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Dec. 2, 2025: ‘Witness at Sand Creek’; Changing vision for Colorado’s public lands

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The long walk from the visitor center out to the overlook at the Sand Creek Massacre National Historic Site on Colorado’s Eastern Plains. Signs here outline a brutal hour-by-hour account of one of the darkest moments of Colorado history.

It's one of the darkest moments in Colorado history: the Sand Creek Massacre of 1864. Today, through the letters he wrote, we learn about a man who refused to take part: Capt. Silas Soule. Then, from oil and gas drilling to cattle grazing and conservation, the issues facing public lands in Colorado under the Trump administration. And for Aging Matters, free help clearing sidewalks thanks to the Snow Buddies.