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Fast growth is forecasted for Timnath

Timnath was founded in 1882 with predominantly agricultural roots, although fur trading was also a popular early occupation. According to the 1930 U.S. census, the population was still a mere 169. Farmers went about their […]

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Our view: A strange election, for sure

We’ve followed the Fort Collins daily newspaper for several decades, and the newspaper has ebbed and flowed depending on the quality of the manager that owner Gannett shuffled into town. Except for Dorothy Bland, most […]

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Our view: Rainbows revisited

Alas, any attempt I might have made to put a positive spin on this year’s Red Feather Rainbow Gathering has ended in a bitter defeat. The tacky, tawdry and violent affair that assembled in the […]

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Our view: Communication breakdown

A Front Range municipality has a communication problem. Residents have been complaining that the community’s leaders haven’t been keeping its citizenry informed of things happening in the local government — the great events the town […]

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Our view: Build the Middle Bald tower

By far the most frustrating aspect of reporting news in our 220-square-mile area of coverage is getting cell phone service in Poudre Canyon. Trying to communicate with the outside world anywhere along the Cache la […]