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Three more stories from the LGBTQ+ community in Western Colorado.

Craig Childs sees things, like anyone wandering in the deserts of the Colorado Plateau. But he takes note of them in more profound ways than most of us.

Workshop addresses writing for change

From potato chips to hip hop, the Super Soaker to films, there will be no lack of interesting and relatable subjects included in the events planned for February’s Black History

Fruita reading features three poets

Fruita bookstore hosts poetry reading

Wendy Videlock didn’t intentionally ignore Oprah.

In January, 1947, fruit growers in the Grand Valley were preparing to ship by rail freshly harvested peaches from Palisade to locations around the country. There weren’t any fresh peaches in January, of course. That fruit wouldn’t be ready to harvest for another eight or nine months. But another critical commodity was being harvested that winter and shipped to Grand Junction in preparation for the peach harvest to come. Ice. When harvest time arrived, ice-cooled railroad cars called r...

Martin Luther King Jr. Day is days away and the community celebration has begun.