By Roy Nuhn    Getting the vote had been a long, hard and frustrating fight for the ladies.  By 1890, after several bitter decades of dissension, lack of a cohesive strategy, and often near-anarchy in their own ranks, the woman’s suffrage movement took a new direction. This was an agonizingly slow, state-by-state approach to gaining the vote.  But as a […]

By Roy Nuhn  Superheroes – they’re all around us these days. On giant 3-D movie screens and television, in a mind-boggling array of comic books and as all sorts of toys and novelties for youngsters.  The powers of these special men – and women – range from burrowing through the Earth and lifting up multi-ton trucks to whipping the blazes […]

 The American Red Cross has an enduring as well as an endearing record in American history. Just less than 125 years ago, in 1905, Congress authorized the charter for that remarkable organization which remains in effect today.  In addition to setting forth the organization’s purpose during wartime, the charter also provided for international or national disaster relief. Not long after […]

 Save the date! Thursday, Feb. 6, 2025 is Sugar Mill’s annual Galentine’s Day Event from 5 to 8 p.m.  Also, congratulations to Sugar Mill who celebrated their 5th anniversary at the end of January.  Sugar Mill Antiques and Vintage Depot is Northern Colorado’s premier shopping destination featuring over 80 merchants. A curated collective unlike anything you’ve seen before filled with […]

from Sandy Dale  I am known for being a bit verbose and for gushing on and on about particular subjects.  One of my favorites is Florence.  I have now lived here for twenty plus years.  For a gypsy sort of person, that’s pretty amazing.  When I moved here I thought I was just passing through this cute little Victorian town.  […]