Viewpoint: Red Lights Break Nostalgic Trip

Lori and I were trying to see what the downtown business district looked like in Hays, Kansas last Friday morning. We took a two-day nostalgia tour through the eastern plains of Colorado where Lori grew up and the western plains of Kansas where I grew up.

Viewpoint: We Don’t Have a King but We Can Say We Do

I’m not sure what to make of the “No Kings” protests. Locally, an estimated 2,000 people gathered outside the Pueblo County Government building on Saturday morning. It was a peaceful protest.

Viewpoint: Hit the Road Jack and Hope You Come Back

Lori and I were having a discussion about some of the most frightening trips we have taken in Colorado. Several came to mind but, upon doing a little research, there’s not much agreement.

Viewpoint: Dust Off the Record Album and Celebrate the Good Old Days

I was just sitting around thinking about the way things used to be when the song, “I’d Love to Change the World”, by Ten Years After played on the radio. OK, it wasn’t the radio it was Spotify, but you get the point.I mean, catch the irony here.

Viewpoint: Statistics About Living Today

On Sunday, I turned 73 years old. You’ve probably noticed that I find statistics pretty interesting, so what better time than on your birthday to delve into a little bit of data about age in the United States.

Viewpoint: Shame On You – Shame on Us

On September 10, 2025, Charlie Kirk, 31-year-old conservative political activist, was shot by a single bullet in the throat and died during an event at Utah Valley University. The suspect, identified as Tyler Robinson, was arrested two days after the shooting and is believed to have acted alone.

Viewpoint: Destroy Pueblo County to Give Polis a Legacy?

We were alerted to this story by Sara Blackhurst, President of Action Colorado.Action Colorado is a non-partisan organization focused on public policy, primarily in Southern and Rural Colorado. It advocates for the needs of communities outside of the Denver Metro area. That’s us.

Viewpoint: Stop Saying It Feels Like Fall in the Morning

You’ve probably noticed that we’ve done a little bragging about owning the newspaper for 16 years over the last few months. Well, time for a little humility.

Viewpoint: We Printed Another Newspaper this Week

According to the Library of Congress, over 2,500 newspapers have been published in Colorado’s history. The most recent number is 176 newspapers available in the state. Sixty of those papers are free circulations and the rest are paid.There are 13 newspapers publishing every day of the week.

Viewpoint: It’s Already Time for the Position of Mayor to Go

On August 15, Pueblo Mayor Heather Graham vetoed a city council proposal that would have given voters an opportunity to return to a city manager system of government.In 2019, Pueblo voters elected their first mayor in more than 100 years.