Dear Editor, If you are voting for RE-1 school board candidates, here are summary profiles; if you use social media, some may have profiles there to view as well. Party rules limit my ability to recommend some candidates.  As mentioned in...

Dear Editor, I have had the opportunity to speak with three of the candidates for the RE-1 School Board in the last few weeks. I endorse all of them as excellent choices for the Board. Two candidates are running for one 2-year term, filling out...

Dear Editor, As Central City voters consider whether to allow sexually oriented businesses on Main Street this November, one fact should not be overlooked: the company at the center of this debate, RCI Hospitality, has a troubling record that...

Dear Editor, Even though I don’t have children attending the Gilpin School now I still believe I benefit as a community member if Gilpin RE-1 has an excellent school board. My children benefited from the excellent education they received from...

Last week was a hard week. I'm going to tell it from my perspective, in hopes it makes sense. Many of you know I used to own the paper. Most of you also know I sold it January 2, 2023. Since then I have been the managing editor, running the paper...

Dear Editor, Last week, our president addressed the United Nations in which he rambled and scolded the members, many of them our allies, for over 90 minutes. The UN requests that speakers limit themselves to 20 minutes.  This week, the...

Dear Editor, You don’t know me, but I may need you one day. I might be a child in surgery, a parent in a car accident, or someone fighting cancer. I’m a life that could be saved — with just one blood donation. There’s a Blood Drive on October...

 PEAK TO PEAK - Last week, I wrote about how important your local newspaper is in getting news to you about local governments and their effects on your life. This week—which just happens to be National Newspaper Week—I want to talk about the...

Dear Editor, The Board of the High Country Auxiliary (HCA) would like to express our sincere gratitude to all who contributed to the resounding success of our recent flea market! When you donated your items, and then purchased other tools,...

Dear Editor, Kudos to Christopher Kelley for his well researched, balanced article on the Jimmy Kimmel boycott and the sources of much political violence in recent years. Kelley goes the extra mile in giving a full picture of what is really...

Dear Editor, This letter refers to the upcoming Colorado Propositions LL and MM as they both relate to funding for healthy school meals and access to other nutrition programs. We are living in a time when the federal government has made drastic...

Dear Editor, Nederland Community Presbyterian Church expresses a huge THANK YOU to the private and business donors, sponsorships, and philanthropic organizations for donations  to the Rise Against Hunger Nederland project. We THANK the...

Greetings Peak to Peak readers, The Movies with a Message series will be showing the “The Giver”  (PG-13) on October 4. “The Manchurian Candidate” (PG-13) will be shown on November 1. Doors open at 1:30 p.m. at the Gilpin County Library....

One more reason why local newspapers are important: it’s the only way most of you get any news about what our local government entities are doing. Unless you are one of the few stalwarts who show up at every City Council, Board of Trustees, or...

Dear Editor, As a member of the SAB, I would like to make some statements reported in the article “Ned codifies citizen donations,” clearer for the readers.  The SAB did NOT recommend the use of grant funds to purchase AI sorting bins. The...

Greetings Peak to Peak readers, We are happy to announce our “Movies with a Message” are returning. Mark your calendars for October 4 at 1:30 at the Gilpin Library: “The Manchurian Candidate,” a 1962 American political thriller. The screen play is...

BLACK HAWK - As the cool winds blow across our region, and the rain moves in with a wintery chill, I take a deep breath and appreciate the change that is inevitable this time of year. As the leaves gently turn and then blow off the trees, we start...

Dear Editor, The latest decision by the Trump administration, supposedly following the “President’s wishes,” is simply stunning and outrageous. According to the NY Times, 9.7 million dollars of contraceptives that were intended to be given to...

Dear Editor, Roy and Barbara Stewart: It is hard to believe that we have reached the end of our trail together. You have been a friend, an ally, supporter of mine since you and Barb became the owners of the Last Shot. Like the Gilpin community...

Last weekend, I was blessed to attend the National Federation of Press Women convention in Golden. The convention was several days of back to back panels and seminars about news outlets.  I was super excited to show up, network, meet new...