A mountain’s a mountain no matter its name
by Carolyn Newman MT LINDSEY — Here is an outing for you if you are willing to hike 8.4 miles and climb toehold … Keep Reading
Ideal life-Juan Pineda’s story
by Carolyn Newman WALSENBURG/LA VETA — The baby had no idea he made history when he was born. It was only later he … Keep Reading
I see great misfortune in your future. Mostly ‘coz I’m going to rob you later.
by Carolyn Newman WALSENBURG — “When a gentleman would stop his car at the intersection, a girl would jump in the auto … Keep Reading
The street that never ends
by Carolyn Newman WALSENBURG — It’s a long stretch – that one-mile-long Seventh Street in Walsenburg – from downtown Main Street to … Keep Reading
The term ‘muleheaded’ exists for a reason Most valuable employee of the month
by Carolyn Newman SOUTHERN COLORADO — “Those balky mules were awful,” one miner reported. “Worse than any balky woman you ever saw.” In … Keep Reading
Ride like Jim Like Rodeos in Walsenburg through the years
by Carolyn Newman WALSENBURG — Rodeo time! Walsenburg’s big rodeo, the Jim Like rodeo, was named for a polio victim who became … Keep Reading
Back in the day, elections were won (and lost) the old fashioned way
by Carolyn Newman HUERFANO — Republican or Democrat candidate, it did not matter in the 1940s or 1950s – no one used television … Keep Reading
You dig 16 tons and what da ya get?
by Carolyn Newman SOUTHERN COLORADO — Coal mine superintendents and mine operators did at times take advantage of the poor immigrant miners … Keep Reading
The tortured toilings of a Taos artist
or how the government sucks all the joy out of life by Carolyn Newman WALSENBURG — Ernest put it off as long … Keep Reading
Little house, big history
by Carolyn Newman WALSENBURG — The adobe house with two-foot thick walls was built to protect the family from attacks, and those … Keep Reading