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Skip to contentWhen does an unsolved crime become a cold case, no longer worth investigation? Twenty years? Fifty years? A century? None of the above, according to Tom McLellan, a 32-year veteran of the Fort Collins police department, and the author of … Continue reading
Fort Collins did it right with MAX, our foray into serious, bigger-city public transportation, even though I had doubts when I first heard of the $87 million deluxe light-rail-like bus line. I returned this weekend from an inadvertent global tour … Continue reading
Big sigh of relief. Our community survived the early release schedule for our schools. No kids melted, although a few school administrators look a little scorched. But what an uproar! I’ve been studying the hailstorm of reactions in print and … Continue reading
Colorado Senate President John Morse is under fire by gun-rights advocates, and the shots are echoing from Boston to L.A. The battle tactic is recall. Morse supported gun-control legislation that included stricter background checks to include private and online gun … Continue reading
Do people in your extended family ever talk about the quality of the deaths of the dear departed? The conversation might go something like, “Aunt Gwen had that dreadful stroke, couldn’t walk or talk, and hung on for — what … Continue reading
The rains have come; the fires are being extinguished; and the crews are moving to their next assignments. Bees are active; school kids are planting pine seedlings; and we no longer look to the west with furrowed brows. There are … Continue reading
We received our phone call to evacuate at 5:30 Sunday morning. Of course, we weren’t prepared. Who is? At that point, we assumed we had one hour to collect essential belongings and make our exit. Somehow, our brains filled with … Continue reading
A week ago, a Republican-dominated committee in the Colorado legislature voted 6-5 to allow Senate Bill 2 to move forward. Tuesday, knowing that if debated before the full House, the bill would have passed, Republicans killed the bill, as shouts … Continue reading
Since a nasty debate with my friend Thomas about the idea of a new CSU football stadium, I’ve made up my mind: Let’s just build the darn thing to prove the Doubting Thomases wrong. Thomas said, “The CSU football team … Continue reading
That place at the center of our town, you know, the one with the 100-year-old facades, the dreamlike Christmas lights, and the Saturday evening and Sunday afternoon energy you can practically feel on your skin – what’s that place called … Continue reading
