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
All the modern amenities of a cabin in 1881
Rats, snakes, and stray kittens included by Carolyn Newman IN A LOG CABIN — I was born in a log house and … Keep Reading
Uncle Ben Came to Dinner
Cliff Robertson visited Walsenburg for supper and a round of golf by Carolyn Newman WALSENBURG — The Oscar winner-to-be came to dinner … Keep Reading
Cloudy with a chance of chicken blood
Gallo rodeos aren’t fun for the gallos by Carolyn Newman HUERFANO — The skilled horseman galloped the length of the field, bent down, … Keep Reading
Where was that again?
Finding old buildings and their histories by Carolyn Newman HUERFANO — Curious about the history of a building? Hundreds of buildings and … Keep Reading
Snow daze for days
by Carolyn Newman HUERFANO — The snow kept coming – and coming – that first week of November 1946, piling drifts as high … Keep Reading
There’s demons in them thar hills
Legends of the Huajatolla by Carolyn Newman WALSENBURG — Demons live on the Spanish Peaks, the mighty Huajatollas, to prevent the gold … Keep Reading
He hurled coffee pot so she fired a shotgun
Late night dispute leads to lead by Carolyn Newman WALSENBURG — This was the headline in a Nov. 8, 1929, issue of … Keep Reading