Democratization or ruination? A deep dive on impacts of multi-resort ski passes on ski towns
A massive lift line on a powder day in Vail in 2020 (Reddit photo). Sadly, Mary Bono will always be synonymous with the dangers of skiing. Her globally famous former…
Western Rail Coalition looks to revive passenger rail service on long-dormant line connecting Colorado mountain towns
Passengers or petroleum products? That’s one of the key questions being bandied about in a renewed effort to revive part of the long-dormant Tennessee Pass rail line linking southern Colorado…
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…
Air quality assailed by Colorado opponents of Uinta Basin oil-drilling expansion in Utah
An oil truck on U.S. Route 191 through the Uinta Basin in Utah in February of 2024 — the alternative to building the Uinta Basin Railway project (David O. Williams…
What happens in Las Vegas impacts Colorado River drought management for years to come
Glen Canyon dam on the Colorado River at Lake Powell. Nature offered the Colorado River Basin states a reprieve last winter after a heavy snowpack and generous rainfall saved the…
The delicate balancing act of filling Dillon Reservoir during spring runoff
Editor’s note: This story was produced by RockyMountainPost.com with funding from Aspen Journalism and was first posted on the Summit Daily News website on May 14 and published in their print version of the…
One Colorado ski town and county’s battle with suicide, depression
By now, if you’re a regular RockyMountainPost.com reader, you’ve seen social media posts of my front-page story in Sunday’s Colorado Springs Gazette on mental health issues in mountain towns – specifically Vail…
No Labels Executive Director White discusses Politics of Problem Solving
Margaret White, executive director of No Labels, a women-ed organization that calls itself as a bipartisan problem-solving organization, will hold a book talk Friday, Dec. 6, at Urban Farmer in downtown Denver. No…
Impeachment debate takes center stage on Veterans Day
This Veterans Day it’s hard for me to separate the politics from the policy of war during the ongoing House impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump’s withholding of military aid…
Red flag law triggers talk of recalls in Colorado even in wake of another school shooting
Douglas County, Colo., is the epicenter of a raging debate over gun safety laws despite yet another school shooting on Tuesday – this time at the STEM School Highlands Ranch.…
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