Tag: From The Editor
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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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Broncos have improved but don’t expect 14-3 again | From the Editor
As the 2026 season begins, Broncomaniacs are wondering if their team will be better this year than the 2025 squad that went 14-3 and advanced all the way to the AFC Championship Game. The answer will be yes. And no. The hard truth is that the Broncos could be a better team and have a…
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Broncos have improved but don’t expect 14-3 again | From the Editor
As the 2026 season begins, Broncomaniacs are wondering if their team will be better this year than the 2025 squad that went 14-3 and advanced all the way to the AFC Championship Game. The answer will be yes. And no. The hard truth is that the Broncos could be a better team and have a…
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Bears and teenagers are a bad mix | From the Editor
Editor’s note: In the column “Bears and teenagers are a bad mix” in the Sept. 2 issue, I relayed a short, humorous anecdote about bear encounters I had in the 1990s. In that, I referred to the use of unwelcome mats and bear bombs. Apparently, some relayed concern to Colorado Parks and Wildlife about it.…
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Bears and teenagers are a bad mix | From the Editor
Editor’s note: In the column “Bears and teenagers are a bad mix” in the Sept. 2 issue, I relayed a short, humorous anecdote about bear encounters I had in the 1990s. In that, I referred to the use of unwelcome mats and bear bombs. Apparently, some relayed concern to Colorado Parks and Wildlife about it.…
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A less-talked-about element of the Cuban Missile Crisis | From the Editor
There have been some truly excellent movies about the Cuban Missile Crisis. Best among those were the 1974 classic “The Missiles of October” and the 2000 thriller “Thirteen Days” starring Kevin Costner. Both are riveting in the telling of the story but each glosses over one of the primary issues involved during the crisis —…
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A less-talked-about element of the Cuban Missile Crisis | From the Editor
There have been some truly excellent movies about the Cuban Missile Crisis. Best among those were the 1974 classic “The Missiles of October” and the 2000 thriller “Thirteen Days” starring Kevin Costner. Both are riveting in the telling of the story but each glosses over one of the primary issues involved during the crisis —…
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Back-to-school memories | From the Editor
It’s back-to-school season, which always brings back fond (and sometimes not-so-fond) memories of school days long past. Recently, I was remembering some of my high school teachers and the impact they had on me. Sharon Babb is the reason I am a journalist today. It was she that recognized I had an aptitude for the…
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Back-to-school memories | From the Editor
It’s back-to-school season, which always brings back fond (and sometimes not-so-fond) memories of school days long past. Recently, I was remembering some of my high school teachers and the impact they had on me. Sharon Babb is the reason I am a journalist today. It was she that recognized I had an aptitude for the…