We’ve been receiving some kudos this week over the Western Fantasy coverage, the I-70 update on Floyd Hill, and the drama at the Central City Opera. Nice to have some positive feedback on behalf of our hard-working newspaper team. We’re fortunate to have an excellent printing partner in the Prairie Mountain printing facility in Berthoud who print and label The Villager every week with color on every page and always on time. We deliver some complimentary papers to various locations. All our loyal readership is excellent, but we need those paid subscriptions to pay the bills. No matter how you receive, or read The Villager, consider dropping a check in the mail for $62 a year or call us at 303-773-8313. We have more price increases coming this month from the postal service. Can you purchase anything delivered to your home for $1.25 every week?
Many newspapers have gone out of business. We don’t want to be one of those vanishing newspapers. We have some major news looming in upcoming months, and we look forward to elections, school news, and charitable events. The printed word is still very important, no matter how it is delivered. The Hollywood writers’ strike will prove a point sooner or later.
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I’m glad the CU Buffaloes are back in the Big 12. I look forward to a good season for CU, CSU, and the Broncos. I’m also rooting for the US National Womens soccer team that tied Portugal this week.
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I stumbled on a Netflix rerun show called “Suits.” I never saw this program while it was on before but what a blast. All the men wear suits and the women wear designer clothes at a law firm. The cast is well-played and the plot very entertaining. A genius underdog becomes a phony Harvard lawyer at a New York law firm. The acting is fast, entertaining, and captivating as new dramas occur weekly.
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Kudos to a local brewery. It appears that a local Denver brewery, The Bull and Bush, has scored 4th place out of 9000 entries in The U.S. Open Beer Championship. Erik Peterson, co-owner of the brewery, related it was the first time that his company had entered the competition. The Bull and Bush restaurants have been a big name in Denver for decades. Other local award winners were Los Dos Potrillos and Cerveceria, located in Parker, which earned five medals. And a new brewery in Centennial, Kodiak Brewery Bar and Grill, also earned a medal. Colorado is one of the nation’s leading beer brewing states.
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I am intrigued over the Colorado Speaker’s series selection announced in a full-page ad in The Denver Post. There is Liz Cheney, Stacy Abrams, former mayor of Atlanta; Dr. Anthony Fauci and to top it off (D) Senator Scott Kelly from Arizona, among others. This looks like the Democratic convention coming to Denver early. Why don’t they feature primary candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr., running for president? I would like to hear him speak.
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It’s my understanding that The Denver Post has announced that they will no longer run “Letters to the Editor” because they are too divisive and take too much time to handle. I always read those letters and enjoy the pro and con comments from the public. The Villager is working on updating our letter policies. We will be accepting letters, especially on issues.
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I read where Pat Broe, of Cherry Creek business fame and fortune, has purchased the Seasons apartment complex. One of my daughters once lived in that complex. I go back many years with Pat Broe and our work for the American/Ireland Fund. He once told me that he arrived in Denver with few funds from Kansas. He related playing tennis at Denver city park with strangers because he had new tennis balls. A good Irishman, Broe has a good mind and a wonderful family. He’s another great American success story.
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Spotted a full-page ad in The Wall Street Journal about the crisis ongoing in Israel with a plea from Ronald S. Lauder, President of the World Jewish Congress to end the fighting and unite once again. He warns, “Today Israel’s future hangs in the balance. The Jewish people’s one-and-only state is facing imminent existential danger. A combination of unprecedented external and internal threats has brought Israel to the brink.” He warns of Iran’s amassing nuclear material, and other radical forces at work. He foresees that the West Bank is heading… “towards chaos and violence.” He pleads with Benjamin Netanyahu, Yair Lipid and Benny Gantz to unite and bring unity.
We have some great Jewish leaders here in Denver who could likely help.
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Did you notice that the Russians and the Chinese were all in North Korea last week, another very dangerous event.