Time Machine Tuesday: Ralph Carr Salutes Delph Carpenter
Colorado Governor Ralph L. Carr (served 1939-1943) is best known for standing up for Japanese Americans during WWII. But Carr was …
Amy Zimmer
Sales Tax Information for Businesses
If you are selling goods in the State of Colorado your business is required to have a sales tax license …
Reviews of Colorado Books
The Center for Colorado and the West (CC&W) at the Auraria Library offers a website with lists and reviews of …
Time Machine Tuesday: The Vulcan Mine Explosion
This week we use our digitized historical documents to travel back to 1896 and one of the state’s worst mining …
New Statistics on Marijuana Use
Today the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment released new statistics on adult marijuana use in Colorado. The data …
Alzheimer's and Brain Awareness Month
June has been designated as Alzheimer’s and Brain Awareness Month. Alzheimer’s and related dementias affect over 47 million people worldwide. …
Insurance Tips for Storm Damage
Many of us received heavy rains and hail this weekend, potentially causing damage to roofs, cars, etc. If you experienced …
Time Machine Tuesday: Dandelions
Dandelions everywhere! They spring up along ditch banks, crowd into open places in alfalfa fields, or luxuriate in gardens and …
Threatened and Endangered Species
Colorado has many wildlife species on its threatened and endangered list, including several species each of amphibians, birds, fish, mammals, …
Lifelong Learning
Did you know that Colorado senior citizens can audit classes, tuition-free, at many of Colorado’s state universities? These programs allow seniors …
Time Machine Tuesday: Agriculture in Colorado, 1926
In 1926 the State Agricultural College (now Colorado State University) published a history of Colorado agriculture. This tome, at over …
Where to Take a Kid Fishing
School’s out, and the weather is finally warming up. Time to go fishing! Fishing can be enjoyed by people of …
Dam Safety
With all of the recent rain it is important to be aware of dam safety if you live near a …
Time Machine Tuesday: Urban Renewal in Colorado
This is still a timely topic, as HB15-1348 has been passed by the Legislature (it is still awaiting the Governor’s …
Salaries of Elected Officials
SB15-288, regarding salaries of elected officials, is currently awaiting the Governor’s signature. If signed, it would allow a pay raise …
Time Machine Tuesday: 1965 Flood
September 2013 notwithstanding, springtime is generally the season when we are most prone to floods in Colorado. In fact it was …
Animal Shelter/Adoption Statistics
Colorado is a state that loves its pets. We have an “Adopt a Shelter Pet” license plate and the shelter pet …
Morgan County Floods
Due to recent heavy rains the National Weather Service is carefully monitoring water levels in some areas of Colorado, particularly …
Time Machine Tuesday: 1970s-era Clothing
Ask almost anyone what they remember as being the top fashion trend of the 1970s, and they’ll say bell-bottoms or …
Avian Influenza (Bird Flu)
The Colorado Department of Agriculture is warning poultry farmers to take precautions for avian influenza, which has caused the deaths …