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.
Trump throws water on Mexico firestorm, tosses gas on debate over Muslim refugees
President Donald Trump on Friday took steps to cool off his anti-immigration battle with Mexico but just as quickly enraged practitioners of the world’s second-largest religion by targeting Muslims seeking…
Colorado leaders condemn Trump executive action on border wall with Mexico
The head of Colorado’s foremost environmental group today lambasted the Trump administration for moving ahead with a projected $25 billion border wall with Mexico that at least initially will be…
The swamp keeps getting deeper in Trump’s first week … who’s going to drain it now?
It’s remarkable to me what kind of character flaws American voters will ignore if they agree with their candidate’s overarching ideology. More than 62 million voters overlooked Donald Trump’s obvious…
Trump may work with Congress rather than repeal Obama’s DACA protections
While he’s already plunged ahead signing orders to keep a slew of campaign promises – from gutting the Affordable Care Act without a replacement in place for millions of American,…
Donovan vows to resist Trump administration, Colorado GOP on public lands, climate issues
State Sen. Kerry Donovan was carrying her skis through Vail Village during a rare December rainstorm when RealVail.com interviewed her to preview the 2017 Colorado legislative session and talk about…
Colorado colleges, universities stand up to Trump on threat to repeal DACA
Even as president-elect Donald Trump ratchets up talk of a Mexican border wall, Republican South Carolina Sen. Lindsey Graham has cobbled together a bipartisan group with support from Colorado to…
Parent mentor program in public schools increases immigrant pride, understanding
As school budgets were slashed in Eagle County and across Colorado in the wake of the Great Recession, parent volunteerism in public schools transitioned from the right thing to do…
Shiffrin chasing history with every race
Eagle-Vail’s Mikaela Shiffrin just tends to win in big moments, whether it’s the Olympics (gold in slalom at Sochi in 2014), the world championships (two slalom golds, including on her…
From Denver to Vail to Park City, officials look to ease fears over looming Trump presidency
Officials in cities and ski towns across Colorado and Utah are reacting to last week’s stunning election of Republican Donald Trump, assuring residents they will be protected from violence and…
Denver state Sen. Johnston eyes Colorado governor’s race in 2018
Editor’s note: On Tuesday, Jan. 17., former state Sen. Mike Johnston, whose term ended at the end of 2016, officially announced his candidacy for the Colorado governor’s office. Back in…
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