Old cherry orchard, 1994, via Wikimedia Commons. Licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0. What do we hold fast, what do we let go? The question, like a living being, hovers onstage in The…
2 Denver-area horses test positive for infectious anemia
A pregnant mare in Douglas County and another horse in Jefferson County will be put down after testing positive this month for equine infectious anemia. The viral disease can cause death as…
The Ghost of Reem Island
All images courtesy of the author. For the past decade, the “Ghost of Reem Island,” as she was referred to in the press, has haunted me. On December 1, 2014, Ala’a al-Hashemi,…
Fire danger high across state, with record-breaking heat possible
Most of Colorado will be under a Red Flag Warning this afternoon, as the National Weather Service warns record-breaking heat, dry conditions and strong winds may combine to create “critical” fire weather….
The End of Roadside Attractions
The UFO Welcome Center in Bowman, North Carolina, which was destroyed by a fire. Photograph courtesy of Jane Stern. I was fortunate to have traveled America’s blue highways in the golden age…
2 dead, teen arrested in Foothills Mall shooting in Fort Collins
Two people died in a potentially “gang-affiliated” shooting outside the Foothills Mall in Fort Collins on Saturday, police said. Both victims were shot outside, on a sidewalk between the parking lot and…
What Stirs the Life in You? The Garden Asks
Each month, we comb through dozens of soon-to-be-published books, for ideas and good writing for the Review’s site. Often we’re struck by particular paragraphs or sentences from the galleys that stack up on…
Bo Nix effect, free agency haul
PALM BEACH, Fla. — The stages of NFL life cycle are never in plainer view than when half the head coaches hold court simultaneously. Such was the case for the AFC here…
Making of a Poem: Nora Fulton on “La Comédie-Française”
For our series Making of a Poem, we’re asking poets to dissect the poems they’ve published in our pages. Nora Fulton’s poem “La Comédie-Française” appears in the new Spring issue of the…
US consumer confidence tumbles to a 12-year low
By MATT OTT, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. consumer confidence fell for the fourth straight month as Americans’ anxiety about their financial futures declined to a 12-year low amid rising concern…