Editorial

To honor Henry David Thoreau, I finally visited Walden Pond in the spring of 2008. It was a bucket list item for a life-long fan.

Colorado makes a big deal of its 14,000-foot mountains, or “Fourteeners.” There are around 55 of them.

This w e e k , I followed three different stories about California and its current struggles with weather. The first story is of the "atmospheric river" that is repeatedly clobbering California, causing much damage and some death from flooding.

70 years ago Jan. 22, 1953 Union High School Wednesday named 29 students to its third term honor roll the largest group of pupils to win the honoree status in a single term this year, said E.

New Years and resolutions go hand-in-hand. The top goals are eating better, exer- cising, and being financially stable. Eighty percent will give up by Jan. 15. None of these goals are accomplished overnight, and in a world driven by instant gratification, it's easy to see why people give up so quickly. We didn't gain the pounds overnight, and losing that extra weight won't happen overnight, either.