In the early fall of 1981, the kids of Generation X were enticed to get in shape, or just pay attention to fitness, or at least entertain our adolescent selves watching others get sweaty. Oh, sure, we had the first two Rocky movies to get us up and moving, and the third film revolutionized the …
“Does anyone remember sun tea?” While scrolling through Twitter the other day, I ran across a question with that nostalgic sentiment. I was immediately flooded with memories of summertime in the 1970s and 80s when it seemed like every house in the neighborhood had a Lipton Sun Tea jar on the back porch. And memories …
UNPACKING THE BACKPACK – The slow-brewed beauty of sun tea Read More »
I have some limited memories of World War ll. Living 30 miles from the nearest town, our only contact with the world was KOA/850 on the Montgomery Ward battery powered radio. We only turned the radio on at noon for the livestock report and for Joe Lewis world championship boxing matches, and the World Series; …
Although the 2024 presidential election is over 2 years away, jockeying has begun for the most powerful job in the world. Typically, the incumbent president has a huge advantage in reelection, but this time may be different given the horrific economic storm of inflation and recession, with no signs of course correction from the current …
THE EYES HAVE IT – Early 2024 election predictions Read More »
As a parent, educator, and sports fan, I think there’s no better display of sportsmanship than the handshake line tradition of the National Hockey League. As much as we all enjoyed watching the Avs players hoisting the Stanley Cup this year, I equally enjoyed, as I always do, the handshake line at the end of …
BY BOB DOYLE GREENWOOD VILLAGE RESIDENT I read with great interest this past week’s Villager article by Freda Miklin on Greenwood Village’s 2021 budget surplus of $62 million, and growing. While saving for unexpected events is necessary, it appears to me that our budget surplus reflects a lack of willingness to address community needs more …
My father Henry, and mother June, had two sons, Henry Gilbert and Robert Frank Sweeney, both named after relatives. My brother, later in life, became an engineer and attended MIT on a scholarship. I trekked off to CSU to become a veterinarian, but instead chose a career in publishing, giving up the ranch life. Today, …
Independence Day has passed with the usual celebrations and festivities. Mountain highways were packed with natives and tourists heading to the many cool Rocky Mountain retreats. We all live in such a beautiful state and it behooves us to become familiar with so many unique attractions across the entire state. July 4th is special for …
The Fourth of July and designated “Independence Day” is very meaningful to me for many reasons. First, it signifies the celebration of the creation of the United States and the great gift that God bestowed upon our founding fathers. The Constitution and Bill of Rights and our belief in a nation of law and order …
I’m a believer that the young men who wrote the Constitution of the United States were divinely inspired by the almighty. “In God We Trust” was their motto and indeed America has been very blessed from the early day Indians saving the starving colonists. It is the duty of the U.S. Supreme Court to uphold …
