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The 10th Mountain Division, Part 3: A Legacy of Innovations

DeLyn Winters, Information, Nonfiction, Writings / By

In the third of a three-part series, guest author Mary Stevens highlights the accomplishments of America’s 10th Mountain Division, a specially-trained Army unit that succeeded in combat in ways no one else had before. Post-war veterans set about changing Colorado’s image and economy well into the future. Look for “Part 1: Formation and Warfare” and “Part 2: Ski Towns and […]

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Progressive Hysteria: On Hubris and Hyperbole

Analysis, Dana Zimbleman, Information, Nonfiction / By

Since November 8, 2016, many progressives have been pitching a collective hissy fit. Unable to believe that the shoo-in for office, that unsinkable-as-the-Titanic candidate, Hillary Rodham Clinton, lost the presidency to a “loser” like Donald J. Trump, they’ve lived in a perpetual state of denial—a state without a single electoral vote. Many see no irony

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Climbing Mt. Suribachi: The Academic Redneck Fitness Challenge, Update 9

Dana Zimbleman, Information, News, Travel / By

Previous Weight Loss (November 28, 2016-March 5, 2018): 34.4 pounds Weight Loss (March 5-April 2, 2018): 1.4 pounds Total Weight Loss (November 28, 2016-April 2, 2018): 35.8 pounds I’m feeling triumphant today, and not necessarily because of  making slow, steady progress toward my fitness goals. As those of you who follow my columns know, for

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Suicide Cliffs and Selfies: Studying the Battle of Saipan

Dana Zimbleman, Information, Travel / By

Earlier this week, our trip historian Don Farrell discussed the U.S. invasion of Saipan, one of the Northern Marianas Islands in the Central Pacific. Spain controlled Saipan until the Spanish-American War in 1898, when the United States captured Guam to provide a coaling station in the western Pacific. The U.S. took little interest in the

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