For me, there was an alignment of artificial intelligence stars last week. Before then, I hadn’t thought much about AI.Here’s what happened.First, Larry Lough, our esteemed editor who also has […]
By Cheryl WormleyEarlier this month I baked a German chocolate cake. It’s one of my favorites because its flavor is milky chocolate. But even more, I love the caramel, pecan, […]
By Cheryl WormleyThirty-six years ago tomorrow Denise Graff Ponstein and I sat at desks in an office on the second floor of the building on the southeast corner of Van […]
By Cheryl WormleyThis week, my husband, Jim, and I have been talking about the importance of people voting in local elections. He even suggested I write Declarations on the topic, […]
By Cheryl WormleyThose of us who stayed up past 10:30 p.m. between 1962 and 1992 probably watched the “Tonight Show” starring Johnny Carson regularly or at least frequently. Laughing was […]
It’s good to go away, and it’s so good to return home. You probably knew I was gone, because I didn’t write Declarations for three weeks. Actually, I wasn’t away […]
By Cheryl WormleyLooking back, it seems fortuitous that Mike Palmquist, co-owner of Knuth’s Sport Outfitters, and I crossed paths in front of the Old Courthouse Feb. 2, 1994. I remember […]
By Cheryl Wormley“What do you say to people who say they get The Independent and you know they are talking about the one that comes free the third week of […]
Jim and I and our sons and their families love Steamboat Springs, Colo. For 24 years, some or all of us have made annual or more frequent treks to what […]
By Cheryl WormleyThe week between Christmas and the New Year is unlike any other. It’s the “Monopoly free-parking space” of my life – a pause between what’s happened and what’s […]
Larry Lough is editor of The Independent and reports local news.
Janet Dovidio has been a freelance correspondent for The Independent for eight years.
Susan W. Murray wrote for The Independent, covering various beats, from 2005 to 2008.
Tricia Carzoli is a freelance writer and photographer that on community news.
