Author: Doug Fitzgerald
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Why we don’t publish a police blotter | From the Editor
Readers have asked me on several occasions why we don’t print a police report, This has been a debate for years for news outlets. On the one side, newspapers are the first draft of history. Researchers rely on newspapers as a real-time account of an event as it was understood in the moment. It is…
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No more police blotter in the Courier | From the Editor
If you flip to the Pulse section of today’s newspaper, you’ll notice something missing. The Courier will no longer be publishing the crime report. This has been a debate for years for news outlets. On the one side, newspapers are the first draft of history. Researchers rely on newspapers as a real-time account of an…
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Courier news briefs
Fatal crash One person is dead following a motorcycle crash along Highway 24. The crash occurred at about 12:57 p.m. on Sept. 7 along westbound Highway 24 at mile marker 295 south of Cascade, according to Colorado State Patrol. An initial investigation found that the motorcycle, ridden by a 34-year-old man, was traveling westbound before…
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Tribune news briefs
Meet the candidates Palmer Lake will be holding a “meet the candidates” event on Sept. 19 from 4-7 p.m. at the EcoSpa Annex (250 Highway 105). An event flyer lists Kent Hudson and Atis Jurka as mayoral candidates. William Bass, Beth Harris, Tony Beltran, Dennis Stern, Rebecca Albright, Karla Kerstner, Roger Mosley, Kathy Keely, John…
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Letters to the editor
9/11 — 25 Years Later. Never Forget. Some days in your life never really become the past. For me, September 11, 2001, is one of them. I can still remember where I was, what I was doing, and the faces of the people around me as we realized our nation was under attack. I was…
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Letters to the editor
9/11 — 25 Years Later. Never Forget. Some days in your life never really become the past. For me, September 11, 2001, is one of them. I can still remember where I was, what I was doing, and the faces of the people around me as we realized our nation was under attack. I was…
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Sassy meowing signals catbirds near the cattails | Words on Birds
My favorite local birding spot is Manitou Lake. Many unique birds can be seen around the lake and if you hear meows coming from the wetland, it is surely a catbird and not a feline. I have seen the gray catbird a few times here and there around Teller County, even a migrant in the…
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Voters to decide on Woodland Park school sales tax proposal
Now it’s up to the voters. At its Sept. 3 meeting, the Woodland Park City Council approved a referendum to put a proposed 0.25% sales tax to benefit the Woodland Park School District on the ballot. Unlike the previous school sales tax, the revenue from this tax would be managed by the city and restricted…
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Letters to the editor
The mind of Trump What can Trump possibly gain from taxing Canada 50% except hoping to fund more munitions? How does this animosity against our beautiful friendship with Canada help him, his party, or America in any way? I say that you, I, and he, can deduce that ‘for good purpose’ is not a part…
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Tribune news briefs
Art hop The final Downtown Monument Art Hop of the year will be on Sept. 17 from 5-8 p.m. “Experience the creativity and energy of Downtown during Art Hop, a special evening celebrating local artists, musicians, authors and businesses,” an event announcement says. “Stroll through participating downtown shops and venues as they transform into vibrant…