Looking Back 50 Years At A Coloradan’s Photo Journal of the Vietnam War
Carbondale photographer Dick Durrance wants these images to help people understand the effects of war on soldiers and civilians.
By Shanna Lewis
The Wolf Who Became A Legend, And A Pawn, In American Culture And Politics
Journalist Nate Blakeslee’s new book “American Wolf” chronicles the natural and human forces that change a wolf’s life in the Rocky Mountain West.
By Shanna Lewis
A Favorite Voice Leaves Public Radio: NPR’s Robert Siegel Retires
The All Things Considered host reflects on more than 40 years with the network.
By Shanna Lewis
85-Year-Old Gives An Insider’s Look At Life In Big Eldercare
When her husband’s dementia worsened, Colorado author Sue Petrovski had to make the choice to move into a senior community. Her latest book is “Shelved: A Memoir of Aging in America.”
By Shanna Lewis
Pueblo’s Forward Thinking Funeral Director: Remembering Charles McCulley
Puebloan Charles McCulley’s family says he was “born into the funeral business.” His mortuary served southern Colorado’s African Americans and Hispanics — at at time when others wouldn’t. McCulley died in October at age 78.
By Shanna Lewis
Levee Planners Look At Recreation
Repairs are again underway on the aging Arkansas River levee that protects downtown Pueblo from flooding. Work can only take place during the winter season, when water levels in the […]
By Shanna Lewis
Pueblo’s Newspaperman And Water Guardian: Remembering Robert Hoag Rawlings
Bob Rawlings was at the helm of the Pueblo Chieftain for more than 37 years and was a powerful force in protecting Southeastern Colorado’s water resources. Rawlings died earlier this year at age 92.
By Shanna Lewis
Colorado Award-Winner Picks Unusual Ways To Promote Poetry
Western State University Professor Mark Todd has encouraged Colorado poets at all kinds of events, from cowboy poetry readings to poetry slams. He recently received the Karen Chamberlain Award for Lifetime Achievement in Poetry in Colorado.
By Shanna Lewis
Wild Horses: Beautiful Symbol Of The West Or Invasive Species?
Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Dave Philipps’ new book “Wild Horse Country” digs into the past to understand the future of America’s wild horses.
By Shanna Lewis
If You’re Lost On Public Lands, Who Would You Call? There Are No Guarantees
Journalist Jon Billman has covered all kinds of missing-in-the-wilderness stories, including Tennessee college student Joseph Lloyd Keller who vanished in Colorado in 2015.
By Shanna Lewis
Exhibit Honors Pueblo’s Bell Game, Possibly The Oldest Football Rivalry In The West
A new exhibit at El Pueblo History Museum in Pueblo explores what may be the oldest high school football rivalry in the west — between Pueblo’s Central and Centennial High […]
By Shanna Lewis
Colorado Springs Poet Explores Life’s Landscape of Longing and Belonging
Janice Gould writes of gender, family and love in her latest book “The Force of Gratitude.”
By Shanna Lewis
Pueblo’s Bell Game: The Zenith Of A High School Football Rivalry That’s Lasted 125 Years
Central and Centennial High Schools will play in front of 15,000 fans this Friday, an annual gridiron battle raging on since 1892.
By Shanna Lewis
Photos: The Women Who Pioneered Colorado’s Art Scene, And Their Creations
Imagine hiking a Colorado 14er in a corset and long skirt. “Pioneers”, a documentary by filmmaker Erika O’Conor looks at these early female Colorado artists.
By Shanna Lewis
Pueblo City Council May Sever Its Agreement With Black Hills Energy
Puebloans pay some of the highest electric rates in Colorado. And now the utility wants bump the city’s cost for new LED streetlights by million dollars a year.
By Shanna Lewis
Pueblo Property Owners To See Levee Fee Increase
Pueblo property owners will see a 35% increase next year in the fees they pay to repair and maintain the aging Arkansas River levee.
By Shanna Lewis