Columns
New Year’s Eve with The Grateful Dead
Tim Van Schmidt I first heard The Grateful Dead play live on New Year’s Eve. This was back in 1970, but it’s not as cool as it may sound. The Dead were playing Winterland […]
Articles by Blaine Howerton
Music News
New Year’s Eve with The Grateful Dead
Tim Van Schmidt I first heard The Grateful Dead play live on New Year’s Eve. This was back in 1970, but it’s not as cool as it may sound. The Dead were […]
Columns
Counteracting Polarization: The Critical Role of Bridging Institutions
Martin Carcasson Since the motto “E Pluribus Unum” was chosen for the U.S. seal in 1782, the tension between unity and division in our country has been an inherent paradox we must constantly renegotiate. Currently, […]
Health and Wellness
The Rise of Alcohol Use During the Pandemic and How to Beat Alcoholism
The COVID-19 pandemic is all-encompassing and longer-lasting than previous traumatic events. Lockdown, self-isolation, and quarantine have led to social disruption and limited access to support and quality health care. Negative local and global economic consequences […]
Life in NOCO
History and Heritage in Northern Colorado Featured by History Now
Northern Colorado is rich in history extending back more than 10,000 years. From the earliest nomadic people to those with a “Not a native… but I got here as fast as I could!” bumper sticker — […]
Columns
Publisher’s Letter: As 2021 Approaches
I don’t know about you, but I had such high hopes for 2020 — it just seemed to have a nice ring to it — it bespoke clarity as in good vision. Did it deliver […]
Business & Education
How to Use Fishbone Diagram to Solve Business Problems
When you are running a business, it always gets hard to make decisions and solve your issues. Especially for start-ups and entrepreneurs, they have to work extra hard and not make the mistakes again. The […]
Art & Lifestyle
R.I.P. 2020: The Lost Musicians
Tim Van Schmidt This article began with Toots Hibbert. Hibbert, the vocalist, and mainstay of the roots reggae band Toots and the Maytals, died this year in September. Hearing of his death reminded me […]
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First, Covid Took His Friends, Then It Took His Health
By Tina Griego Colorado News Collaborative Eddie Kemm found a pool table early in the pandemic. It was the second one he had scouted after the governor’s order shut down the bars — including Kemm’s […]
Columns
Early Settlers in Wellington
(Reprinted with Permission) From: THE AVERY HOUSE COLLECTION BLEHM and DEINES Mrs. Margaret Deines and Mrs. Kathryn Blehm, sisters-in-law, share an interesting history. Both ladies recalled that their families originated in Germany, but were taken […]