3+ hour, 13+ min ago  (740+ words) In celebration of Colorado's 150th birthday and the United States' 250th, local historian Steve Plutt and the Ute Pass Historical Society have written a series of stories to bring the area's colorful history to life. Grace Elizabeth Bradshaw, affectionately known as "Elizabeth…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (376+ words) When World War II forced itself upon the United States, the Ward family answered the call. Until that time, the family had been hard-pressed just surviving. Farming on land originally acquired through a Civil War veteran's grant was the Ward…...

11+ mon, 3+ week ago  (426+ words) Former Marine infantryman Lance Blyth was having "one very miserable day" out on Tennessee Pass near Leadville backcountry skiing. He recalled the snow on that day as unsupportable, so with every stride on his skis he punched through 6 to 8 inches....

2+ mon, 1+ week ago  (1108+ words) The sizable increase for the Pentagon had been telegraphed by the Republican president even before the the U. S. -led war against Iran. The president's plan would also reduce spending on non-defense programs by 10% by shifting some responsibilities to state and local…...

10+ mon, 5+ day ago  (1278+ words) A Vietnam-era POW/MIA bracelet long lost, then found, inspires a mission to set things right after half a century. A cold call to a mostly forgotten landline finally makes it through, leading to a full-circle moment more complete than…...

2+ mon, 2+ week ago  (202+ words) I, retired United Methodist pastor Rodney Noel Saunders, recently talked to a 25-year military officer who served in a combatant command as well as Operation Enduring Freedom. "He said, "War requires plans and goals which require expert leadership, not areality…...

4+ mon, 5+ day ago  (706+ words) Marie West, a World War II veteran and longtime Monument resident, died Jan. 25, less than three weeks shy of what would have been her 103rd birthday, according to her family. West passed away peacefully at home, with the quiet dignity that…...

4+ mon, 2+ week ago  (1040+ words) Leo and Hertha Mohl chose to live in interesting times, sometimes unintentionally and sometimes through their own making. That's according to Bob Mohl, who will deliver a presentation about the colorful lives of his Austrian parents, who fled Nazi persecution…...

5+ mon, 2+ week ago  (1266+ words) With a deafening crack, Vietnam veteran E. Paige Lanier pulled the lanyard on an M777 howitzer, sending a shell soaring over the prairie at Fort Carson's vast training grounds south of Colorado Springs. On that sunny fall day, Command Sgt. Maj. Rob…...

7+ mon, 3+ day ago  (668+ words) Veterans Day is important in the Pikes Peak region. We devote much time and attention to giving honor where it is due. This is a military oriented region with about 45, 000 active-duty military members, Guard, and Reserve personnel. This is in…...