The Writer
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
Older people are vanishing. They’re disappearing, like the wrinkles on Benjamin Button’s face. No, I’m not talking about dying. Here’s an example. I love getting Christmas cards from family and old friends. The photos they often include help me stay … Continue reading
Last Thursday, I attended our first-grader’s holiday program at school. Up on stage, a little girl in sagging white tights paid tribute to Kwanzaa, the weeklong celebration of African heritage. Instinctively, I wondered if anyone in the audience would feel … Continue reading
“Nowhere is [the gun control] debate more emotionally charged or politically consequential than in Colorado,” recently wrote none other than the New York Times. Our state’s experience at Columbine High School and an Aurora movie theater agitates our state Legislature … 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
There’s a unique moment during the airport screening process when a TSA agent sizes you up. You stand on the “suspicious side” of their wall of machines, but the “all clear” side is within sight, beckoning like the Promised Land. … Continue reading
OK, kids, sit down and let’s talk. I’ve changed my mind about tattoos. What? No, I’m not kidding. I accept that they’re an important fashion statement for your generation, no less than bell-bottom jeans and platform shoes were for mine. … 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
I must confess, there was a time in my life when I considered a Goodwill thrift store to be reserved for people without the financial means to shop at a “normal” store, a viewpoint no doubt rooted in what I … Continue reading
I’ve been waiting eagerly to write this column. Now that it’s arrived, I’m relieved, at least for now. I once read we spend 18 percent of our lives waiting. How absurd. It depends on what waiting means. There’s big waiting, … Continue reading
