David O. Williams is an award-winning freelance reporter based in the Vail Valley of Colorado, writing on health care, immigration, politics, the environment, energy, public lands, outdoor recreation and sports. His work has appeared in 5280 Magazine, American Way Magazine (American Airlines), the Anchorage Daily News (Alaska), Aspen Daily News, the Aspen Times, Beaver Creek Magazine, the Chicago Tribune, the Colorado Independent, Colorado Politics formerly the Colorado Statesman), Colorado Public News, the Colorado Springs Gazette, the Colorado Independent (formerly Colorado Confidential), the Colorado Springs Independent, the Colorado Statesman (now Colorado Politics), the Daily Trail (Vail), the Denver Daily News, the Denver Post, the Durango Herald, the Eagle Valley Enterprise, the Eastside Journal (Bellevue, Washington), ESPN.com, the Glenwood Springs Post-Independent, the Greeley Tribune, the Huffington Post, the King County Journal (Seattle, Washington), KUNC.org (northern Colorado), LA Weekly, the London Daily Mirror, the Montgomery Journal (Maryland), The New York Times, the Parent’s Handbook, Peaks Magazine (now Epic Life), People Magazine, Powder Magazine, the Pueblo Chieftain, PT Magazine, Rocky Mountain Golf Magazine, the Rocky Mountain News, Atlantic Media's RouteFifty.com (formerly Government Executive State and Local), SKI Magazine, Ski Area Management, SKIING Magazine, the Summit Daily News, United Hemispheres (United Airlines), Vail/Beaver Creek Magazine, Vail en Español, Vail Valley Magazine, the Vail Daily, the Vail Trail and Westword (Denver). Williams is also the founder, publisher and editor of RealVail.com and RockyMountainPost.com.
Colorado ski town looks to dig deep, diversify energy sources as climate change threat looms
Holy Cross Energy CEO Bryan Hannegan, left, Colorado Gov. Jared Polis, center, and Vail Mayor Travis Coggin at a geothermal event in Vail last summer (David O. Williams photo). Editor’s…
State of Colorado strikes deal with Union Pacific to increase passenger rail service through Moffat Tunnel
The Moffat Tunnel in Winter Park (Chase Woodruff/Colorado Newsline photo). The state of Colorado last week announced a new 25-year lease deal with Union Pacific Railroad for the state-owned Moffat…
Texas rail company eyeing Colorado passenger service no longer involved with Utah oil trains
An oil train near the Grand Mesa in Colorado in 2023 (David O. Williams photo). The Texas-based railroad company that holds a passenger-service lease with Union Pacific on the Tennessee…
As Trump targets ACA, Colorado officials, advocates brace for healthcare cost spikes
Healthcare and health insurance costs could skyrocket under the second coming of a Trump administration still seemingly bent on eliminating or at least undercutting Obamacare, consumer advocates warn, while the…
Rural Colorado police chief looks to spread community awareness, bust myths on fentanyl
M30 pills containing fentanyl (U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency photo). Rick Brandt, who’s the police chief in the northeastern Colorado town of Evans, considers himself a bit of a myth buster…
Western Rail Coalition petitions Colorado officials to expand scope of state’s passenger rail push
A group of rail advocates calling itself the Western Rail Coalition (WRC) on Monday officially sent a letter to Gov. Jared Polis, the Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) and other state officials seeking support…
U.S. Supreme Court to hear Colorado county suit to stop Utah oil trains along Colorado River
An oil train passes some paddle boarders on the Colorado River in August. Eagle County, Colorado, will get its day in the U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday, Dec. 10, when the…
Western Rail Coalition formed to explore passenger rail expansion in Colorado mountains
A newly formed group of passenger rail advocates has launched a new website, produced a new video, landed some local support, and will present before the Minturn Town Council tonight in an…
Coalition pushes for faster IRS processing of Covid-related Employee Retention Credit claims
The Internal Revenue Service last week announced it will be speeding up efforts to process thousands of backlogged Employee Retention Credit (ERC) tax claims filed by small businesses that kept workers on…
Bipartisan group dismayed at lack of debt debate as U.S. pays more in interest than defense, Medicare
If you’re financially managing a household, you likely already know that once those low, introductory credit-card interest rates expire, and high, double-digit interest kicks in, minimum monthly payments are merely…
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