Provided by: Stephanie Johnson

My sister Michelle waited until the day after my wedding to give me the news that our father's recurrent melanoma had spread and he had 1-2 weeks, possibly a month, to live. It would've meant so much for Mom and Dad to have been at the wedding, but I knew he was ill. I was grateful that I got to spend the last two weeks of Dad's life by his bedside. When I retur...
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Provided by: Larry Stebbins

Summer is just around the corner and for many of us that means fresh veggies from the garden or perhaps from one of our fine farmers markets in town. Even though I have a large garden at my house and help run several garden projects in town I still find "edible treasures" at other markets. Now I will be the first to admit that I don't frequent them as often as I should....
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THE AMERICAN SOLDIER exhibition, produced by curator Cyma Rubin, will make its stop in Colorado Springs as part of a United States multi-year tour. THE AMERICAN SOLDIER is a dramatic exhibition of Pulitzer prize-winning photographs that capture the essence of American soldiering over more than 150 years. The 116 enlarged photographs in the exhibition covers America at w...
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Provided by: Larry Stebbins

It seems like just a short time ago that I celebrated my first Earth Day. It was the spring of 1971. Actually this was the second official Earth Day, founded in 1970, by the late Senator from Wisconsin, Gaylord Nelson. It was my first year teaching science in Wyoming, Michigan. That year the students and myself organized "The Godwin Heights High School Ecology Club." We...
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Provided by: Debbie Brookham

When Sharon got the reverse 911 call , she didn't panic. Sharon is from California, where fires like this, happen all the time. But, this time was different, this time she had to think about Emma, Heidi, Cinder and Purrl. The family dog & cats. Evacuating with your pets can be a bit challenging. What do you take, and where do you go? Sharon had some great...
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