the editor: Call your senators and urge them to catalyze action
El Paso, Texas, and Dayton, Ohio, fell last week to the ideals of a confused and enraged minority. This sadistic theater left us in shock, the security of the future is again in question, and...
Letter to the editor: New Peak 7 lift at Breckenridge would negatively impact Cucumber Gulch Preserve
I read the article on Breckenridge Ski Resort’s proposal to install a new lift on Peak 7 (“Breckenridge Ski Resort looks to install a new chairlift on Peak 7, pending Forest Service approval,” published Aug....
